Catlin Tucker

MAY 18, 2021

” This definition is grounded in a constructivist perspective that positions the student at the center of learning. That means they need to be able to flex their metacognitive muscles by setting goals, tracking and monitoring their progress, reflecting on their learning, and assessing their own work.

Blended Learning 519

Blended Learning Learning UDL Online Learning 519

The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 15, 2022

As you can see in the graphic, you have quick exit tickets, self-assessments, speed up games, and more that you can add to your library to easily insert into your lessons. So, definitely, build your library first so you have resources available. In a larger class, I would definitely have students split into 4 person groups.

Libraries 484

Libraries Assessment Tools Google 484

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

While coaching teachers this month, several expressed a desire to include review and practice activities in their station rotation lessons to help students prepare for end-of-the-semester assessments. Helping students review for an exam often takes the form of a study guide or review game. I thought it was a brilliant idea!

Blended Learning 520

Blended Learning Groups Study Assessment 520

Neo LMS

MARCH 15, 2022

For this to happen, teachers can opt for a mix of game-based learning tools, conducting a quick assessment or social and emotional learning (SE)L check-in, or asking students to create and share what they have learned in a way that meets their interests. It has definitely boosted student engagement through the power of choice.

Student Engagement 530

Student Engagement Tools Game-Based Learning Gamification 530

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 19, 2024

Such routines include students saying the word aloud, clapping out syllables, looking up and writing down the definition, and finding examples and non-examples of vocabulary terms. In addition to being an engaging activity, this strategy was a great way for me to assess my students’ understanding of the academic vocabulary informally.

Strategy 372

Strategy Guidelines Assessment Examples 372

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

It is filled with thoughts on Student Communication Skills including “I can” statement(s), classroom attributes, and assessment rubrics. Communication: Facilitating and Assessing the 21st Century Skills in Education. Make assessment of Communication an ongoing effort. Self assessment can be powerful).

Assessment 189

Assessment Education STEM Resources 189

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

As most school systems have learned by now, assessing learning in a pandemic comes with all sorts of challenges, including but not limited to how (and where) to assess students and whether the data being gathered is even accurate. As assessment and curriculum leaders for two different districts, we’re still discovering the answers.

Assessment 173

Assessment Data Elementary Groups 173

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Encourage self-assessment. Self-assessment exercises encourage students to develop their metacognitive muscles while providing the teacher with useful information about the factors that are positively or negatively impacting student engagement. Regularly ask students to reflect on their participation and engagement in breakout rooms.

Student Engagement 545

Student Engagement Learning Blended Learning Google 545

eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2025

Well be seeing some exciting shifts within education that will leverage technology to transform learning and assessment in meaningful ways. This shift isnt just about moving assessments online–its about making tests more efficient and accessible for students.

Personalized Learning 121

Personalized Learning Learning Assessment Trends 121

A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Here is my definition shared in Disruptive Thinking in Our Classrooms that makes a distinction between instruction: Blended instruction is what the teacher does with technology. The teacher establishes a block of time for each station, and students visit each one during a class period followed by some sort of forma¬tive assessment.

Blended Learning 491

Blended Learning Strategy Exercises Assessment 491

A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 25, 2020

An emphasis on priority standards can significantly reduce teachers' burden while streamlining other pedagogy aspects, such as assessment. Additionally, many teachers are still getting used to tasks and assessments in a hybrid environment. In the end, more manageable conditions are created for teachers.

Professional Learning 530

Professional Learning Meeting LMS Strategy 530

A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 22, 2020

Greg Kulowiec provides an excellent working definition: App Smashing is the process of using multiple apps to create projects or complete tasks. App Smashing can provide your students with creative and inspired ways to showcase their learning and allow you to assess their understanding and skills.

LMS 481

LMS Schoology Social Media Microsoft 481

A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 2, 2020

It also provides school leaders with a lens to provide valuable feedback to teachers when it comes to addressing priority standards, implementing scaffolding techniques, creating performance tasks, and developing quality assessments. If professional learning was not emphasized, it’s definitely not too late.

