Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Teachers juggling the concurrent classroom with some students physically attending class and others joining remotely via video conferencing are trying to balance the demands of teaching in two learning landscapes simultaneously. Begin class with a review activity, writing prompt, feedback form, quick quiz, or formative assessment.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 28, 2023

In the ever-evolving landscape of education, the concepts of portfolio and portfolio assessment have garnered significant attention as comprehensive tools for evaluating student growth. This post delves into the intricacies of portfolio assessment, drawing primarily on the insightful research presented in the works of Valeri-Gold et al.

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ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 7, 2023

As online learning and remote classrooms become more prevalent, these new digital tools offer a fresh perspective on brainstorming and visualizing ideas. To make informed decisions based on your classroom’s needs, read on to explore the options. In today’s classrooms, having a robust digital whiteboarding solution is essential.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Sixty-eight percent of graduate students have admitted to cheating, according to this 13-year study by Dr. Donald McCabe. With online classes and remote learning taking over classrooms, at least temporarily, teachers worry about rampant cheating. Read more: The benefits of an empathic mindset approach to classroom management.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 22, 2023

To achieve this, understanding the foundational knowledge that students bring into our classrooms is crucial. In this post, we delve into various strategies educators can use to assess students’ prior knowledge. Ways to Assess Prior Knowledge Here are some practical ways to use to assess prior knowledge: 1.

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ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The flipped classroom approach is emerging as a popular option within academic institutions, but many high school teachers remain unaware of the best flipped classroom activities to turn to for the in-person lesson component. 5 Suitable Flipped Classroom Activities for High Schools. Case Studies.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2022

Most teachers I know have used Twitter in their classes either to communicate with parents, share homework with students, for group study, to research on a topic, crowd source ideas with colleagues, or a myriad of other purposes ( click here for more ideas ). Twitter as a classroom resource, you ask? Classroom Use.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 3, 2018

A district is assessing itself with a massive project for 800 eighth graders. How to Assess Your District: The Global Challenge Project is an Example. Our middle school, like many other middle schools, have teams made up of Language Arts, Social Studies, Science and Math. How the District Uses This Project to Assess Itself.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Beyond its cognitive benefits, relational learning contributes to creating a positive and collaborative classroom environment. To implement relational learning effectively, educators must prioritize establishing positive relationships within the classroom. Without relationships, little to no meaningful learning or progress occurs.”

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 24, 2020

Curriculum-Based Assessment (CBA), often equated with Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM), is any form of assessment that measures progress toward fulfillment of a stated curriculum. Once these are in place, you devise the assessments — formative and summative — that will provide the evidence of achievement.

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ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The advent of interactive large-format displays further expands the options for achieving the documented benefits delivered by this transformative classroom technology. Classroom display board technology is a powerful thing. Introduced in 1801, the chalkboard transformed the classroom. Interactive Whiteboards: A History.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 14, 2023

AI-powered quiz builders are revolutionizing modern classrooms, transforming traditional teaching methods into captivating, gamified learning adventures. Imagine a classroom where students are glued to their seats, laser-focused on interactive quiz games displayed on the smartboard.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 29, 2020

Award-winning educator, presenter, and teacher-author Alice Keeler says, “ Paperless is not a pedagogy” What she means is: Go paperless not to save trees but to improve the education experience. Ways to use it in your classroom. Create a pre-quiz for a unit of study to determine what students know about a topic.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 8, 2017

Today James Sturtevant @jamessturtevant helps us hack our classroom presentations. 3 Ways to Hack Classroom Presentations with James Sturtevant. I use their student information system and learning management system but do you know they have brought it together in one unified classroom? Download the PDF Transcript.

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ViewSonic Education

MAY 28, 2019

Quick Take: Overview of educational assessment tools focusing on Summative assessment and Formative assessment. A comparison of summative assessment and formative assessment. The main components of being an educator are preparation, teaching, and assessment. How to explain summative assessment.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 18, 2013

There is no better way to get the pulse of a school as a leader than to be in classrooms. It has resulted in my administrative team and I being in classrooms more often and regularly. Working together we are not only getting into more classrooms, but we have also developed a streamlined process using shared documents in Google Drive.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

In partnership with the Center for Global Education at Asia Society , the League of Innovative Schools has launched innovation study tours –– a learning opportunity focused on deeper learning and equity. Similar to the League’s cohorts , innovation study tours focus on discussing challenges and sharing best practices and resources.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2024

Research Projects: When students engage in research projects, they need time to gather information, synthesize their findings, and put together presentations or reports to share their findings. I’ve even constructed entire units of study in a playlist to allow students to move through it at a pace that works for them.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Excelling in your studies opens doors to future opportunities, whether it’s graduate school, competitive job markets, or research opportunities. It’s about building lifelong friendships, networking, developing social skills, and discovering who you are outside of the classroom. But, why is balance so crucial?

