The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 11, 2022

My goal is to read books for an hour each night. In this episode, I wanted to share some of the books that have me thinking this summer. It is a wide assortment of books that I've linked to at the bottom of the show. Episode 787 My Favorite Books of Summer 2022 Vicki Davis, @coolcatteacher - Your Show Host.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 10, 2018

Sean Nank’s research shows that the single biggest method for improving learning with iPads is to use online formative assessments. However, his formative assessments have a twist — students are all answering DIFFERENT math questions. This intriguing research is a must listen for any school with access to technology.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 29, 2019

That means we shouldn’t just use edtech to replace worksheets, run “drill and kill” exercises, or crunch assessment performance numbers. Students can access learning materials outside of school. Ensuring internet access outside of school. Technology will help create equity in schools when it’s used powerfully.

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ViewSonic Education

MAY 28, 2019

Quick Take: Overview of educational assessment tools focusing on Summative assessment and Formative assessment. A comparison of summative assessment and formative assessment. The main components of being an educator are preparation, teaching, and assessment. How to explain summative assessment.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Our decisions need to focus on helping students by designing assessments and ways to show what they have learned while also promoting voice and choice in learning. Which tools assist us by providing access to real-time feedback? Some of our favorites include Buncee , Book Creator , Genially , and Story Jumper.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Dr. Douglas Fisher, co-author of the best-selling book Rebound, Grades K-12: A Playbook for Rebuilding Agency, Accelerating Learning Recovery, and Rethinking Schools. Request free access today at teach.tract.app with the access code COOLCATTEACHER. 4 Key Factors for Fantastic Formative Assessment.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Both the math and reading sessions focused on how edtech could be used during independent work, formative assessment, and pedagogically-sound blended learning. Below you will see the specific tools I provided during each session. Some aren't new, but others might be. Please feel free to share your suggestions in the comments section below.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 17, 2018

Julie Hembree and her students are sending Books to Africa. Screencastify is an essential tool for making flipped lessons, student videos and creative formative assessments. Books to Africa and My Personal Transformation to a Global Educator. All Children Should Have Equal Access To Education. But that’s not all.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

The goal of UDL is to design “barrier-free, instructionally rich learning environments and lessons that provide access to all students” (Nelson, 2). These routines shift students from a passive role in receiving learning objectives, academic goals, and assessment scores to generating their own. Engagement.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2020

Ongoing assessment is necessary for student success. These assessments provide data on our learners’ progress and knowledge of the content. Below is a list of free web tools and apps to quickly assess your students on a regular basis. Formative Assessment Tools and Apps. Subscribe for FREE to receive regular updates!

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 11, 2021

So, if a teacher wants to present information, UDL encourages them to present that information in multiple formats, allowing students to engage with information in a way that feels accessible. All of these adjustments can make the information more accessible. They can find a podcast (e.g., How can you proactively remove those barriers?

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 3, 2021

There are many different pathways to accomplish this goal that I discuss in detail in the book. While the elements above are undoubtedly essential, it should be noted that not every lesson, assignment, or assessment will include all of these. Pedagogical leadership can pave the way.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 4, 2024

June 4th-6th: Buy any K-8 School License get 2 free print books of the grade level you purchased (Please note: new orders only; domestic or freight-forwarders only) Usually, you get one desk copy for each grade level included in your school license. We’ll send the extra books. What is a school license?

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

That has to change, argues author Dan Wuori in his new book, “ The Daycare Myth: What We Get Wrong About Early Care and Education (and What We Should Do About It). ” Wuori’s arguments throughout the concise, 101-page book are premised on what he calls “The Three Simple Truths of Early Development”: Learning begins in utero and never stops.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Remember that students cannot see your screen when they go into breakout rooms, so post instructions and directions online where students can access them. Encourage self-assessment. Engagement is a complex puzzle composed of many pieces, including interest, agency, access, relationships, feedback, etc. for a unit or text.

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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.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Instead, students have a repository of on-demand videos they can access any time from anywhere. Screencastify allows you to insert multiple-choice questions to check for understanding and collective formative assessment. Teachers do not lose precious class time repeating instruction, models, and directions.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 16, 2017

If you’d like to get your students to create their own video walkthroughs or tutorials then check out my book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies: 10 Ways to Launch EdTech Missions. Edpuzzle and PlayPosit are two of the most popular educational tools for creating video quizzes and assessments.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 20, 2021

Monica is the author of Deeper Learning with QR Codes and Augmented Reality: A Scannable Solution for Your Classroom (Corwin Press, 2016) and #FormativeTech: Meaningful, Sustainable, and Scannable Formative Assessment with Technology (Corwin Press, 2017).

