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Flipgrid for every classroom

iLearn Technology

Students can create and share a book talk or chapter reflection, discuss current events, delve into a topic, engage in an online Socratic seminar around a given topic, collaborate, verbalize their learning process, etc. Flipgrid is also a great way to build a growth mindset and self-assessment.

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8 ways to stay ahead in lesson planning (without sacrificing student needs)

The Cornerstone for Teachers

See this document for links to example year long calendars by day (more detailed) or by week (general unit names only). If you teach elementary, you’ll likely have different structures for different content areas as well. Example 1: I almost always (except on assessment days) start with a number sense routine in math.

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Stop working off a deficit model with 3 assessment ideas that support student individuality

The Cornerstone for Teachers

Sitting at my computer screen after being directed to explore the results of the latest adaptive assessment, “smart tests”, required by the district, I hear their little joke in my head and think, “No, it sure isn’t.”. As assessment tools, these tests, and the learning plans they generate, fail to meet the needs of teachers and learners. .

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Stop working off a deficit model with 3 assessment ideas that support student individuality

The Cornerstone for Teachers

Sitting at my computer screen after being directed to explore the results of the latest adaptive assessment, “smart tests”, required by the district, I hear their little joke in my head and think, “No, it sure isn’t.”. As assessment tools, these tests, and the learning plans they generate, fail to meet the needs of teachers and learners. .

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8 ways to stay ahead in lesson planning (without sacrificing student needs)

The Cornerstone for Teachers

See this document for links to example year long calendars by day (more detailed) or by week (general unit names only). If you teach elementary, you’ll likely have different structures for different content areas as well. Example 1: I almost always (except on assessment days) start with a number sense routine in math.

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8 ways to stay ahead in lesson planning (without sacrificing student needs)

The Cornerstone for Teachers

See this document for links to example year long calendars by day (more detailed) or by week (general unit names only). If you teach elementary, you’ll likely have different structures for different content areas as well. Example 1: I almost always (except on assessment days) start with a number sense routine in math.

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PBL… Blended and eLearning – Part 1: Important Questions for the New School Year

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

What type of performance-based formative and summative assessment took place? A learning management system can have a tendency to promote a “surface” type of assessment. Teachers must be intentional at exploring ways online to ensure that assessment is formative and allows them to plan scaffolding for next steps in learning.