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Today Karen Voglesang @NBCTchr teaches children to use thinking routines in her classroom. After participating in Harvard’s Project Zero , she is applying and using the methods in classrooms and with teachers. Learn some thinking routines and how to apply these valuable techniques in your classroom. What are thinking routines?

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

While coaching teachers this month, several expressed a desire to include review and practice activities in their station rotation lessons to help students prepare for end-of-the-semester assessments. Helping students review for an exam often takes the form of a study guide or review game. I thought it was a brilliant idea!

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

It will also help you with both formative and summative assessments, and it will enter your grades into any electronic grade book directly from GradeCam. Simple Assessments of All Kinds. First, let’s look at the ways you can use GradeCam for assessments. Setting up assessments is fast and easy. Make assessment simple.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 1, 2019

Bringing smart board technology into the classroom can enhance school curriculum by taking a typical lesson and turning it into a fun activity. Since 1991, smart boards have been making their way into K-12 classrooms to prove themselves as an effective teaching tool. How teachers can use smart boards in the classroom.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 16, 2021

Teachers are freed from orchestrating a lesson and able to conference with learners about their progress, provide feedback on work in progress, or conduct side-by-side assessments. Strategy-specific boards present learners with a variety of strategies to select from and can be used repeatedly. Designing Choice Boards.

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Neo LMS

JULY 30, 2019

with Personalized Learning’ , he presents a new vision towards what teaching and learning means concluding that when students get involved more, they become more aware of their strengths and weaknesses, thus cultivating their own identity. in your classroom. In his book , ‘Giving Students a V.O.I.C.E.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Teachers all over the country are being asked to teach “concurrent classrooms” in which some students attend class in person and others attend virtually. The teacher in a concurrent classroom attempts to meet the needs of the students in class and online simultaneously. Differentiate learning (e.g.,

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 18, 2017

If you’re looking for new approaches to studying for finals that will excite your students, check out my article over on Hey Teach! Here’s a sneak peak: Studying for Finals: 5 Collaborative Online Methods to Try in Your Classroom . Read more… More on study tools: 3 Apps to Build Solid Study Skills.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 6, 2023

Here are the most-read posts for the month of February: #WorldReadAloudDay February 1st Groundhog Day and the 100th Day of School 14 Tech Assessment Strategies 72: Check Your Math in Excel Is ChatGPT Writing Your Students’ Homework? New Tech Will Detect It Tech Tip #45 My Screen is Sideways!!

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Do students learn better online or in a classroom: statistics help shed light. The success rate of online learning versus traditional classroom learning is a topic of ongoing research, with various studies examining factors such as academic achievement, retention rates, and student satisfaction.

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The Web20Classroom

JUNE 4, 2014

At the end of the week was the big assessment. Some got an answer here or there but for the most part, there were no bright spots from this assessment. There had to be a better way than letting my students get all the way to the end of a unit of study to have them not know anything. Formative assessments changed my classroom.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

With modern assessments, teachers don’t want students to just recite facts from their lessons–teachers want to know whether or not students understand the skills and how to use them. For example, if a student is studying music, a demonstration of the skills can be more aligned with the course’s goals.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

In other words, students want information and tasks that are real and useful outside the classroom. Here are seven of my favorite PBL tools that I believe any teacher can use in their classrooms as well: Glogster. Students and teachers can use the Glogpedia content library for science, math, and social studies. . Voicethread.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Assessing student learning used to be as simple as giving a test that consisted of multiple choice, True/False, short answer, and/or essay. Habits, templates, and routines are much easier than reinventing the assessment wheel but a tool that results in passionate students committed to lifelong learning gets my attention.

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eSchool News

MARCH 6, 2024

The culture and climate of the social studies classroom has changed, and the way teachers teach social studies has to change with it. The modern social studies classroom should now be a classroom full of student inquiry and choice. Because the curriculum in a class like AP U.S.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Key points: Traditional classroom learning is now modernizing Debates remain about online vs. classroom learning Stay up to date on the latest in classroom learning trends Classroom learning remains a cornerstone of education, fostering a dynamic environment where students engage with peers and instructors in real-time.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 1, 2017

Today Alan November @globalearner shares an assessment idea that is gaining steam. In today’s ThoughtLeader Thursday, start thinking about this new idea in assessment. In today’s show, Alan November discusses a groundbreaking new assessment strategy to make you think: The origins of this strategy. Listen Now.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 16, 2024

Assess your academic and future job roles and responsibilities to determine the tools that are essential for your daily tasks. Features beneficial for both students and professionals, like good camera quality for online presentations and robust performance for multitasking, should be considered.

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