Dr. Shannon Doak

JULY 25, 2020

So, your school has decided to re-open face-to-face learning following CDC guidelines for social distancing. This means students will be in the classroom and you as their teacher, will need to share documents with them, assign learning tasks, and assess their understanding. Below are links to many of my previous posts.

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Chromebook Guidelines Learning Android 130

A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 13, 2013

After some initial focus on where we currently were as a school and where we really needed to begin moving towards I asked for volunteers to sit on a committee to help establish new grading guidelines and support structures that focused on student learning. This includes HW, quizzes, tests, projects, etc.

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Handbook Guidelines Assessment Report 339

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

It’s the belief that the process of creating is what teachers should be assessing, rather than the final product. That’s why when I start a project with students, I level-set and talk about goals of the project with them, helping establish how they’re going to be assessed and expectations of what they’ll be learning.

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Robotics Classroom How To Assessment 210

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 27, 2024

Yet the change isn’t happening fast enough for many parents and researchers who say the tests remain deeply ingrained in the work of school psychologists, in particular, and that they are still regularly misused to gauge young children’s potential and assess whether they are “worthy” of extra help or investment.

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Assessment Policies Accessibility Report 115

Hapara

MAY 19, 2022

Lesson plans serve as a teacher guideline for what students will learn, why they are learning a skill and how they will learn it and demonstrate their proficiency. Start by designing engaging learning activities to help students develop their skills, reach proficiency, and assess whether students met the learning targets.

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Hapara Examples Assessment Common Core 144

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 20, 2017

This means students have clear guidelines for how to define success over time, making it easy for all stakeholders in a student’s learning to determine if they are accomplishing what must be done for college and career. Teachers create assessments aligned with pre-selected standards. Standards Planner. Each step (i.e.,

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Khan Academy Common Core Digital Citizenship LMS 154

N2Y

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Recurring meetings can create timelines that help you plan and document dates of action. Here are some guidelines for productive meetings: Fulfill the needs of your team by meeting face to face or via an online platform. Provide special education teachers with compliance documentation to monitor progress. Be proactive.

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Guidelines Meeting Assessment Outcomes 64

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Here are three general guidelines: The app must improve outcomes. EdPuzzle, now used in half of American schools, allows teachers to crop and format existing videos, add text, their voice, and questions, as well as other options that will enhance the usefulness of videos as teaching and assessment tools.

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Khan Academy Android iPad Google 230

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 13, 2019

Assessing student learning traditionally is accomplished with tests. And unless assessments are frequent, it’s easy to miss the student who is lost or just doesn’t get it. When used as an assessment strategy, peer feedback is much more than casual comments shared between classmates. What is peer feedback?

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Strategy Assessment Digital Citizenship Guidelines 193

User Generated Education

MARCH 19, 2020

Poll Everywhere is a live student-response tool that offers whole-class participation and assessment through teacher-designed surveys, polls, and discussion boards. I give some broad guidelines including finding and adding both content and images. Poll Everywhere. Tutorial guides can be found at [link] and video tutorials at [link].

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Meeting Poll Everywhere Groups Case Study 374

Edsurge

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Measuring and assessing such work in a way that keeps kids inspired is another matter, though, and schools aren’t known for being good at it. EdSurge: What does a good formative assessment around creativity look like? It’s a little different from self-assessment, which happens in all stages. White : There are a few.

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Assessment Outcomes Guidelines Conference 167

Neo LMS

JULY 4, 2019

It is no secret that teachers also need better ways to evaluate student learning, including qualitative assessment methods. They are also excellent assessment tools for implementing a personalized learning approach since students are encouraged to use their talents to create original content. 7 digital portfolio guidelines.

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Guidelines LMS Learning Assessment 285

eSchool News

JANUARY 15, 2018

The go-to method for guiding this practice is setting up district social media guidelines or policies. Every school and student and teacher population will require its own unique set of guidelines; these guidelines can vary significantly if you’re a one-to-one or BYOD school, or if you’re a public or private institution, for instance. .

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Social Media Policies Handbook Guidelines 101

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

As researchers focusing on education technology, we see this often: interactive whiteboards covered in posters, desktop computers holding up plants, older devices that do not work with a newer assessment system. Here are five questions to ask when assessing the strength of the evidence. The list goes on.

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EdTech Comparison Study Groups 203

Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2020

That conversation turned into a set of guidelines that we published first with Global Online Academy and later with EdSurge. Maybe you’ll use a video conference, a digital whiteboard, a collaborative document peppered with comments, or email in order to connect. You might use collaborative documents in new ways. SV & RR.

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Education STEM Libraries Guidelines 218

The Cornerstone for Teachers

AUGUST 24, 2022

Our meetings were often debates about the value of assessing students on different examples of imperialism or Cold War policies. Which assessments have been more aligned with standards? Items to consider for team non-negotiables (assuming they’re not district requirements) include: Dates and format for assessments.

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Meeting Assessment Examples Policies 90

N2Y

AUGUST 6, 2020

Come up with a realistic system that works for you to keep academic work, assessment data , and other special education documentation for each child organized and accessible. Follow guidelines to determine how IEP meetings will be held safely while retaining their collaborative manner this year.

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System Guidelines Meeting Accessibility 98

EdTechTeacher

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

While next-generation assessments and instructional data can help educators gain a deeper understanding of students, the sheer amount of information available can prove challenging. As I discussed in a prior post , educational technologies can amplify the impact of proven formative assessment strategies.

