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Formative Assessment is Key to Being Responsive

Catlin Tucker

Some students will need additional support, scaffolds, feedback, or reteaching to understand key concepts and apply specific strategies, processes, or skills. Formative assessment is a process of gathering information about students’ understanding and their progress toward firm standards-aligned learning goals.

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3 Reasons Teachers Should Use the Playlist Model

Catlin Tucker

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. You listen to a sequence of songs in a particular order.

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Cultivating Independent and Collaborative Meaning-Making

Catlin Tucker

In my work helping teachers to shift from whole group, teacher-led lessons to differentiated small group student-centered learning experiences, I am asked questions that seem grounded in the belief that students cannot learn without the teacher. They are modeling strategies, processes, and skills.

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Formative Assessment: Collecting Data & Designing Differentiated Learning Experiences in Class or Online

Catlin Tucker

I’ve taught in person, online, and in blended learning environments. Teachers learn so much from listening to their students engaging in conversation or observing them as they work through a problem or task. 1 Articulate Clear Learning Goals and Objectives. Learning isn’t like lining up for a race.

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Districts Pivot Their Strategies to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism During Distance Learning

Edsurge

By comparison, the state of California reported a 12 percent chronic absenteeism rate among students in 2018-2019, representing 676,000 students. Distance learning began March 23. In addition to causing learning gaps, absenteeism also has budget implications. percent (about 10,000 students) in the 2017-2018 school year, to 15.1

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Embracing diversity in the classroom: Strategies for inclusive education

Hapara

When learners feel inadequate in comparison to peers, they may participate less and/or become increasingly isolated. The intentional use of edtech to promote inclusion Through education technology, schools and districts can promote an equitable learning environment that supports diverse populations during these volatile times.

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Student and Teacher Motivational Needs in the School Setting

User Generated Education

Motivation is not only important in its own right; it is also an important predictor of learning and achievement. Students who are more motivated to learn persist longer, produce higher quality effort, learn more deeply, and perform better in classes and on standardized tests. McClellands’ Learning Needs Theory.