Learning 546

Learning Digital Divide Blended Learning Professional Learning 546

TeachThought - Learn better.

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

For example, the column on the left can have words and the column on the right can have definitions. Short-Answer : This is less close-ended than the above common assessment questions types. The Definition of Factual Questions: Questions with unambiguous, more or less universally accepted objective answers based on knowledge.

Examples 126

Examples Assessment Blended Learning Exercises 126

The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 17, 2020

It teaches how to organize your topics so that students can find their files, how to take attendance (and connect with students while you do), a discussion about due dates, and how to teach students to find files and respond.

Google 546

Google Classroom How To Twitter 546

A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 15, 2020

Create a scaffolded formative assessment for all students to complete once they are finished (3 questions or more that increase in difficulty). If students or adults finish the required choices and formative assessment, have them choose other activities.

Strategy 433

Strategy Blended Learning Classroom Schoology 433

Neo LMS

MARCH 29, 2022

We will walk you through the definition of these objectives, their advantages, and how to set and track them within a learning management system (LMS ). . The definition of good grades is vague and subjective. Finally, SMART goals will help you continuously optimize and improve your teaching and assessment. . Mastery coverage.

LMS 383

LMS Competency Based Learning How To Learning 383

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 16, 2024

Second, AI excels at managing and tracking detailed assessment criteria across many students over time. This allows for seamless monitoring of assessment data and student progress, creating a comprehensive view of each student’s conceptual knowledge and skills. They would just repeat the definition.

Assessment 344

Assessment Google Classroom Data 344

The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 14, 2021

So, social-emotional learning is definitely on the list. . So self-care or “Educator Wellness” is definitely an area for me. Assessment Strategies for SEL. As I work to help students in these times, I know that understanding their trauma and social-emotional needs is important for me to be a better teacher.

Course 418

Course Company Personalized Learning Strategy 418

Neo LMS

JULY 6, 2021

The 2020-2021 school year has definitely been one full of changes and a time when we’ve had to become more flexible in our instruction to adapt to changing learning environments and conditions. We don’t have to be the experts; we just need to know enough to get our students started exploring and creating with AI.

Learning 542

Learning Course Training Examples 542

A Principal's Reflections

MAY 5, 2019

My point though is that there is definitely room for growth in terms of validating all the talk with substance. Artifacts such as assessments, lesson plans, unit plans, projects, and examples of student work can easily be converted to a sharable link using Google Docs.

Social Media 357

Social Media Personal Learning Network Facebook Strategy 357

A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 28, 2021

Teaching during this past year has definitely challenged me, Lauren, to view things a little bit differently and has forced me out of my comfort zone in many ways. This was a fantastic lesson that genuinely personalized the experience for all kids where they got what they needed when and where they needed it.

Data 546

Data Elementary Strategy Groups 546

Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

While it’s definitely easier to treat students the same in the classroom — after all, there is but one teacher to 30 students (more or less) — the best teachers are those who understand that students are not the same. The above definition of differentiated instruction offers enough clues on how to actually do it. Carol Ann Tomlinson.

Differentiated Instruction 281

Differentiated Instruction Assessment Meeting Examples 281

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 25, 2022

Let’s see what each of them offers before assessing which one is the best. This process can definitely take a lot of time without optimizing anything. This service offers to detect plagiarism and paraphrased content in more than 100 languages, which is definitely a plus. Everyone has heard of Grammarly.

Elsevier 396

Elsevier Moodle Digital Citizenship Tools 396

Neo LMS

APRIL 19, 2022

Once they’re done with their assessments, they can move on to the next chapter and complete classes faster, making the whole experience more engaging. Improved confidence and self-assessment skills. The progress is gradual and constantly monitored through repetitive assessments. This approach builds confidence over time.

