The Innovative Educator

JANUARY 3, 2013

Recently Kris Nielsen , the Teacher Dropout I featured on my blog last month, wrote this to me on Facebook: A while back, I asked you if you saw any redeeming qualities about CCSS. We talked about the future, the upcoming tests by the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC), and we even did some hands-on math demonstrations.

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wwwatanabe

FEBRUARY 8, 2014

It can be used as an authentic assessment. Common Core Standards Many specific content standards can be addressed through digital stories. Here are some of the Common Core Standards that digital storytelling and digital stories address: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.6 CCSS.ELA-Literacy Language.6.3b

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Kathy Schrock

JANUARY 1, 2014

Students see them on Facebook and on advertiser’s pages. How can the use of infographics be used to address the Common Core State Standards? The second way infographics can be incorporated into teaching and learning is by having students create an infographic as a formative or summative assessment.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

For Common Core schools: How do they prepare students to succeed with online testing? End-of-year assessments of the Common Core grade-level standards are delivered online. How can parents track assessment such as grades, submitted classwork, and class behavior issues? This isn’t an uncommon concern.

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Edsurge

MAY 29, 2019

Any “spare” time I had (the time my friends used to advance their careers, take Yoga, connect on Facebook) I spent lesson planning, rereading literature and grading papers. When assessing return, teachers look for the following: Will It Help Meet Learning Objectives? Does it meet subject- and grade-level Common Core standards?

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Educator Innovator

AUGUST 26, 2014

This was originally posted at Common Sense Graphite. As the new school year begins, articles and resources dedicated to helping teachers develop curriculum and assessments aligned to the Common Core literacy standards are popping up everywhere. And Facebook is over ).

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wwwatanabe

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

It can be used as an authentic assessment. Common Core Standards Many specific content standards can be addressed through digital stories. Here are some of the Common Core Standards that digital storytelling and digital stories address: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.6 How else does this post connect with you?

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

As a well-respected writer on both the NCTM Focal Points and Common Core State Standards, Fennell served as President of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) from 2006–2008 and was a founding member of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators. ABOUT hand2mind. For more information, please visit www.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 22, 2015

Creating an online graphic organizer on the animal kingdom doesn’t necessarily conflate with knowing how to compare-contrast (a skill mentioned thirty-eight times by Common Core between kindergarten and eighth grade). Let students discover how to use word processing tools authentically and organically.

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The Web20Classroom

JUNE 12, 2015

From there, login via Facebook, Google or Twitter to get started. Simply type in the search term on appoLearning, or browse by subject, grade-level, device and Common Core Standard, to find a list of vetted resources. Creating a Collection couldn’t be easier. Click or tap “Create a Collection” to get started.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 29, 2015

Welcome to post number five in a series devoted to formative learning (assessment). Part 5: Over 35 Formative Assessment Tools To Enhance Formative Learning Opportunities. Interactive Tools for Formative Assessment. What might have George Washington’s Twitter or Facebook account looked like… imagine the followers!

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The 21st Century Principal

JUNE 24, 2013

The Core Six: Essential Strategies for Achieving Excellence with the Common Core by Matthew J. Thomas Dewing, and Matthew Perini seem to do just that in their book The Core Six: Essential Strategies for Achieving Excellence with Common Core. Perini, Thomas Dewing, and Harvey F. What would those six tools be?

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Marketplace K-12

APRIL 4, 2016

A new project that seeks to “fundamentally rethink” the role that assessments play in student learning has issued 12 grants to schools, districts, and other awardees focused on fashioning makeovers of testing systems. The Assessment for Learning Project is focused on re-imagining assessment in a number of ways.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Formative assessment tools like Padlet , Socrative , Quizizz , and Kahoot! We began examining the details of the Common Core State Standards years before their rollout in school districts. Many interesting groups have presences on Facebook, too. Design thinking for stimulating creative problem solving.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2017

It’s a question of curation—finding the best content, adapting it for classroom use, integrating it with existing curriculum, incorporating assessment and rubrics, and so on. The answers to those questions are fairly simple; resources designed to reinforce these skills are readily available. Are your students future ready?

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TeacherCast

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Use Edusight on the web to manage assessment, grading, and standards seamlessly (includes Common Core, Next Generation Science Standards, and state standards). Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/edusight. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/edusight. Upcoming: Google Classroom integration. Links of Interest.

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eSchool News

MARCH 30, 2015

When it finds material from its Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) Common Core tests, Pearson notifies state education officials. Assessments McClatchy Preparing for Common Core Assessments Top News Viewpoint Facebook lawyer PARCC social media testing Twitter'

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Graphite Blog

APRIL 19, 2021

As teachers and students adapted to remote learning, a number of tools saw huge increases in search traffic on the Common Sense Education site: Google's Jamboard , an interactive whiteboard app; Lalilo , a K–2 literacy program; and Mathgames , which has games and quizzes aligned to the Common Core Standards.

