EdTech Magazine

APRIL 18, 2023

A year or so into the pandemic, the Tennessee district had completed a detailed needs assessment that spanned every school and classroom. Now, through the federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund, KCS was about to receive more than $114 million to spend on a wide range of learning improvement projects.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 30, 2017

When I send home the parent survey (via Google Form) at the start of the school year, I always ask parents if they are interested in lending their expertise and time to be on a panel or assess student work. I find it interesting that most teachers at the secondary level do not ask parents to come into the classroom to help out.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 4, 2021

assessments to priority standards. Be bold by questioning current assessments and their purpose to determine if you need them all. With the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund, Congress has made money available to school districts to tackle the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2024

/PRNewswire/ — IXL, the award-winning personalized learning platform used by 16 million students, has been named a High Quality Evidence-Based Instructional Material for Early Literacy by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 2, 2023

Abolishing the routine of announced observations, having teachers provide artifacts of evidence to show the bigger picture since you can never see all that is done in a single observation, and prioritizing the collection assessments over lesson plans can also be effective. We then share collective insight while processing the feedback.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 28, 2020

On the other side of this tension are secondary teachers with 150+ students. Most secondary teachers are still employing a teacher-centric approach to their jobs. However, it was not until I changed the way I approached feedback, assessment, and parent communication that I had an epiphany.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 29, 2020

In this session, we’ll share where we are now, emotional trauma and learning, how effective distance learning compares to face to face learning, how to take your class online, accessibility and equity, assessment, and project-based learning. in Secondary Education from Ball State University. She received her M.Ed.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 20, 2020

Instead, I would like teachers to focus on supporting the process and providing students with actionable feedback they can use to improve their work before the teacher assesses it. Teachers working with secondary students can use scheduling software, like Calendy , to streamline the sign-up process for real-time feedback sessions. #2

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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. The third piece to this puzzle is a post-lesson reflection.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 26, 2014

When it comes to educational technology I often get the feeling that the learning is often secondary. The assessment and feedback pieces are also critical. His tweet contained this message, "Don''t let the device drive instruction. Let it support learning." It also equates into a huge wast of money.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Create Balanced Academic Assessments. While a score on a standardized test can provide some access for students from a post-secondary perspective, it cannot be the only thing that defines a school and a school district,” said Schuler. . Superintendents need to give teachers permission to do more than teach for a test , said Schuler.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Thinking routines offer more than just a structured pathway for students to delve into their thinking and explore the content deeply; they also serve as a window into their cognitive processes, offering invaluable formative assessment data. This phase underscores the significance of critical evaluation, research skills, and reasoning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 15, 2021

How Do We Leverage Pre-Assessment Skills Meaningfully? In this session, we’ll share where we are now, emotional trauma and learning, how effective distance learning compares to face-to-face learning, how to take your class online, accessibility and equity, assessment, and project-based learning. Dawn Stansbury. She received her M.Ed.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

This goes for secondary students too! If I grade something, it is an assessment. A lot of the work my kids do in a station rotation lesson is practice or preparation for an assessment. Click here for more on grouping strategies and organizing groups. 3) Decide on a strategy for transitions. I don’t grade practice.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 14, 2020

For example, an elementary teacher may want to focus on a specific season or weather pattern while a secondary teacher might focus on cell division or energy sustainability. First, teachers will want to select the topic to be the focus of this choice board. Next, teachers must organize the learning experience.

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eSchool News

MAY 31, 2023

(CAE), a leader in designing innovative performance tasks for measurement and instruction of higher order skills, today announced the immediate availability of its College and Career Readiness Assessment (CCRA+) through a non-exclusive partnership with Pearson [FTSE: PSON.L], the world’s leading learning company.

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Hapara

APRIL 8, 2025

Providing an equitable educational experience Supporting a diverse community Tmaki College is the original Manaiakalani Secondary School in New Zealand. This platform is where he and other educators place all of their class resources and assessments. Moyes says, I can see you last opened this assessment last week.

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Insight Education Group

MARCH 30, 2022

Schools are realizing the very real presence of Secondary Trauma Stress (STS). Secondary Trauma Stress or compassion fatigue is defined by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network as the “emotional duress that results when an individual hears about the firsthand trauma experiences of another. Professional development opportunities.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 17, 2018

The teacher-led station provides valuable opportunities for small group instruction and coaching, but there are days when I want to do side-by-side assessments or work with individual students who are struggling. These are just a few of the concerns I hear when I work with secondary teachers on the Station Rotation Model.

