Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Common practice was to assign a chapter to read in a textbook and then a worksheet to assess student knowledge. Bitsize is the BBC’s collection of free short videos and lessons (they’re all bite-sized) on over fifty subjects taught in Primary or Secondary education. When I started teaching, videos were a rarity.

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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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MindShift

MARCH 16, 2015

Some parents and educators have encouraged families to “opt out” of tests , such as those related to the Common Core State Standards, as a way to protest these practices and the effects they are having on children , families and communities. More helpful still are explicit written assessments that describe an individual’s progress.

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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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Marketplace K-12

MARCH 17, 2016

“Nevada continues to have an affirmative responsibility to ensure that all students in grades three through eight and once in high school are assessed annually in reading/language arts and mathematics as required in the ESEA,” she wrote. . .” “We’re pleased with this result.

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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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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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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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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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EdTechTeacher

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

What does assessment look like in 21st Century education? With the rise of the Common Core and the PARCC tests, there is no question that we are living in an era of accountability. So a summative test like the PARCC is a good tool but not the only way that we should be assessing our students throughout the school year.

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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. The free, introductory FLEX Literacy Projects Jumpstart bundle includes: The FLEX Literacy Projects Startup Guide and Login Card.

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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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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 25, 2015

The school uses various assessment practices to analyze student performance, target instruction, and provide students with feedback in order to increase student achievement and academic progress over time.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Technology enhanced items and formative assessments are woven throughout the entire instructional cycle, and teachers have a data dashboard to monitor student progress instantaneously. Math Techbook engages students with real world problems worth solving while supporting any device, anywhere, anytime in any secondary instructional setting.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 25, 2014

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. History Survey Course: Free, Collaborative, and Self-Paced Professional Development - Craig J.

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My Island View

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Digital literacy is recognized by the developers of common core to be important enough to be included as a component of the curriculum. Most of our educators have been educated with a twentieth Century mindset using 20 th Century methodology and pedagogy at best. I dare say there might be some 19 th Century holdovers as well.

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Reading By Example

DECEMBER 24, 2015

Our students’ work, collaboratively assessed through grade level and vertical teams, has shown great gains. The Common Core State Standards were a primary focus. Staff members who have spouses teaching in other schools sometimes mention that the student writing produced is comparable with secondary level work.

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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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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 23, 2016

In 2012, Estonia’s 15-year-olds ranked 11 th in math and reading and sixth in science out of the 65 countries that participated in an international test that compares educational systems from around the world, called the Programme for International Student Assessment, or PISA. Photo: Sarah Butrymowicz.

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Edsurge

JULY 18, 2016

When I first saw the long list of my classes’ ELA Common Core Standards, I remember feeling overwhelmed and worrying about how I was going to cover all of them in a single school year. I was being asked to teach approximately 60 standards in one year, a pace that I had never tried before.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

Without the consistent conversations, a student may never pursue secondary education or have a solid career at all. At one point, half of students in grades two through nine failed to meet local assessment expectations.

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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. It allows for discussion boards, polling, subject content, quizzes and “snapshot” which assess student’s competencies.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2016

A few weeks back, EdSurge published a podcast interview with education consultant and commentator Alan November, and Director of Secondary Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment for the Houston Independent School District Mike Dorsey, after chatting with the two education experts at ISTE. This isn’t new.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 25, 2017

Summative assessments evaluate competencies in each course through the year, instead of the quarters to reach a “3” in each competency to achieve course credit. Related: Personalized learning and Common Core: Mortal enemies? Many courses are integrated to scaffold learning, but also to make content relevant.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 7, 2016

The nonprofit test development group has worked with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary education to make and score MCAS for all but four of the 19 years it has been given. The company also works on large-scale assessments for 16 other states and is one of two companies in the running to design the MCAS 2.0.

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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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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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MindShift

APRIL 17, 2018

Additionally, t he Common Core Speaking and Listening Standards specifically focus on oral presentations. We also often ask students to reflect on their own presentation and complete the rubric as a form of self-assessment. Katie Hull Sypnieski has worked with English Language Learners at the secondary level for over 20 years.

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wwwatanabe

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

Those of us who are transitioning to Common Core standards know that text complexity will affect the rigor in our classrooms. Teachers and librarians who use Accelerated Reader (AR) in their schools need to take into consideration that the AR levels (ATOS) are changing to adapt to the higher reading levels in Common Core.

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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. It is vital, therefore, to assess progress in understanding the whole of a text. Am I helping them build a flexible repertoire instead of teaching strategies in isolation?

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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. It is vital, therefore, to assess progress in understanding the whole of a text. Am I helping them build a flexible repertoire instead of teaching strategies in isolation?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

It provides reading resources either uploaded by the teacher or selected from the platform’s library of thousands of fiction and nonfiction books (some free; some through Prime plans), Common Core-aligned lesson plans, videos, or simulations. These are filtered by topic, grade, length, reading level, keyword, or standards (i.e.,

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 9, 2014

Wednesday, April 9th at 4pm Thinking Scientifically: Video and Formative Assessment with POPstar Robert Miller , POPstar Robert Miller - an award-winning 5th-grade teacher - hosts this interactive workshop covering inquiry-based science curriculum; the creative use of video; and one of his favorite resources, NSTA’s Formative Assessment Probes.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 19, 2014

Get to know SnapThought – one of our assessment tools – and the new game Sortify, which adds another dimension to playful assessment. Common Core Camp in UAE , The camps will introduce American curriculum schools, leaders and educators in the UAE who are new to the Common Core Standards. Join here !

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 13, 2016

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. Digital portfolios—via wikis.

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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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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 12, 2015

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. Digital portfolios—via wikis.

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