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3 Reasons Teachers Should Use the Playlist Model

Catlin Tucker

I’ve even constructed entire units of study in a playlist to allow students to move through it at a pace that works for them. As students work through the playlist, teachers can gather formative assessment data to identify those who might benefit most from one-on-one attention.

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Alan November Shares A Mind Blowing New Idea in Assessment

The CoolCatTeacher

Today Alan November @globalearner shares an assessment idea that is gaining steam. In today’s ThoughtLeader Thursday, start thinking about this new idea in assessment. In today’s show, Alan November discusses a groundbreaking new assessment strategy to make you think: The origins of this strategy. Listen Now.

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?Social Studies Should Teach Students for Tomorrow, Not the Past

Edsurge

In fact, this question has become the cornerstone of my personal educational philosophy, and a guiding principle for my team of high school social studies educators at Fairfax County Public Schools. Years ago, social studies classes used to focus on memorizing dates, names, and intricate details of historical events. They shouldn’t.

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Free Digital Formative Assessment Tools… Important Thoughts Before Implementing

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

As you might know there are some amazing formative assessment tools on the web. Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? s of workshops and presentations. Not only can the formative assessment process be engaging, it can also be owned by students.

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Virtual Learning Done Right

A Principal's Reflections

It can become the hub for all lessons, videos, activities, assessments, student work, and SEL check-ins using Google or Canvas forms. Professional Learning Typical means of professional development (PD) such as drive-by events, one-off workshops, or book studies, while having value, will not lead to impactful virtual learning at scale.

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Awesome Assessment App Smash: Google Drawings and Google Forms

EdTechTeacher

In my work as an instructor for EdTechTeacher, I have the pleasure of working with teachers from all over the country in both face-to-face workshops and online learning modules. In Biotechnology, students need to know the main organelles of the cell, something they have studied in biology since middle school.

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How to Plan an AWESOME Book Study!

Shake Up Learning

The post How to Plan an AWESOME Book Study! How to Plan an AWESOME Book Study! Book studies are a great way to level up your professional learning! I get a lot of questions about different ways to run book studies for educators, how to choose a book, what tools to use, and how to keep your group engaged. I hope not.

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