Baker's B.Y.O.D.

AUGUST 3, 2012

Despite criticism, a traditional well-written multiple choice assessment can be a valid assessment tool ( I''m bracing for rebuttals ). The techniques outlined below can be used for formative and summative assessments. Students are assessed on a range of skills: comprehension, application, identification, etc.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 20, 2024

But American K-12 education still underemphasizes data science and data literacy skills — including the ability to understand qualitative and quantitative data, assess claims based on data and make data-driven predictions. Related: Do we need a ‘Common Core’ for data science education? How do we know? Look at the data.

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Data Analysis Common Core Industry 139

Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2025

For instance, an often cited study showed that first-grade teachers with math anxiety passed it to their female but not their male students. It also leads to disparities, because it reduces performance in math to a number on an assessment exam, Su says. Students pick up misleading notions of math ability early on, she says.

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Elementary Common Core Assessment Meeting 185

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Here’s what a joint study from Legends of Learning and Vanderbilt University found: “…students who played the games outperformed their peers on standardized tests. Assess learning –today’s favorite is gameshow webtools such as Kahoot and Quizizz. Good example of GBL: SplashLearn .

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Game-Based Learning Learning Common Core Digital Citizenship 452

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APRIL 15, 2017

English Language Arts and social studies standards are often tangled webs of both skills and content, not so easily separated. This guide clears common misconception and offers best practices. Click here for free download of Standards-Based Grading for ELA and Social Studies. Click here to book a PD Consult.

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DECEMBER 15, 2021

Click the link for an example of Abraham Lincoln to align with study of the American Civil War. It’s equally appropriate for fiction and nonfiction and does a solid job of reinforcing Common Core standards related to writing, literacy, and language. This is a fun team activity to assess student knowledge on a topic.

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Wiki Learning Common Core Digital Citizenship 435

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 4, 2023

The exception is BrainPOP — there are no ads, but it requires a hefty annual fee: BrainPOP Fremium BrainPOP is a collection of three-five minute animated movies, learning games, quizzes, and interactive activities for grades 3-8 addressing a wide variety of topics such as math, science, social studies, health, art, and technology.

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Edmodo Common Core Digital Citizenship Video 370

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NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Actively Learn is a high-functioning ereader for ELA, social studies, and science students in grades 2-12. These nicely replace the quick formative assessments that are currently so popular (and time-consuming) in classes. These are filtered by topic, grade, length, reading level, keyword, or standards (i.e.,

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Marketplace K-12

MAY 16, 2016

He also talked about how he thinks policy shifts like the implementation of the common-core standards and the adoption of “open” educational resources are likely to affect the K-12 market, and his company’s work. Recent studies, including one by Stanford’s CREDO project , have shown virtual schools producing poor results.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 27, 2017

Let’s say that you’re studying the 1963 March on Washington. After students read, they can take a quick assessment about the topic. Students can take an assessment just after reading. Although inquiry-based is excellent, sometimes you need to assign supplemental reading. However, students don’t need an email to sign up.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Many of us find students benefit greatly when the school employs curriculum-based assessments to measure progress. Because by teaching, assessing knowledge, tracking progress, and personalizing to student needs, we can determine if students are accomplishing what they must to complete the work of learning. What is Measuring Up?

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Meeting Dropout Assessment Case Study 231

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 24, 2023

In early April 2023, I started getting emails and messages urging me to take a look at a fresh reading study in Colorado. The study, a working paper that has not yet been peer-reviewed, came to two dramatic conclusions. For starters, the study took place at nine charter schools in Colorado, stretching from Denver to Fort Collins.

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Study Common Core Elementary Report 144

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 8, 2021

Four new studies on project-based learning. 2nd grade social studies. Four new studies released in February 2021 are helping to fill this void. The George Lucas Foundation financed the four studies. Students worked on multi-stage projects over an extended period of time throughout a unit of study. Curriculum.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Assessment For Learning. We walk you through the process of distinguishing between various assessment types, building goals, identifying best practices around your assessments and analyzing your data to make lasting instructional decisions throughout the year. Ace the Test with Study Island. 10 Tips for Testing Success.

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Edmentum Common Core Assessment Study 161

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 30, 2017

Zap Zap Math is a free gamified way to teach math skills that’s tied to many national and international standards (like Common Core). Teachers can add quizzes that assess student math knowledge by selecting the grade, the topic, one of the suggested Zap Zap Math games, and the duration.

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Learning Analytics Common Core Digital Citizenship Android 250

Saving Socrates

APRIL 24, 2014

The past week I have been spending a lot of time revamping Magen David''s Skills assessment rubrics to align them to the Common Core. Because Magen David is a regents school, we need to align our curriculum to the common core and this is a fundamental part of the process. Writing, when completed will have over 100.

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Assessment Common Core Study Report 85

The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2016

It’s been over five years since Kentucky adopted the Common Core, guidelines for what students need to know in math and the English language arts in each grade. Related: Common Core ignores underprivileged students — and testing will lead to more achievement gaps. based research group.

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Common Core Elementary Groups Meeting 81

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JULY 8, 2019

Programs are geared to the particular learning of Elementary and Middle School, and Middle and High School with games and lessons aligned to state and national standards like Common Core, TEKS and MAFS. Students can track correct responses allowing it to be used as an assessment if desired. BarGraph Sorter. Caesar Cipher.