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Waterford

JULY 7, 2022

Graduate from high school and attend post-secondary education[2]. Analysis of Parental Involvement and Self-Esteem on Secondary School Students in Kieni West Sub-County, Nyeri County, Kenya.” Parental involvement in middle school: a meta-analytic assessment of the strategies that promote achievement.” Wairimu, M.J., Sheldon, S.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 12, 2022

I found that students were happy using the technology, but some would rather complete work pen to paper or do an assessment/project without the technology. . Departments may also use this approach at the secondary level and at grade levels for the elementary level.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 13, 2021

But the truth is that many podcasts that appeal to adults can also be used in secondary classrooms. In addition, there should be multiple points for assessment and reflection along the way. Another option is to use the Leela Kids app to search for podcasts based on age level and other criteria.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 12, 2024

When assessing the students' work, the grading rubric should take into account their contribution to the assignment, while also imposing penalties for spelling and grammar errors. Accuracy Assessment Prompt: “Hey MacMaster Max, are the steps in my [specific task] accurate? Rubric Points: Up to 25 points for clarity.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2022

The discussion was based on the research of primary and secondary documents and was quite creative. I assigned students to develop a running conversation between historical personalities such as Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton for a quick formative assessment for one lesson.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 6, 2018

The primary goal has been to take a critical lens to instructional design with a focus on increasing the level of questioning, imparting relevance through authentic contexts and interdisciplinary connections, creating rigorous performance tasks, innovating assessment, and improving learner feedback. I loved this activity for so many reasons.

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Digital Promise

MAY 14, 2019

The results of large-scale tests may be used by schools or policy-makers to make important decisions such as grouping students by ability or assessing how well schools are doing. Across Canada, researchers and educators have documented the need to transform how the provinces assess literacy and consider more innovative designs.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2022

Students Perform on the Most Recent Assessments?” She has published articles in the Wisconsin English Journal and has spoken at state and national conferences on aspects of secondary literacy. . ” America’s reading problem: Scores were dropping even before the pandemic: remote classes made things worse.”

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eSchool News

JUNE 10, 2025

Today, Finland routinely ranks near the top of international assessments, but the United States lags behind and is also burdened by inequity, over-testing, and fractured policy. Rather than inundating students with standardized tests, Finland focused on formative assessments, collaboration, and professional trust.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

MAY 17, 2025

Once you give it objectives, potential material to utilize via uploads, and/or standards, Flint begins an assessment by probing what students know, coaxing them when they struggle. You could also just provide the standard you are wanting to assess. A quiz in Flint is really a conversation between the student and the AI.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Do you have a secondary network connection? Do you have secondary switches and access to the internet to retrieve information? Six years later, CDW has more people who can help with a free threat assessment and a plan to address any vulnerabilities. I developed the disaster recovery system for Bridgeport schools back in 2013.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

As a result, more students than ever need assessments. Schools are grappling with clearing a backlog of assessments while striving to assess every student accurately. There is a focus on acceleration, challenging teachers to help students reach mastery and fill holes while trying to stay on pace to hit end-of-year assessments.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 10, 2019

When Kodak launched its newest 3D printer, the company partnered with learnbylayers to offer high-quality lessons, projects and assessments for educational purchasers. Robo , which designs 3D printers for classrooms, teamed up with MyStemKits.com to offer K–12 educators printers with more than 240 built-in 3D STEM lessons. .

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Turnitin

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Customer Story University of Leeds widely adopts Gradescope for online assessment With campuswide digital transformation in mind, rollout to thousands of faculty across disciplines took only two months, far quicker than anticipated. Course assessment Transform grading into learning for diverse student and educator needs.

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Neo LMS

MAY 19, 2020

To quote a study on Evolllution , “60 percent of respondents said technology has fundamentally changed post-secondary teaching and learning. With the Internet and unprecedented access to information, the education sector continues to grow exponentially. Read more: 4 Examples of the best digital access initiatives. Work interdepartmentally.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Assignments Due : Specify any assignments, quizzes, or other assessments that are due for this class session. One Class at a Time In secondary, I have found it is best to generate lesson plans one class at a time. Assignments Due : Specify any assignments, quizzes, or other assessments that are due for this class session.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 16, 2025

One more: A 2019 NAEP writing assessment found only 27% of 8th graders scored proficient or above, unchanged from 2011. Spelling Force is an online spelling program designed for students from Year 1 to Year 10, although it is most commonly used in primary and lower secondary classrooms. What is Spelling Force?

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Author of Teaching Mythology Exposed: Helping Teachers Create Visionary Classroom Perspective, Blogging for Educators, Teaching Students to Self Assess: How do I help students grow as learners?, She has made the Bammy Awards finals for Secondary High School Educator in 2014 and for blogging in 2015.

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