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 14, 2022

Simply put, acceleration “builds on what students know as a way to access new learning.” And such we must do as James Arthur Sherman's book Rejection said. Vicki Davis: Simply put, acceleration builds on what students know as a way to access new learning. Department of Education. It isn't about catching up right now.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 15, 2020

Course: Designing Blended Learning for Student Engagement and Achievement “By the end of the course, you will be able to design and implement meaningful blended learning experiences with objective-aligned assessments and activities that foster core 21st-century skills.” Check out the course 17.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 15, 2020

These tools allow multiple ways for all students to participate, are amazing assessment tools, and require no registration for students. Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! You can even access Flocabulary lessons and integrate Flipgrid.

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Hapara

MARCH 12, 2025

For example, in math, learners watch videos, and in English language arts, they may listen to books on their Chromebooks or complete digital activities. Thats why Focus Sessions are helpful to keep learners from visiting websites outside of an assessment. So in that case, I have them focus only on the test. It was just super quick.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 2, 2022

get 3 free print books of the grade level you purchased. We’ll send the extra books. provide access to full text PDF (or videos where relevant) from every digital device in your school, 24 hours a day. provide multiple authentic and organic formative and summative assessments. What is a school license?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 9, 2023

In 2022 she became the CEO of Tools for Schools, the developers of Book Creator – an inclusive, creative edtech tool. For example, the Curriculum Access Team at Cincinnati Public Schools has been using Book Creator to ensure that every student has access to their learning. Luckily, Lainey Franks agrees with me.

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EdTechTeacher

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

By Dan Kemp from the Book Creator Team. It makes sense – when used well they can help scaffold learning, practice skills and help with assessment. It makes sense – when used well they can help scaffold learning, practice skills and help with assessment. Learn more: How to import your PDF into Book Creator.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 19, 2021

Additionally, I recommend having words from a chapter or section of your book for those who need a word bank. In this case, words from the book or handouts words can be helpful since the word bank does not appear on the page. However, either method can be used successfully depending on what you’re trying to teach and assess.

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Edsurge

JULY 29, 2020

Even during the pandemic’s early days, some professors decided to toss out their grade books , figuring that high-stress assessments weren’t appropriate given the uncertain circumstances, which saw students sent away from campuses, sometimes without tech tools or internet access.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

However, there are many tools that are out there that can be helpful, especially if the teacher and students have access to technology. Pre-tests are quick ways to assess ability levels. Epic is also a favorite way to read books online. Read more: Implementing differentiated instruction: the good and the bad.

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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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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 20, 2020

In my most recent book, Balance with Blended Learning , I have a chapter dedicated to providing real-time feedback as students work. 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.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 22, 2020

In my book, Balance with Blended Learning , I invite teachers to reimagine teaching and learning by partnering with students. The LINCspring platform offers educators access to coaches, like myself, as well as online templates, tools, and resources that help you implement these new ideas.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 6, 2019

There is lots of value in this book and a great deal of information that validates what we know about good leadership and strong school organizations. What I liked about the book. All are critically-important components of robust, future-ready schools and each gets substantial coverage in their respective book chapters.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 14, 2018

I’ve also included information about how I assessed the portfolio. This portfolio doesn’t need to have been started at the beginning of the year and only takes about 1 or 2 class periods for students to complete depending on your setup and technology access. Just follow the instructions below.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Adaptive Learning : Related to personalization, AI platforms can continuously assess student performance and adjust the level or type of instruction for each student. Automated Grading: AI can automate the scoring of assessment tests, homework, essays and other assignments. Strict regulations are needed to protect student privacy.

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Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2020

It has disabled our education system, creating challenges to educational access, barriers to student academic progress and strains on teachers’ and students’ physical and emotional well-being. Simultaneously, educators needed to identify what content students needed, how to organize it and how to help students access it.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2024

And a growing body of research, popularized by the Jonathan Haidt book “The Anxious Generation,” argues that smartphone and social media use harms the mental health of teenagers. One commenter even suggested just giving up on doing tests and assignments and trying to find new ways of assessing student knowledge. “I

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