Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

In the last two blogs, I have focused on strategies teachers can use to 1) assess prior knowledge before a lesson and 2) check for understanding during a lesson. I’ve suggested that teachers build mechanisms into their lessons to collect formative assessment data. Learning Log/Blog. Sketchnotes. Exit Ticket. Tell Me How.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2024

A playlist is a sequence of learning activities designed to move students toward a desired result. Most playlists culminate in a performance task or artifact intended to demonstrate students’ ability to transfer or apply what they learned working through the playlist.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

These consisted of sound classroom management, listing the learning objectives, and developing a lesson plan. For example, lessons can be divided into short exercises (two to four minutes) on slightly different but related topics. To me, instruction is what the adult does whereas learning is what the student does.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 20, 2020

Online learning utilizes technology to connect students and educators. Research and Markets predicted that the online education market will reach $230 billion by 2025 , and it’s possible that COVID-19 will further increase the popularity of online learning. In this post, we explore five benefits of online learning for educators.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JULY 25, 2021

[To celebrate our upcoming book, Leadership for Deeper Learning , I am publishing an excerpt each day for a week before its release. We interviewed leaders at 30 different ‘deeper learning’ schools around the world in 2019 and 2020. As you might imagine, we saw some fantastic leading, teaching, and learning.

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ProfHacker

MARCH 13, 2018

This post is co-authored with Sherif Osman ( @the_sosman ), CLT Senior Officer, Pedagogy and Assessment, Center for Learning and Teaching, American University in Cairo and Co-founder and Chief Learning Designer of ERGO Ed Design. Assessment. Digital Pedagogy, Digital Literacies and Blended/Online Learning.

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Linways Technologies

JANUARY 6, 2023

Every time we interact with them, we learn something new. To do so, they need to have a proper assessment strategy in place. In the absence of a clear mapping between program outcomes and assessment tools, student achievement of program outcomes is inaccurate and unreliable.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Today, because of the changes in education, the use of games to reinforce learning, to teach, and to engage students in their own education has become one of the most effective tools to bridge the gap between school-based and remote learning. It’s called Game Based Learning (GBL). Good example of GBL: SplashLearn .

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 17, 2022

Have students complete interactive activities and exercises online. There are a number of websites that offer interactive activities and exercises for students to complete in order to prepare for their exams. I think that having digital versions of textbooks can enhance students’ learning in a number of ways.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

As this school year approaches an end and students start to plan on college life, the Ask a Tech Teacher team has suggestions on how to make that work well: Balancing Academics and Social Life in College College life is an exhilarating journey filled with learning, discovery, and growth. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Key points: Traditional classroom learning is now modernizing Debates remain about online vs. classroom learning Stay up to date on the latest in classroom learning trends Classroom learning remains a cornerstone of education, fostering a dynamic environment where students engage with peers and instructors in real-time.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

These strategies empower students to effectively acquire, retain, and apply knowledge, fostering lifelong learning skills essential for personal and professional development. Let’s explore the question: What are the 6 learning strategies for students? What are the 6 types of learning strategies?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Schoolzilla, the company perhaps best known for its Mosaic dashboard product, has found a new home with Renaissance Learning , a Wisconsin Rapids, Wisc.-based based provider of instructional software and formative assessment tools that is on a buying spree. -based company up for acquisition talks. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JULY 14, 2022

SmartMusic library features a huge collection of predefined practice exercises and sight-reading assignments with automatic scoring and instant feedback. They can also record their performance externally and upload it to the site to submit for assessment. Next, set up the general parameters for your assignments (e.g.,

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Steve Albrecht in our " Library Service, Safety, & Security" section of Library 2.0 : "The "Best Boss – Worst Boss" Exercise: Assessing Yourself as a Library Leader" One way to think about how to be a better library leader is to think about who was a good leader for you. A useful exercise in improving your leadership skills.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

When it comes to blended learning, it is essential first to have an underlying understanding as to why this pedagogical strategy is valuable in the classroom. The same could be said if all kids are learning the same thing at the same time in the same way. Let’s take a step back before diving into the nuts and bolts.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 17, 2017

What many people also don’t realize is that even though all eyes were on the digital aspects of our transformation, it was the continuous focus on improving teaching and learning that ultimately led to results. Additionally, my admin team and I conducted learning walks every day.

