Baker's B.Y.O.D.

AUGUST 3, 2012

Despite criticism, a traditional well-written multiple choice assessment can be a valid assessment tool ( I''m bracing for rebuttals ). The techniques outlined below can be used for formative and summative assessments. Students are assessed on a range of skills: comprehension, application, identification, etc.

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Assessment Edmodo Common Core BYOD 139

wwwatanabe

JUNE 2, 2012

Yesterday I had the privilege of facilitating a Common Core and Project Based Learning professional development class for 7th-12th grade teachers. Prior to my training, they had two days of ELA Common Core and one day of deconstructing performance assessments for ELA Common Core. PBL is the "how." "How

Common Core 59

Common Core Learning Training Knowledge Base 59

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 3, 2019

Resources include videos, pedagogic articles, lesson plans, projects, and virtual face-to-face meetings to share in a collaborative environment. These can be adapted to any writing program be it 6+1 Traits, Common Core, or the basic who-what-when-where-why. 4 virtual meetings. What You Get. 3 college credits.

Differentiated Instruction 189

Differentiated Instruction Common Core Digital Citizenship Software 189

Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2018

Two national education nonprofits whose school improvement and assessment tools impact millions of students across the country are merging. The new group doesn’t yet have a name, and the deal won’t be finalized until closer to the end of the year. AdvancED also offers accreditation services—a business that it has deep roots in.

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Assessment Common Core Outcomes Data 80

eSchool News

OCTOBER 15, 2015

In the past few years, the Common Core has significantly altered the landscape in terms of mathematics education. The Common Core has also required more coherence in our curriculum. It also allows us to take a blended learning approach to our Common Core math instruction.

Common Core 40

Common Core Blended Learning Elementary Strategy 40

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 30, 2020

SplashLearn is an easy-to-use COPA-compliant, Common Core-aligned math curriculum for grades Kindergarten-5th that uses game-based learning to teach mathematical concepts. Assess learning –today’s favorite is gameshow webtools such as Kahoot and Quizizz. Whatever you choose, it must be completed in 3-5 minutes.

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Game-Based Learning Learning Common Core Digital Citizenship 334

The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2016

Since Kentucky became the first state to adopt the Common Core in 2010, the achievement gap between students with disabilities and their nondisabled peers has widened slightly – despite sweeping expectations the more rigorous standards would help eliminate disparities in academic performance. Reframing expectations.

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Common Core Education Tablets Academic Standards 54

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

That’s why, in 2019, Discovery Education conducted a comprehensive research study—including a literature review, focus groups, interviews, surveys and an analysis of data usage—across our digital products and platforms. To Meet Students’ Needs! Changes in What Teachers Know and Do in the Common Core Era.

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Survey Differentiated Instruction Common Core Student Engagement 208

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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Common Core Adaptive Learning Elementary Blended Learning 121

Hapara

MAY 19, 2022

The first step to planning an effective lesson is to decide what skill you will teach using the Common Core or state standards specific to your content area and grade level. Start by designing engaging learning activities to help students develop their skills, reach proficiency, and assess whether students met the learning targets.

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Hapara Examples Assessment Common Core 144

The Hechinger Report

MAY 22, 2016

Strong language skills are key as part of the state’s Common Core standards. Yet it’s hard to determine from looking at the state’s testing data how successful schools have been in closing the achievement gap between these students and their peers since Common Core was implemented.

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Common Core Data Elementary Groups 40

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.

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Common Core Adaptive Learning Elementary Blended Learning 122

Digital Promise

JUNE 8, 2017

Erin Mote and Eric Tucker lead Brooklyn Lab Schools , a group of charter schools in downtown Brooklyn, and are focused on building systems that support an expanded definition of student success. Brooklyn Lab views personalization as a commitment to tailoring learning experiences that meet the individual needs and interests of students.

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Common Core Academic Standards Data Assessment 151

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. Study Island New Game-Based Group Sessions.

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Edmentum Common Core Assessment Study 138

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 7, 2017

Working in groups, students research opposite sides of an issue, then debate it in front of class. As they work, students “…construct viable arguments and critique reasoning of others…” More specifically (Common Core Appendix C): introduce claim. Once resources have been collected, present to the group for discussion.

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Khan Academy eBook Common Core Exercises 174

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 23, 2021

These can be taught individually (through coaching or mentoring), in small groups (of at least five), as school PD, or through select colleges for grad school credit. They start at $750 for a group of five or more. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. The Tech-infused Teacher. Certificate.

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Digital Citizenship Internet Safety Assessment Common Core 79

A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 16, 2013

The group members will be the “characters” in the photos and the tableau you create must be true to both the stage directions and visual “SPECTACLE” of Hansberry’s play. You will work in a group of three. Each group must have at least one student with a smart phone. CONNECT THE CONCEPT FROM THE PLAY TO YOUR WORLD/LIFE.

Social Media 303

Social Media Common Core Personal Learning Network Groups 303

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 23, 2017

Teach Writing with Tech (closed–only open for groups of five). 20 Webtools in 20 Days (for groups interested in learning webtools from the Structured Learning curriculum ). You want to meet new people. Google Hangouts–used to meet as a group and discuss topics. Tech-infused Class.

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Wiki Flipped Classroom Common Core Learning 152

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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Strategy EdTech Resources Assessment 110

eSchool News

APRIL 1, 2015

Homegrown online assessments prove invaluable to one district. Assessments are critical to our efforts to improve instruction in K-12 education. Yet, in an age when students are accessing a vast array of resources on computers, tablets, and mobile devices, some school districts are still hesitant to take their assessments online.