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Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2018

Two national education nonprofits whose school improvement and assessment tools impact millions of students across the country are merging. What AdvancED has so far lacked, according to Elgart, are assessment tools that “provide a link between school quality measures and student outcomes.” Several years ago, the Dover, N.H.-based

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Assessment Common Core Outcomes Data 113

The 21st Century Principal

JUNE 19, 2014

BoomWriter’s interactive collaborative writing platform lets teachers deliver a fun and engaging personalized learning experience, while elementary, middle, and high school age students work online to develop their reading, writing, and peer assessment skills. BoomWriter uses a simple process but with a technology twist.

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Common Core Tools Assessment Groups 78

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

That’s why, in 2019, Discovery Education conducted a comprehensive research study—including a literature review, focus groups, interviews, surveys and an analysis of data usage—across our digital products and platforms. The study aimed to better understand what educators want, need and expect in their search for and use of digital content.

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Survey Differentiated Instruction Common Core Student Engagement 218

Edsurge

DECEMBER 10, 2024

For him, it wouldnt be less rigorous either, since Californias Common Core math standards had by then incorporated more algebraic material in eighth-grade courses. Nevertheless, the attempt was tense. Thats in part because algebra is considered a critical point in the race to calculus.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 1, 2025

On the National Assessment of Educational Progress, a national test done every two years, Minnesota fell from second place among the 50 states in 2009 on eighth grade math scores to eighth place in 2022 , the latest year of available data. Department of Education spokesperson Alberto Betancourt.) And there could be a downside.

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Report Policies Course Exercises 145

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 7, 2018

It has the most practice tests of any program currently available as well as offering its study guides and practice tests in both in print and online. Currently, test prep includes only ACT, GRE, and vocabulary so why did I include it in an SAT study list? To date, there are over 500 free study resources that cover SAT prep.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

The study, the second in a series of three examining the relationship between NAEP and the Common Core State Standards in math, was conducted by 18 math educators, supervisors and mathematicians convened by the NAEP Validity Studies Panel (NVS), an independent panel charged with examining issues related to the validity of the NAEP assessments.

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Common Core Study Assessment Report 40

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 23, 2016

These include (rephrased from Common Core Writing Standards): dig deeply into subjects of interest to achieve better understanding and to build knowledge. assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism. Write a character study of each character. More on Writing.

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Evelyn Learning

OCTOBER 10, 2023

In the developing prospects of education, the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) offer a fundamental framework for curriculum development and instruction in the United States. Educational institutions must ensure to align their instructional methodologies with the benchmarks of the Common Core Standards.

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Common Core Assessment Strategy Meeting 52

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 10, 2017

That includes everything from Common Core to the IB philosophy, from Depth of Knowledge to Project-based Learning. Assessment is about my impact. They assess their learning, determine if it’s succeeding, and decide what to do about it. I confess, I found it frustrating. I am a change agent. charter schools.

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Learning Common Core Digital Citizenship Assessment 464

Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Click the link for an example of Abraham Lincoln to align with study of the American Civil War. It’s equally appropriate for fiction and nonfiction and does a solid job of reinforcing Common Core standards related to writing, literacy, and language. This is a fun team activity to assess student knowledge on a topic.

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Wiki Learning Common Core Digital Citizenship 305

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 7, 2017

As they work, students “…construct viable arguments and critique reasoning of others…” More specifically (Common Core Appendix C): introduce claim. –click for more detail and assessment rubrics. –click for a full lesson plan and assessment options. How can students behave correctly as they seek information?

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Khan Academy eBook Common Core Exercises 209

Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2017

BHP, dubbed a “social studies course that runs on jet fuel”, covers nearly 14 billion years of history for middle and high school students. Freddy has been studying how kids learn to read for four decades and has written more than 100 peer reviewed articles on the subject. Along the way, there is a heavy focus on writing. Source: BHP.

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OER Common Core Video Assessment 154

Edsurge

MAY 26, 2019

The class reads about Common Core and completes a few samples of Common Core assessment questions to understand the student and teacher experience using these materials. Then as a group, we try on different perspectives and opinions of how Common Core assessments are shifting the focus of American education.

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EdTech Course Common Core Industry 154

eSchool News

JANUARY 15, 2021

Schools and districts in the state can now support blended learning with IXL and implement the Real-Time Diagnostic to assess students’ knowledge levels in math and reading. IXL serves approximately 67,000 students in Rhode Island, which accounts for more than 40 percent of learners in the state.

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Blended Learning IXL Learning Assessment Common Core 91

Edsurge

JULY 9, 2019

As principal at Chula Vista School District’s Salt Creek Elementary, Lalaine Perez saw attitudes toward math bottom out in the years following the transition to California’s new Common Core standards. Students also needed support when it came to the end of year state assessments. “We Pilot Study Brief from Digital Promise.

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Common Core Adaptive Learning Elementary Blended Learning 133

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

To simplify the process for teachers, they’ve aligned their virtual math manipulatives to Common Core and State Standards. In summary, Matific lets you use math manipulatives without the work of finding just the right one for your unit of study. Can virtual manipulatives be used as formative assessment tools?

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Common Core Twitter Assessment Libraries 90

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2019

As principal at Chula Vista School District’s Salt Creek Elementary, Lalaine Perez saw the need to better support a growth mindset around math in the years following the transition to California’s new Common Core standards. Pilot Study Brief from Digital Promise. She jumped at the opportunity to pilot the program in her school.

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Common Core Adaptive Learning Elementary Blended Learning 138

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 9, 2015

This collection of six stand-alone lesson plans are designed to complete important techie learning tasks, assess existing knowledge, or integrate technology rigor into class inquiry. Knowing key placement is an important part of any keyboarding curriculum and should be assessed once a grading period. Give ten minutes to study list.

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Khan Academy Common Core Assessment Groups 150