The Web20Classroom

JULY 21, 2017

Next we will examine some ideas on how to get the most out of any conference you attend this summer or beyond. From there we will look at Formative Assessment and how easy it is to do today. Then I’ll give you some ideas on how to better engage parents this upcoming school year. Mainly, embracing formative assessment.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 4, 2011

With the first month of the school year in the books, I am extremely pleased with how more staff members are embracing educational technology and effectively integrating a variety of tools into instruction. At New Milford High School we clearly articulate that technology is a powerful tool.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 10, 2013

For years we have embraced the effective integration of technology to enhance the teaching and learning process. For a final project, each student had to create brochures and posters using technology tools to accompany a written paper detailing their trip. Challenge problems were given for students who mastered the material quickly.

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WJU EdTech

MARCH 10, 2015

The Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) is a leading proponent of the Universal Design for Learning (UDL). “Universal design for learning (UDL) is a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn. It begins with assessment.

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 27, 2016

As a teacher, and now as a provider of instructional technology professional development, I find that using five simple strategies can guide educators toward providing the most effective PD. If your educational technology doesn't match their lessons and units, then your clever technology integration ideas may be for naught.

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 27, 2016

As a teacher, and now as a provider of instructional technology professional development, I find that using five simple strategies can guide educators toward providing the most effective PD. If your educational technology doesn't match their lessons and units, then your clever technology integration ideas may be for naught.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

But how can we know what they know without depending on hand raising and verbal feedback from just a few students? Formative assessment is the answer. Formative assessment can supercharge your classroom learning. Technology can make formative assessment easier for you. Show Notes: What is formative assessment?

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Educator Innovator

AUGUST 26, 2014

As the new school year begins, articles and resources dedicated to helping teachers develop curriculum and assessments aligned to the Common Core literacy standards are popping up everywhere. View technology as a tool—don’t let it become the answer. . This was originally posted at Common Sense Graphite.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 11, 2012

A few weeks ago, I made a commitment to visit schools that are using social media, smartphones, texting, and other digital technologies, as a vital part of daily classroom instruction. The only criterion that I had was the school had to be entrenched in their use of the above-mentioned technologies.

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