Saving Socrates

JANUARY 30, 2014

So, why am I actually advocating using standardized assessment tools? I am advocate using them as one tool in helping to customize the curriculum for students in secondary schools. Hence, I propose that the digital content provider''s pre assessments each unit are not enough. It provides us information about extremes as well.

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Blended Learning Assessment Tools Common Core 59

Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2018

Cali Morrison added: “I define CBE as personalized pace, mastery-based learning where students demonstrate mastery through authentic assessment and progress as they learn rather than after a set amount of time.”. An assessment that shows knowledge, skill and abilities in context will be a valuable asset,” she tweeted.

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Digital Badges Education Secondary Assessment 65

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Help us spread the word about this unique and free professional development event, and we will list your organization’s information on our web site. Anyone can apply to be a member of the Outreach and Advisory Board. The Global Education Conference also seeks outreach partners with non-profit organizations and schools. Barrios, Ed.D.;

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wwwatanabe

APRIL 1, 2013

Click to download Read with a Pen -- Primary Click to download Read with a Pen -- Secondary Annotating with iPads For annotating with iPads, the students could take a photo of the text, then annotate using various apps. As a formative assessment , the teacher needs to know how it will inform her/his instruction.

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Educreations iPad Common Core Strategy 111

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 7, 2016

The exam, known as PARCC — which stands for Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers — was aligned to the Common Core, a set of national educational standards for what students should be able to do in each grade in English and math. Related: Common Core testing showdown in Massachusetts.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

FLEX Literacy Projects resources for either Elementary (3-5) or Secondary (6 and above) classrooms. A Collaboration, Presentation and Writing Assessment Guide. For more information about FLEX Literacy, visit: www.flexliteracy.com. A FLEX Literacy Projects ePresentation, among other FLEX Literacy Projects Resources.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

While Google Classroom and its accompanying suite of tools is immensely popular in education -- especially at the secondary level -- Seesaw is a fast-growing and user-friendly digital platform for teachers to assign work, engage with students, and provide feedback, among other classroom activities. How do I set up my class in Seesaw?

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Google Android Video Accessibility 98

iLearn Technology

DECEMBER 8, 2014

Because MobyMax is based on the Common Core, you can analyze data based on standards, student, class, school, or even district. Not only do your students now have a device, but they also get a robust math and reading fluency platform that enhances learning as aligned to the Common Core Standards. Really happy!

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Tablets Differentiated Instruction Android Common Core 65

Marketplace K-12

MAY 16, 2016

He also talked about how he thinks policy shifts like the implementation of the common-core standards and the adoption of “open” educational resources are likely to affect the K-12 market, and his company’s work. We’re very confident that our products are aligned to the common core.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 25, 2014

More information on all of these great folks at [link]. More information at [link]. Rod Federwisch & Karen Goss Assessing and Developing Modern Language Fluency For Global Communication - Harry Tuttle, Ed.D. Susan Blakely Secondary Math Teacher Globalizing the High School U.S. You are all terrific!)

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Common Core Conference Blackboard Digital Citizenship 71

Shake Up Learning

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Implementation in the primary grades may look different from the examples in this post, but don’t assume that this is just for secondary students. These standards could be content standards such as Common Core or NGSS. Also, it is a place for students to reflect on formative assessments such as quizzes.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

AUGUST 15, 2015

Using educators’ needs as their driving force, the app will integrate lesson planning and building, assessment management and portfolio content, and better means of connecting with home learning. Remind – With this application , parents can easily sign up for text alerts for any or all class and school related information.

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Reading By Example

MAY 16, 2016

A tall order for even the most dedicated educator… That is why I am recommending Revision Assistant by Turnitin for secondary English teachers. It is aligned with the Common Core State Standards and serves as a supplement to a teacher’s curriculum and instruction. What is Revision Assistant?

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Schoology Common Core Software Secondary 28

Reading By Example

MAY 16, 2016

A tall order for even the most dedicated educator… That is why I am recommending Revision Assistant by Turnitin for secondary English teachers. It is aligned with the Common Core State Standards and serves as a supplement to a teacher’s curriculum and instruction. What is Revision Assistant?

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Schoology Common Core Software Secondary 28

TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 5, 2015

Am I doing enough ongoing formal assessment of student comprehension, strategy use, and tolerance of ambiguity? The Challenge Of A Common Language. There are columns for Important Information, Interesting Details, and, of course, My Thinking. How can you possibly develop comprehension ability of a text this way?