Competency Based Learning 367

Competency Based Learning How To Learning Education 367

A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

The last segment of the class could consist of a formative assessment or a closure activity. I suggest only three rotations to begin, but you can definitely add more if you are working with a more extended block of time. Now let me discuss conceptually what the rotational model could look like in a school.

Khan Academy 546

Khan Academy Schoology Groups Professional Learning 546

Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

We can all agree that the phrase “blended learning” is well and truly a part of the modern-day discourse on education; so much so that academics have begun to curate a universal definition, as well as identify sub-themes and genres of the concept. 4 Models of blended learning. The rotation model. Conclusion.

Blended Learning 249

Blended Learning Flipped Classroom Classroom Learning 249

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

And so I definitely agree that inertia is part of the equation here. Do you think that’s an accurate assessment? So I definitely think we need to invert our policy. And so I'm definitely encouraged there, but maybe more than anything just encouraged that this is happening across the political spectrum. No question.

Policies 193

Policies Outcomes System Examples 193

Neo LMS

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Since it is quite a new concept, each party involved tends to have its own definition and its own strategy as far as implementation is concerned. A very comprehensive model that addresses teaching, learning, and assessment was designed by the Council of Europe. Digital citizenship: a conceptual model for developing a K-12 curriculum.

Digital Citizenship 285

Digital Citizenship LMS Social Media Tools 285

The Web20Classroom

MAY 17, 2017

Swivl Recap Flipgrid Formative Assessment Tech-Savvy Educators understand the need to know where students are in their learning as soon as possible. Through the use of formative assessment we can best understand not only how students know what they know but how our teaching can respond to individual needs. Want to learn more?

Education 274

Education Assessment Facebook Google 274

eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2025

Quizizz: Turn assessments into fun competitions Quizizz is my top choice for a gamification platform. I use Quizizz for everything from reviewing Greek and Latin roots to preparing for the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs). Students are grouped into teams and work together to match terms and definitions or answer questions.

Gamification 121

Gamification Classroom Study Groups 121

Neo LMS

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Let’s begin with the definition. Visual knowledge is a set of abilities that allow an individual to find, interpret, assess, use, and create images that facilitate the understanding of a specific context: social, ethical, artistic, technical, scientific. Well, a mix of technology and visual knowledge is a good start.

Meeting 351

Meeting Learning Video Tools 351

Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

An LMS has the advantage of being the gate for all activities: class management, teaching, assessment, extra-curricular events, etc. In this case, less is definitely more. Keeping up with all notifications or keeping track of who does what and where can be exhausting. One place for all stakeholders.

LMS 385

LMS Trends Blended Learning EdTech 385

Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 15, 2021

This is a fun team activity to assess student knowledge on a topic. Tie-ins: This is an excellent gamified review for semester tests, final exams, or other summative assessments. List as many definitions of the word “turkey” as you can think of and ask students to check off all those familiar to them. Holiday Poll.

Wiki 435

Wiki Learning Common Core Digital Citizenship 435

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 17, 2022

Include not only the step-by-step, but samples, artifacts, assessment strategies, feedback from students and parents, and reflections from you after it’s completed. . Definitely mention if you can teach robotics, drones, or programming languages. When that’s done, honestly assess your resume. Videos of you teaching.

Robotics 459

Robotics Social Media Chromebook Common Core 459

EdTech Magazine

JUNE 21, 2018

With the technology still in its emergent phase, teachers who are interested in these solutions may also find it difficult to gather definitive best practices. A basic technology infrastructure including a student information system, assessment data, digital instructional resources and bandwidth to schools, is essential.”.

Kaplan 383

Kaplan Robotics Data Report 383

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 11, 2024

Size criteria: The business must meet the SBA’s definition of a “small business.” While doing this, they can also engage in risk assessment as you encourage them to think critically. Financing limitations: The business must be unable to secure financing through other non-government means (excluding personal funds) as of August 1, 2023.

Training 418

Training Digital Citizenship Industry Guidelines 418