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Learning in Hand

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Technology Integration and the Common Core by Andrew Miller The CCSS call us to integrate technology in intentional and meaningful ways to have students meet rigorous standards. See examples at varying grade levels of successful PBL projects aligned to Common Core and ISTE NET Standards and for various subject areas.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

A network of charter schools in California and Washington developed the Summit Learning Program for their students almost a decade ago; the model got a boost in 2014 from Facebook engineers after Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, visited a Summit middle school. Related: The messy reality of personalized learning.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Close CEO Using Facebook and Twitter as Online Classrooms: Connecting Educators and Learners Around the Globe - Pierre Moncal and Katrina Ingco - BEEd Special Education Undergraduate 8:00pm A Student-Led Virtual Technology Conference? Najwa Chalabi One World: Many Stories - Patricia Davis, Ph.D.

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eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2023

Lexia Aspire Professional Learning courses are aligned with the International Dyslexia Association’s Knowledge and Practice Standards for Teachers of Reading, and the Bridge to Application resources are also aligned with the Common Core State Standards and other state standards. For more information, visit www.lexialearning.com.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2012

Mortenson Creating a 24/7 Professional Development Model by Josh Allen Creating a Library Website to Support Information Literacy Needs by Luann Edwards Creating ePortfolios using Weebly by Valerie R. by Sandra Bassendowski If It''s Not Free, It''s Not For Me!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 9, 2014

Follow the Twitter feed for this event at #RSCON5 , like Reform Symposium on Facebook, and be sure to let your peers know about this fun event! If you missed out on their live performance, be sure to check them out on Facebook at facebook.com/tweetwoodmac. Each tool is aligned to Common Core Standards. Join in at [link].

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 1, 2014

Sunday, July 6th at 9pm I Have a Question EdTechWeekly , Weekly attempt to crowdsource answers to education questions from our community of communities, Tag your questions #eduquestion or post them on our Facebook page or Google+ community. Common Core Math Standards: Difficult for New Learners or Just for Learners of the ''Old Math''?

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Assess class performance. The Khan Academy Kids curriculum was developed in collaboration with learning experts at the Stanford Graduate School of Education, and is aligned with Common Core standards and the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework. ” Here’s how it works: Create assignments. Mark your calendars!

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techlearning

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Stay connected with Discovery Education through social media on Facebook , Twitter , Instagram and Pinterest @DiscoveryEd. ### About Discover: Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) is a direct banking and payment services company with one of the most recognized brands in U.S. financial services.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

In fact, the negative effects of excess screen time and shorter attention spans due to social media are corroborated by recent studies that show only a quarter of American high school students are proficient in writing assessments, and one out of five have “below basic” writing skills.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

AUGUST 15, 2015

Using educators’ needs as their driving force, the app will integrate lesson planning and building, assessment management and portfolio content, and better means of connecting with home learning. It allows for discussion boards, polling, subject content, quizzes and “snapshot” which assess student’s competencies.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 9, 2014

You can connect with the Geo-Educator Community through a variety of online platforms including Twitter , Facebook and the secure educator site, Edmodo. Tag your questions #eduquestion or post them on our Facebook page or Google+ community. CEET Meet: Disrupting Assessment with Digital Badges. Classroom 2.0 What do you think?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2014

Please consider liking our Learning Revolution Facebook page (it''s not our primary method of communicating or organizing, but we think it will help bring awareness to what we and our partners are doing). Curriculum is available online and for iBooks, with interactive activities, videos, and assessments. Learn more and register here.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

About two years ago Houston Independent School District , with its 283 schools and 215,000 students, went in search of an LMS that would help teachers create and use coursework that was both digital and aligned to Texas state standards (Texas pointedly does not use the Common Core).

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Reading By Example

APRIL 2, 2015

Formative assessment is easy to talk about, but harder to apply in the classroom. Canva is built to allow users to create visual posts for Facebook, Twitter, and blogs. Concepts covered are tied to the Common Core. Educators can use this for saving lengthy meeting handouts. Decide Now! CafForce Studio). Decide Now!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 6, 2014

We’ll cover a range of features including the online games portal GameUp; My BrainPOP, which lets you track student learning; and the Mixer, which helps you create customized assessments. Tag your questions #eduquestion or post them on our Facebook page or Google+ community.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

Bits of student performance data are only just starting to trickle out of the pilot schools, so it’s too early to assess most of them quantitatively. Summit partnered with Stanford’s Center for Assessment, Learning, and Equity to develop the rubric for evaluating the cognitive skills in each grade. Photo: Chris Berdik.

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MindShift

JANUARY 25, 2017

Last year, the founder of Facebook pledged to donate $45 billion to social causes, one of them personalized learning. The computer system does this by constantly assessing how a particular student answers questions and what kind of lesson most engages that student. I see their confidence level take off.

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Using everyday digital content, the COR paper and online assessments directly connect to the questions posed in SHEG’s study and engage learners in credibility decision-making around three COR Competencies: Who’s behind the information? The free assessments include Google Docs assessments to copy and digital rubrics to download.

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