Remove Assessment Remove Differentiated Instruction Remove Laptops Remove Report
article thumbnail

Gamechanger: Type to Learn is Now in the Cloud!

Ask a Tech Teacher

With the push to move assessments online, students need good keyboarding skills. No more “runs only on desktops and laptops” Let me back up and describe Type to Learn Cloud. It does this through a process of review, demonstration, practice, and assessment. The problem is, they don’t work very well.

Learning 158
article thumbnail

TEACHER VOICE: Already affected by crisis in their own countries, refugee students are left behind in online learning

The Hechinger Report

Teachers must take care of children and elderly parents in their homes, as well as their own precarious health, and cannot be available in the same ways they are during “normal” times when they are reporting to school each day. These conditions combined are not conducive to teaching and learning. Together, what can’t we accomplish?

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

ASCD's #Empower18 Conference Report

techlearning

These opportunities encouraged participants to take a deep dive into educational topics and try tools like laptops, 3D printers, exploratory equipment like Google cardboards, and other interactive tools and programs. The conversations in these presentations centered on impactful instruction and the magnitude of digital options.

article thumbnail

Catholic schools turn to blended learning as a way to address students’ individual needs

The Hechinger Report

The blended learning software the school uses allows teachers to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of individual students. Therese, the school reports that the proportion of students performing at or above grade level in reading has risen from 68 percent to 84 percent, and in math from 49 percent to 64 percent since 2014. “It

article thumbnail

Kiddom: an easier way to manage standards-based grading

The Cornerstone for Teachers

This feature alone helps teachers save time in preparing teaching materials and differentiating instruction. 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. An added bonus?

article thumbnail

What lessons does special education hold for personalized learning?

The Hechinger Report

Credit: Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report. As part of their jobs, special education teachers assess students and develop teaching plans based on each student’s skill levels. Credit: Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report.

article thumbnail

How to use podcasts in the classroom (with Listenwise)

The Cornerstone for Teachers

Before starting Listenwise, Monica was award-winning public radio reporter for nearly 25 years, covering news in Kenya, Brazil, Washington DC and Boston for NPR and other audio news outlets. Podcasts based on non-fiction, factual reports from credible news sources can also help build students’ critical thinking skills.

How To 87