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Last Chance for this College-credit Tech-for-writing Class

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These can be adapted to any writing program be it 6+1 Traits, Common Core, or the basic who-what-when-where-why. Assessment is project-based so be prepared to be fully-involved and an eager risk-taker. Guide students in selecting writing strategies that differentiate for task, purpose and audience. What You Get.

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Renaissance Launches Major Updates to Star Spanish Assessments

eSchool News

Renaissance, the global leader in pre-K–12 education technology, has enhanced Star Spanish , its assessment platform for students who speak, or are learning to speak, Spanish, with new reports and the first authentic K–12 learning progression for Spanish available in the country. In addition, Renaissance is releasing Focus Skills for Spanish.

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Last Chance for this College-credit Class

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These can be adapted to any writing program be it 6+1 Traits, Common Core, or the basic who-what-when-where-why. Assessment is project-based so be prepared to be fully-involved and an eager risk-taker. Guide students in selecting writing strategies that differentiate for task, purpose and audience. Tech networking advice.

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Ed Tech Vocab: Keeping Up with Trends in Education

eSpark

Differentiated instruction is the ability to respond to variance within students, providing different students with different opportunities for learning. This means that the course takes place online, is free, and anyone can participate. Learn more about implementing edtech into your classroom here.

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169 Tech Tip #127: 12 Tips on Hard-to-teach Classes

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These are like the games students love and teach important to Common Core standards as well as the demands of life. In fact, any chance you have, differentiate instruction. Assess knowledge, but remember: Assessment isn’t static —nor is it ‘bad’. Sub-category: Teaching, Classroom management, Pedagogy.

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MobyMax: Tablet + help differentiating instruction

iLearn Technology

One of the things that I really appreciate about MobyMax is the mix of direct instruction and the ability for students to discover learning on their own through discovery-based instruction. As a teacher, the continuous progress monitoring makes formative instruction that much easier. The MobyMax tablet is $69!! Really happy!

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4 Critical Characteristics of High-Quality Instructional Content

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Educators use a variety of resources to meet the needs and interests of individual students, including videos, images, games, non-fiction text and varying types of assessments. Teachers Know Best: What Educators Want from Digital Instruction Tools. Changes in What Teachers Know and Do in the Common Core Era.

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