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Why Game Based Learning Is the Right Choice for Remote Teaching

Ask a Tech Teacher

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. Good example of GBL: SplashLearn .

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The Edtech Revolution: 2010 – 2017

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” The 1:1 initiative aimed for districts to issue each student a laptop for use in-school and at home. ” 2010 was also the year that the Common Core Standards Initiative was enacted in response to numerous indicators of low student academic performance. ” 1:1 + Common Core = $$$$$. Indeed, $2.3

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3 Creative Tech Tools to Teach Writing

Ask a Tech Teacher

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. Rather: Laptop in hand, he wrote. Think installments.

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May this Gobstopper (Now Called Curriculet) be Ever Lasting!

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

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.

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‘The Reading Year’: First grade is critical for reading skills, but kids coming from disrupted kindergarten experiences are way behind

The Hechinger Report

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. Credit: Jackie Mader/ The Hechinger Report Heather Miller’s students frequently write in notebooks to show their progress in writing skills.

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The upside, and the downside, of working ‘as fast as you want and as slow as you need’

The Hechinger Report

Working with stakeholders and consultants, it was decided to incorporate a project-based, competency-based model that would use laptops as opposed to textbooks, and students would work by the mantra “as fast as you want and as slow as you need”. Related: Personalized learning and Common Core: Mortal enemies?

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Kiddom: an easier way to manage standards-based grading

The Cornerstone for Teachers

Kiddom’s Chief Academic Officer, Abbas Manjee, is a former high school math teacher who often got bogged down recreating and modifying daily/weekly assessments. Kiddom is pre-populated with academic and SEL standards which include the Common Core along with many others, so you can select the ones you want with just a click.