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Online Assessments Assessment Common Core Data 40

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Today, many educators want to not only evaluate progress at a point in time but optimize that against the ongoing standards their school mission is built on such as Common Core, International Baccalaureate, NGSE, or TEKS. Teachers create assessments aligned with pre-selected standards. That’s changing. Standards Planner.

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Khan Academy Common Core Digital Citizenship LMS 153

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2021

He has two sets of videos specifically on the Common Core, in which he talks about the kindergarten and the third grade standards. Sylvia Majdoch, 9, pictured here during a remote school day at her home in Florida, is the fourth in her family to take on math using the principles of Common Core.

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Common Core Elementary Strategy Video 131

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

MAY 30, 2013

While I''ve written quite a bit about assessing writing (ad nauseum) via digital means, reading instruction and assessment have remained a primarily paper-based enterprise in my class. Independent and whole-class reading of complex texts while aligning with Common Core Standards is no longer a Sisyphean endeavor when using Gobstopper.

Common Core 162

Common Core Digital Citizenship Analysis Assessment 162

eSpark

APRIL 5, 2022

With this funding and the new adoption of Common Core State Standards, UCS began exploring blended learning models. The initiative resulted in all students attaining double digit academic growth as well as doubling the number of students who are on a college trajectory (meeting the 70th percentile nationally).

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Blended Learning Case Study iPad Learning 52

eSpark

APRIL 5, 2022

With this funding and the new adoption of Common Core State Standards, UCS began exploring blended learning models. The initiative resulted in all students attaining double digit academic growth as well as doubling the number of students who are on a college trajectory (meeting the 70th percentile nationally).

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Blended Learning Case Study iPad Learning 52

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

JULY 27, 2015

After connecting at #flipcon15 with Hassan and Amanda , I was invited to join the SBL Mini PLN Voxer group to discuss all things related to standards-based learning/grading as I contemplate making the shift from traditional grades to the SGB model. How can educators accurately assess and symbolize student performance?

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Edmodo Common Core Learning Assessment 60

User Generated Education

JULY 5, 2018

Standards Addressed (Think cross-curriculum and 21st century skills; think process as well as content learnings): Science Standards (see the Next Generation Science Standards at [link] or your state standards): Math Standards (see Common Core Standards for Mathematical Practice at [link] or your state standards). Peer Assessments.

Education 180

Education Common Core STEM Examples 180

Edsurge

MAY 1, 2017

Common Core math standards and Next Generation Science Standards were being implemented, and subjects were becoming more interconnected. This allows us to meet as a whole group for a 20-30 minute math and science mini-lesson at the beginning of the period, before dividing the students into small groups for the rest of class.

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How To Differentiated Instruction Common Core Groups 133

Edsurge

MAY 30, 2018

NCES has been administering the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) exam since 1969. Setting “ aspirational ” standards that students fail to meet year after year has been described by some critics, such as “A Nation at Risk” co-author James Harvey, as putting up benchmarks that “ lack validity and don’t make sense.”

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Common Core Comparison Assessment Trends 116

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Turns out, 70% of the time, it was the same finite group of problems. If you’re a veteran teacher integrating technology into units of inquiry and/or Common Core State Standards, these tips will be invaluable. Category: ASSESSMENTS. close-reopen …. When you face a problem, these two answers are a great place to start.

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Common Core Digital Citizenship eBook Social Media 150

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 25, 2016

We experimented with some of the hottest tech tools available for the classroom such as Google Apps, differentiation tools, digital storytelling, visual learning, Twitter, blogs, Common Core and tech, digital citizenship, and formative assessment options. Twitter Chats worked best with larger groups. They were curious.

Digital Citizenship 150

Digital Citizenship Personal Learning Network Twitter Gamification 150

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

The benchmarks are similar to those used in the more than 40 states that, along with the District of Columbia, adopted the national Common Core standards a decade ago. Teachers, who usually rely on small, in-person groups for early literacy skills, instead had to teach letters, sounds and sight words via online platforms.

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Elementary Report Groups Assessment 145

Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2018

Or even if one ethnic group as a whole got a lower score than another ethnic group, it doesn’t mean the test was unfair. You pick your subject area, let’s say it’s language, and you have a set of standards, like the Common Core standards. Mark Moulton : Here that whole question is, what does fair mean?

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Common Core Analysis Trends Data 155

Tech Helpful

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

When setting up a discussion, you have multiple ways to create it to best meet your classroom needs. You can even put students in assigned groups for discussions (a great way to differentiate). You can assign groups to work on a Google doc, presentation or spreadsheet by clicking on the "Collaborations" tab inside your course.

Tools 65

Tools Outcomes LMS Groups 65

eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2021

I have devoted my 44-year career at the Council to improving education for children in the nation’s cities and fighting for equity and the critical resources our urban schools need to help the students they serve meet the highest academic standards and become successful and productive members of society. About Curriculum Associates.

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Common Core Academic Standards Education Instructional Materials 86

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 26, 2019

Teachers monitor individual progress, see what each student completed on their last visit as well as when that was and how long it lasted, view students’ self-described moods, assess their pre- and post-quiz scores, and view their summative synthesis videos that provide evidence of their knowledge as they teach others what they just learned.

Learning 172

Learning Chromebook Common Core iPad 172

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2020

Just 22 percent of students in the district are Black, Latino or multiracial, but in some lower-level math classes a disproportionate share of the kids were from those racial groups. Ithaca’s detracked middle school math means students take classes of equal rigor but sometimes work in small groups or with another student.

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Exercises Groups Report Meeting 139