The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 19, 2018

Jacqui Murray shares how we can encourage an improvement in writing using technology. Screencastify is an essential tool for making flipped lessons, student videos and creative formative assessments. 5 Ideas for Writing with Technology. Vicki: Today we’re talking with Jacqui Murray @askatechteacher about writing with technology.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2016

The results from those new Common Core tests – designed explicitly to look for the skills kids need in college, namely critical thinking, problem solving and analytical writing skills – have been held up as proof of the persistence of deep-seated disparities in the education provided to poor students and children of color.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2019

As principal at Chula Vista School District’s Salt Creek Elementary, Lalaine Perez saw attitudes toward math bottom out in the years following the transition to California’s new Common Core standards. Students also needed support when it came to the end of year state assessments. “We The following year, Ruiz did the same.

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Education with Technology

JUNE 25, 2014

In my ISTE Sunday 8-10 am poster session, I demonstrate many diverse mobile activities to help students achieve the English Language Arts Common Core Anchor Statements through mobile devices. The mobile activities focus on free common tool apps that are available on both the Android and the iPad.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2019

As principal at Chula Vista School District’s Salt Creek Elementary, Lalaine Perez saw the need to better support a growth mindset around math in the years following the transition to California’s new Common Core standards. Post-Pilot Results : Succeeding with Common Core—Levered's 2018-19 survey. Source: Levered.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Online assessments are becoming more common, and students who have strong digital literacy skills often score higher on them. Students who lack these skills may not be able to effectively demonstrate mastery of key concepts in math, reading or writing on online assessments.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 5, 2018

The site includes Common Core Math Standards addressed with play. It also includes a teacher’s guide, a series of lesson plans, and the Common Core standards addressed. Age group: Upper elementary, middle and high school. The app also includes which Common Core Math Standards are addressed by the gameplay.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Assessment For Learning. We walk you through the process of distinguishing between various assessment types, building goals, identifying best practices around your assessments and analyzing your data to make lasting instructional decisions throughout the year. Student Performance Improves on State Assessments.

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eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2023

Lexia Aspire Professional Learning is our response to a specific need that educators in upper elementary and middle schools around the country were conveying. Its district dashboard provides real-time data on licenses, performance on assessments, and educator’s time spent in the platform.

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The Web20Classroom

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

instructional technology coaches/facilitators, media specialists, mentor teachers). This professional development series focuses on learning trajectories as a framework for interpreting and implementing the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics (CCSS-M).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 7, 2018

USATestprep is standards-aligned teacher-directed test preparation for elementary through high school. It addresses not only graduation tests like SAT and ACT but subject area summative tests and end-of-grade assessments for states, Common Core and more (including PARCC). How NOT to Assess Student Writing.

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EdTechTeacher

JANUARY 9, 2019

The key strategy to get to this level of understanding involves a tried-and-true instructional practice: formative assessments and feedback. So what are some main characteristics of these assessment practices? Students learn to set goals, self-assess, monitor their progress over time. You Need Data to Personalize Learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 8, 2019

Programs are geared to the particular learning of Elementary and Middle School, and Middle and High School with games and lessons aligned to state and national standards like Common Core, TEKS and MAFS. Students can track correct responses allowing it to be used as an assessment if desired. BarGraph Sorter. Caesar Cipher.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 26, 2015

Most elementary age kids I know love math, but that changes when they matriculate to middle school. To turn those numbers around, parents and teachers alike are looking to technology. Content aligns with Common Core, state standards and classroom instruction. And that opinion doesn’t improve in high school.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 7, 2015

Last month, Digital Promise launched a crowdsourcing effort on how companies use scientific research to design and develop their educational technology products. Mindprint Learning provides a cognitive assessment developed for children that can be administered online. Computerized method for assessing cognitive domains.

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User Generated Education

JULY 5, 2018

We need to work to show how making is a rigorous process that leads to valuable new technologies, products and experiences. Innovative Designer: Students use a variety of technologies within a design process to identify and solve problems by creating new, useful or imaginative solutions. Assessment : How will learners be assessed?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 23, 2016

These include (rephrased from Common Core Writing Standards): dig deeply into subjects of interest to achieve better understanding and to build knowledge. assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism. Elementary-High School. Elementary-High School.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 27, 2017

There are several reasons why Kids Discover Online is a fantastic website for middle and elementary science, history, and ELA teachers: Students can visually explore curated topics, finding connections in a safe space. After students read, they can take a quick assessment about the topic. All opinions are my own.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Here are guidelines, culled from top education sites like Edutopia, Google Education, Educational Technology, and EdWeek that are valuable when evaluating any website: free or small fee. aligned with Blooms Taxonomy, Common Core, ISTE, or other state/national/international standards. positive parent reports. Conclusion.