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Examples Resources CMS Survey 113

Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

The go-to method for guiding this practice is setting up district social media guidelines or policies. Establish baseline guidelines for protecting and respecting student privacy. Second, social media changes monthly, and it’s much easier to update a faculty handbook than a policy document.

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Social Media Policies Guidelines Handbook 71

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 3, 2023

The key, according to Jeremy Roschelle, executive director of the learning sciences research team with the nonprofit organization Digital Promise, is for educators to ask for documentation that tech companies are taking these issues seriously, and that they have a plan to address bias.

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EdTech Company Data Software 116

N2Y

JANUARY 31, 2020

Because this foundational component is also informed by formal and informal assessments, it should identify the student’s specific needs and his or her strengths—both critical to developing short-term objectives and annual goals. Pair with assessment results, Student Daily performance data and observations to build a rock-solid PLAAFP.

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Data Assessment Report Guidelines 98

EdTechTeacher

JANUARY 27, 2020

Rather than a daily quiz, create a formative assessment that can be submitted asynchronously when a student finishes a component of the assignment. Because teachers can share links to Flipgrid assignments, they can be posted to Google Classroom, placed at the end of readings and documents, or added as a pop up at the end of a Google Form.

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Google Digital Citizenship Video Assessment 168

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Collaborative Cloud Tools: Tools like Google Workspace and Microsoft Office 365 enable collaboration on documents, presentations, and spreadsheets. Online Assessment Platforms: Platforms like Kahoot! Teach students communication skills and establish clear guidelines for respectful and productive interactions.

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LMS Moodle Microsoft Software 137

TeacherCast

OCTOBER 16, 2021

According to the Dictionary , a Mission Statement is: An official document that sets out the goals, purpose, and work of an organization. Your Instructional Coaching Department Mission Statement, in reflection of this definition, needs to be crafted as an official document and widely recognized in the school district by all members.

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Professional Learning EdTech Digital Learning Microsoft 88

The Web20Classroom

OCTOBER 12, 2019

Using LEGO DUPLO bricks and rich teaching resources developed based on national guidelines and standards, these solutions help preschool teachers to cultivate a strong foundation for their kids within key learning areas: early math and science, early language and literacy, and social and emotional learning.

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Robotics Software Training Guidelines 109

techlearning

JUNE 12, 2018

drafts, hybrid – a combination of showcase and process portfolio When looking at learner’s digital portfolios, I want to add the following types to the mix (without excluding the previous three mentioned or the numerous others that can be found online, such as assessment portfolios, reflective portfolios, developmental portfolios, etc.)

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Guidelines Assessment Outcomes Video 52

Edsurge

MAY 30, 2017

The Maine DOE defines proficiency-based education as an academic assessment approach that requires students to demonstrate mastery of certain skills before they progress to the next lesson, get promoted to the next grade level, or receive a diploma.

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System Assessment Guidelines Meeting 96

Graphite Blog

JULY 17, 2018

The go-to method for guiding this practice is setting up district social media guidelines or policies. Establish baseline guidelines for protecting and respecting student privacy. Second, social media changes monthly, and it’s much easier to update a faculty handbook than a policy document.

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Social Media Policies Handbook Guidelines 40

techlearning

MARCH 20, 2018

. — March 20, 2018 — Schools are spending billions of dollars on Chromebooks, tablets, and other digital devices to support the delivery of personalized learning opportunities for students based on assessment data and analytics, but are they achieving a learning return on this investment?

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Mobile Learning Mobility Guidelines Chromebook 40

Graphite Blog

JULY 17, 2018

The go-to method for guiding this practice is setting up district social media guidelines or policies. Establish baseline guidelines for protecting and respecting student privacy. Second, social media changes monthly, and it’s much easier to update a faculty handbook than a policy document.

Social Media 40

Social Media Policies Handbook Guidelines 40

Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2017

The San Francisco-based education consulting firm hopes these guidelines will be adopted by schools from traditional universities to bootcamps. It calls for “independent, objective, and externally validated” assessments as a more credible form of learning evidence than grades or GPA, which it deems to be “too subjective.”.

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Outcomes Report Comparison Guidelines 94

Waterford

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

During the first month of school, send an introduction letter to parents with class guidelines and information about the upcoming year.[12] Here are a few ideas for items that you could include on the document: Strengths and weaknesses. To Involve Parents in the Assessment of the Child in Parent–Teacher Conferences: A Case Study.

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Conference How To Meeting Case Study 100

TeacherCast

OCTOBER 16, 2021

According to the Dictionary , a Mission Statement is: An official document that sets out the goals, purpose, and work of an organization. Your Instructional Coaching Department Mission Statement, in reflection of this definition, needs to be crafted as an official document and widely recognized in the school district by all members.

Professional Learning 68

Professional Learning Digital Learning EdTech Microsoft 68

Graphite Blog

AUGUST 7, 2020

However you decide to put it together, consider including the following: Documents from administration about state and local guidelines, distance learning, and school-issued devices. Get it in the mail or drop it by their home as soon as you can.

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How To Meeting Survey Video 98

Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2014

A running record, if you don''t know, is an assessment tool for a student''s reading progress and skills. Give students general guidelines and demonstrate the new method. Teachers can use Evernote to document feedback and growth. Getting to decide when they hit the record button gives them a feeling of control.

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Classroom Guidelines Conference Assessment 85

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

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.

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Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2019

Cluttered with confusing terminology, it and other densely worded documents are a surprisingly significant barrier to students — especially students who don’t have college counselors to help them or parents with higher educations. Sexual assault reporting guidelines, Marywood University.

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Handbook Education Study Report 112