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Strategy Secondary Analysis Common Core 40

TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 5, 2015

Am I doing enough ongoing formal assessment of student comprehension, strategy use, and tolerance of ambiguity? The Challenge Of A Common Language. There are columns for Important Information, Interesting Details, and, of course, My Thinking. How can you possibly develop comprehension ability of a text this way?

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Strategy Secondary Analysis Common Core 40

MindShift

APRIL 17, 2018

Additionally, t he Common Core Speaking and Listening Standards specifically focus on oral presentations. When students are presenting information on a topic they have researched, we remind them to summarize using their own words and to give credit when using someone else’s words.

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wwwatanabe

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

We are in a day and age where information and resources are at our fingertips. Those of us who are transitioning to Common Core standards know that text complexity will affect the rigor in our classrooms. Secondary examples: Synthesize primary sources of information on the same topic from different perspectives.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 9, 2014

In case you missed the big email announcement with information about this year''s growing list of events, please visit my blog to see the news. More information at [link]. For more information, click here. CEET Meet: Disrupting Assessment with Digital Badges. A five-year-old once asked us, “Who makes math?” Classroom 2.0

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Conference Digital Badges Libraries Education 53

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 19, 2014

Please see information about volunteering here. More information at [link]. Get to know SnapThought – one of our assessment tools – and the new game Sortify, which adds another dimension to playful assessment. For more information, click here. Don''t miss this opportunity to get involved with a great event!

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

When I volunteer in my children’s elementary classrooms (1st and 3rd grade), I am struck by how frequently the teacher finds time to work directly with small groups of students to offer additional support, review concepts, assess understanding, and practice skills. At the secondary level scenes like this are less frequent.

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Blended Learning Classroom Common Core Secondary 150

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 13, 2016

For more information, click here. A secondary focus (but of significant interest with educators I polled) is technology as change agent in achieving Standards, enabling teachers to fulfill Common Core requirements without adding that ‘extra layer’ many teachers fear will take more time/knowledge/effort than they have available.

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Wiki Flipped Classroom Common Core Digital Citizenship 150

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 12, 2015

For more information, click here and here. A secondary focus (but of significant interest with students I polled) is technology as change agent in achieving Standards, enabling teachers to fulfill Common Core requirements without adding that ‘extra layer’ many teachers fear will take more time/knowledge/effort than they have time for.

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Wiki Flipped Classroom Common Core Digital Citizenship 150

Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2017

The Common Core ELA writing standards encourage students to “use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others.” The National Council for the Social Studies urges us to find ways for our kids to “take informed action” based on what they have learned.

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Video How To Common Core Secondary 108

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

About two years ago Houston Independent School District , with its 283 schools and 215,000 students, went in search of an LMS that would help teachers create and use coursework that was both digital and aligned to Texas state standards (Texas pointedly does not use the Common Core).

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

You may remember Stanford History Education Group (SHEG) for its groundbreaking and utterly depressing report, Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Online Civic Reasoning. Overall, young people’s ability to reason about the information on the Internet can be summed up in one word: bleak. You can now find out.

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Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Playful Learning: Games and the Future of STEM - Danny Fain, Teacher in Residence Redefining STEM Rubrics for the 21’st Century: It’s all about mastery! Assistant Professor of Elementary and Early Childhood Education) Using Scratch and Picoboards to teach "x", Maths and Science - Martin Levins, Director IT What''s The Connection?

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STEM Maker Movement MOOC Common Core 47

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

More than 60 percent of American fourth-graders are not proficient readers, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, and it’s been that way since testing began in the 1990s. ” Related: Can Common Core reading tests ever be fair? And that’s the best they’re going to do.'”

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Training Elementary Report Study 112

Hack Education

DECEMBER 16, 2016

As new forms of data are easier to collect and analyze, drawing on and interacting with information to measure the impact of programs and to inform decision-making and policy has emerged as a key strategy to foster improvement in public schools. The banking information of 13 employees of Illinois State University.

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Data Technology Education Software 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

In part, their struggles are a result of controversies surrounding the Common Core State Standards, which were supposed to streamline and procurement the development of curriculum and assessment. According to Edsurge , changes to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act will soon be another “ win for ed-tech vendors.”

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Technology Education Common Core Company 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Despite predictions that badges would be the “ new credential ” and that we were looking at a “ Future Full of Badges ,” it’s not clear that digital badges have provided us with a really meaningful way to assess skills or expertise. Wedge Tailed Green Pigeon. The Teacher Influencer Hustle. And I’d never gotten my Ph.D. Course Signals.

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