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The Web20Classroom

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

Recently Shaelynn Farnsworth and I had a great and engaging discussion on the topic of Formative Assessment for ACER Education. Some of the highlights: What Is Formative Assessment —As you can tell from our video, there are many ways to describe formative assessment. Formative Assessments should not be graded assessments.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Evaluation is intеgral, prompting individuals to assess thе crеdibility and rеlеvancе of information, sourcеs, and argumеnts. Thеsе exercises not only stimulate cognitive dеvеlopmеnt but also foster a sense of curiosity and an еagеrnеss to explore various perspectives. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 19, 2020

The Difference Between Personalized Learning And Individualized Learning. What is the difference between personalized learning and individualized learning? While both concepts support meeting students’ learning needs, they serve different purposes. contributed by John McCarthy, EdS. Differentiation Defined.

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Edsurge

JULY 22, 2020

Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it. The latest results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress found that scores for eight-grade students on civics, history and geography exams all dipped from 2014 to 2018. And perform worse on tests. Or, during an election year, volunteering to get people to vote.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2022

Moreover, I have learned more from my teaching colleagues on Twitter than in any professional development sessions I attended. A challenging exercise for students using the hashtag concept is to develop a relevant hashtag for a particular event or lesson concept. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 29, 2015

By Mike Chapple Learn about tools used for these exercises and the insights they can provide.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Over the course of my career, I’ve learned what makes a good ESL program (and a bad one). I learned quickly what the recruiter meant. For one thing, the curriculum I was expected to teach asserted that learning English is a matter of memorization. What were the students learning, beyond rote memorization?

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Iterating Toward Openness

MAY 12, 2022

Here are a few brief thoughts about why improving student learning is so hard to do. Improving student learning requires changing student behavior – changing the things students do in order to learn. Faculty can promote student learning only by influencing what students do.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 31, 2013

Kanchan Chellani, currently a math teacher at New Milford High School , is a strong believer in making the learning process fun, interactive, and meaningful for students. To engage students in her classroom, Mrs. Chellani has utilized a variety of tools to help her develop an interactive, student-centered learning environment.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

What are examples of technology tools in learning? Learning management systems, virtual reality applications, and adaptive learning platforms are just a few examples revolutionizing traditional teaching methods as students are learning in the digital age. What are digital technology tools?

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Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

In alternative grading systems that follow the Four Pillars framework , students have clearly defined standards for what they need to learn and how to demonstrate that they’ve learned it; and reattempts without penalty so that they can take the helpful feedback they receive from us, process it, and iterate on it.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Key points: Standardized tests aren’t inclusive and often lead to unnecessary stress Educators should shift focus from standardized tests to ensuring students become independent learners See related article: What’s the state of K-12 assessment? The pressure to align curricula with the test format has led to a prioritization of short-stories.

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Hapara

JUNE 17, 2022

One of the most inspiring ways to do this is using project based learning (PBL). It connects learning to real-world contexts, honors student voice and choice and allows students to build transferable skills such as critical thinking, giving and receiving feedback, collaboration, communication and project management.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 19, 2020

For instance, why not use 3D printing to teach geometry, why not have a drone in the classroom and show students how helicopters work, and why not use artificial intelligence to improve learning processes and assessment tools? In the near future, artificial intelligence will be an essential tool for personalized learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 8, 2023

With this relatively inexpensive kit, a wide age range of students learn about seemingly complicated topics such as insulators, conductors, resistance, and parallel and series circuits. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. This is ready to go out of the box which means no soldering required.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 11, 2023

These plans may include: Strategies and protocols to address potential threats Emergency response procedures Evacuation plans Effective communication strategies Schoolsafety.gov provides a Safety Readiness Tool with a series of 10 questions covering the following topics: Designated staff School climate Reporting systems Threat assessment Emergency (..)

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2019

STEM courses are a central component to K–12 learning , but incorporating STEM into the classroom can be difficult. Learner: Teaching computational thinking is as much a learning exercise for educators as it is for their students. At one time, educators believed STEM was best taught through classes specific to these subjects. .

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Waterford

JANUARY 10, 2024

Read on to learn how to build and sustain trust between teachers and administrators in your work as an educational leader. If your teachers are interested in learning more about literacy development, for example, you could consider holding a science of reading training session.

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2020

Online learning has moved to the front stage as 90 percent of high-income countries are using it as the primary means of educational continuity amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Department of Education, Richard is a go-to person for exploring the shift we are experiencing in learning today. I certainly hope this will be true.

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EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

As Rachel’s story illustrates, in addition to being outstanding assessment tools, rubrics perform another, equally important function. They are an excellent medium for teaching and learning, particularly in writing, STEM, and other subjects that require critical thinking and analysis. . A GPS for Student Learning.

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