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Graphite Blog

APRIL 13, 2020

One important question school administrators and educators ask when choosing new classroom technology is: How does this tool protect student privacy? Powerful formative assessment tool tracks achievement of standards Price: Free; paid upgrade available for additional features Platforms: Web Grades: K–12 See full privacy evaluation.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

So why shouldn’t students create videos when constructing knowledge for formative or summative assessments? That’s right out of Common Core writing standards. Students see so many slideshows in their classes, they no longer include the wow factor felt in elementary school. Wideo –create videos online.

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eSpark

APRIL 5, 2022

In 2011, Utica Community Schools decided to transform how students learn, starting with their first day of elementary school. million for technological improvements. With this funding and the new adoption of Common Core State Standards, UCS began exploring blended learning models.

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eSpark

APRIL 5, 2022

In 2011, Utica Community Schools decided to transform how students learn, starting with their first day of elementary school. million for technological improvements. With this funding and the new adoption of Common Core State Standards, UCS began exploring blended learning models.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

Both of my parents were public educators; my father an elementary principal in Hackettstown and my mother an elementary teacher in Flemington. Pushed forward a few unfunded mandates (Common Core, PARCC) that have taken away precious funds from improving what really matters.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

A decade ago, Common Core math was introduced to emphasize understanding over rote learning, but the delivery of standards varies across schools, classrooms and teachers, depending both on who is being assessed and who is doing the assessing. They are more likely to be assessed on their merits and performance.

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2017

Piedmont Elementary in Alabama, we decided to finally try it. Common Core math standards and Next Generation Science Standards were being implemented, and subjects were becoming more interconnected. Technology was also providing a surplus of real-time data we still weren’t sure how to best use. Last year at.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Rubrics to assess qualitative learning: While all work might not be graded, both students and teachers need to be working toward the same goals. Sheela Sethuraman has more than 20 years of experience in building and implementing educational technology solutions in K-12 classrooms. Sara Delano Moore, Ph.D.

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Educational Technology Guy

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

Prodigy’s math content is completely curriculum-aligned and covers standards from the Common Core, MAFs, and TEKS curricula depending on your location. Disclosure - Prodigy is a paid advertiser on Educational Technology Guy. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy. Follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 8, 2018

Small-group math work at Prairie Oak Elementary in Berwyn North School District 98 where, two years ago, just 14 percent of third-graders were able to do grade-level math. During the last school year, only 40 percent of fourth-graders nationwide scored at a proficient level in a nationwide math assessment. BERWYN, Ill. —

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

In order to address these equity concerns, the district is increasingly turning to technology--in particular, blended learning--to allow all students to succeed. The districtwide shift towards blended learning began in 2015 when Erica Hartman was hired as Supervisor of Technology Integration. Embracing Blended Learning.

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iLearn Technology

DECEMBER 18, 2014

How to integrate Prodigy into your classroom: Prodigy is aligned to the Common Core Math standards and has over 300 math skills for students to master. Because Prodigy is aligned to the Common Core, it is easy to navigate. Curious about how we use technology at Anastasis? Registration is now open!

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MSEDTechie

MARCH 12, 2014

I had the pleasure to attend and present at the Midwest Technology Conference in February. This conference was packed with experts sharing their knowledge with cool and exciting ways to integrate technology in the classroom. Screencastomatic - Free online screencast Paul Bogush 15 assessments that don''t suck.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 10, 2018

In the past, kids in K-2 would get a reading assessment with their teacher but students in upper grades were just expected to be able to read. It was difficult to ascertain those students’ reading levels unless you were a reading specialist, and even then, assessments were performed individually and were very time-consuming.

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Edsurge

MAY 30, 2017

Grading student work by hand takes time and there is always a lag between students’ assessment and the resulting feedback. Games provide targeted, in-the-moment feedback based on a player's current performance. It’s hard to do the same thing in a math class.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 6, 2017

Want to hear another episode on technology tools? Jon’s core PL skills are focused on 1:1 deployment, Common Core, Project Based Learning, social media skills and Lesson Design. Jon has served as an Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction and Director of Technology at the county level.

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Edsurge

JULY 11, 2016

It came out loud and clear that with technology, we needed to do better about supporting staff—not just talking about it in August, but supporting it with someone people know over time. They had limited impact on professional learning, says Epps, principal of the Mancos Early Learning Center and Elementary School.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 7, 2016

As rain poured outside on the chilly evening of February 24, a group of Arlington elementary school parents was imagining a sunnier place — Dorothy’s trip down the yellow brick road. The MCAS has long been considered one of the nation’s best tests at assessing student performance. ARLINGTON, Mass.—As AP Photo/Lisa Poole).

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