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Relevant Thinking and Learner Success

A Principal's Reflections

Educators should use the framework as a dynamic tool to scaffold instruction and assessment while moving to more personalized pedagogies. Starting with Quadrant A, students can build a solid knowledge base, which serves as a springboard into higher-level thinking and application.

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Tech Tip #169: What is Digital Literacy?

Ask a Tech Teacher

Here are the sixteen transformative tools, activities, and/or knowledge bases digitally-literate students should be comfortable using: annotation tool. sharing digitally to build knowledge. sharing digitally to build knowledge. More on Digital Literacy: How to Assess Digital Literacy. Sounds simple. social media.

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How NOT to Assess Student Writing

Ask a Tech Teacher

In my school, every teacher assesses writing. Conduct research based on focused questions that demonstrate understanding of the subject. Gather relevant information, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism. Use technology to produce and publish writing.

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169 Tech Tip #151: 8 Popular Year-long Assessments

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Today’s tip: #151–8 Popular Year-long Assessments. Category: ASSESSMENTS. Assess them anecdotally regularly to track progress. Effort —assess student tech knowledge based on process not product. Teaching others —expect students to share their knowledge with classmates. ‘

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What is Constructivism and How Does it Fit Your Class?

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Constructivism 1) encourages students to use active techniques (such as experimentation and problem solving) to build their knowledge base and then reflect on and/or talk about how that is changing; and 2) encourages teachers to guide activities that address and/or build on student conceptions. Guiding Principles of Constructivism.

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What Is Prior Knowledge and Why it Matters?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

In this post, we will delve into the intricacies of prior knowledge, guided by significant research findings, discuss some of its types and examples, and explore how this understanding can transform educational practices. The implications of these findings are far-reaching for educators and researchers.

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Scaffolding Questions to Develop Deeper Understanding

A Principal's Reflections

The message that I try to convey is that technology should not be separate from sound instructional design, but instead serve as a ubiquitous entity that supports or enhances curriculum, instruction, and assessment. Of these five components, questioning techniques are something teachers and administrators can work to improve in every lesson.