A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 26, 2020

New technologies have radically changed the world that all of us live and work in across the globe. As times change, many schools and districts are grabbling with what to focus on in an effort to keep up with societal demands, a changing workforce, new areas of study, disruptive technologies, and learners who crave more relevant experiences.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 8, 2017

Erin Mote and Eric Tucker lead Brooklyn Lab Schools , a group of charter schools in downtown Brooklyn, and are focused on building systems that support an expanded definition of student success. Their approach leverages technology and focuses on the development of relationships between students and with teachers and other adults.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Leslie Swanson-Anaya @InspiredLeslie elementary teacher of the year for Texas region 15 has ideas for awesome technology stations. Learn how she helps students learn and progress using technology. Five Ideas for Technology Stations. Leslie: My fifth one would definitely be LearnZillion. Enhanced Transcript.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 9, 2022

I shared the following definition in Disruptive Thinking in Our Classrooms : Personalization constitutes pedagogical approaches that ensure all learners get what they need when and where they need it to succeed. Personalization is far from a fad or buzzword as it represents an equitable approach to learning.

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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.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 21, 2021

The Definition Of Combination Learning. The definition of Combination Learning is learning through the flexible combination of two or more learning components. It is purposefully flexible, and adaptable to a variety of content areas, grade levels, and available local technology. by Terry Heick. The Big Idea.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2020

But after only a few minutes of conversation, it’s abundantly clear that Kyra Donovan and Dr. Julie Miles share a passion for learning and a strong conviction that assessment is essential to creating the best educational outcomes for students of all abilities. Classroom Solutions - Assessment. Connected Teaching and Learning.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

While you don’t need technology to personalize, it is required to blend. 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. Typically, they are arranged in a choice board or must-do/may-do format.

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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.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2025

From the rise of technology use within education to the adaptation of free tuition programs at schools like MIT, the education landscape is set to continue to change even more in 2025. Well be seeing some exciting shifts within education that will leverage technology to transform learning and assessment in meaningful ways.

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More Verbs

DECEMBER 18, 2018

The Maine Learning Technology Framework describes the key elements and components needed to achieve the greatest learning benefit from a district’s technology investment. TPCK suggests that technology serves education best at the intersection of content knowledge and pedagogy and instruction.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Despite the challenges associated with this moment in education, technology is rapidly evolving to allow students more opportunities to engage in social learning spaces online. In this post, I’ll review a collection of the technology tools teachers can use to engage groups of learners online. Encourage self-assessment.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 2, 2020

When technology is used, sound planning ensures there is a balance between synchronous and asynchronous learning while building in breaks for movement, mindfulness, and other essential brain breaks. The Rigor Relevance Framework is a fantastic tool for teachers to develop pedagogically sound tasks, both with and without technology.

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Edsurge

MAY 28, 2019

But if the success criteria was [whether] I would be able to assess social-emotional learning [such as greater social awareness], I’m not sure because I don’t have evidence.” Like Romano, these educators were often unsure of how to measure success and daunted by the possibility of collecting and analyzing data to assess progress.

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Hapara

APRIL 8, 2025

Dedicated to ensuring that every learner is successful, technology helps drive their success. Deputy Principal Russel Dunn says that families across the community, want their kids to engage with technology to better ensure success in their education. Moyes says, I can see you last opened this assessment last week.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 22, 2019

These programs provide repetition and interleaved practice of word and definition knowledge to help learners be comfortable with new words. However, learning words and their definitions is only the beginning of mastering vocabulary. Although this may be the lowest DOK level, familiarity with definitions provides fluency in thought.

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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!

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 22, 2020

Technology, if available for your learners, can play a vital role in accomplishing this goal. Greg Kulowiec provides an excellent working definition: App Smashing is the process of using multiple apps to create projects or complete tasks. Now I am not saying that teachers shouldn’t do this. Here is where app smashing comes into play.

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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. It may have been a year with more technology used than in the past few years for some educators.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 3, 2018

A district is assessing itself with a massive project for 800 eighth graders. Jennifer Gonzalez is updating her Teachers Guide to Technology for 2018. How to Assess Your District: The Global Challenge Project is an Example. How the District Uses This Project to Assess Itself. Just learning and sharing. Sign up now.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 15, 2020

They are a 1:1 district who have really begun to hit their stride and push the envelope when it comes to the purposeful use of technology aligned to research-based pedagogy. Create a scaffolded formative assessment for all students to complete once they are finished (3 questions or more that increase in difficulty).

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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. Students must realize that a presentation is more about Communication then the technology prop being used.

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ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Aside from asking students to assess their own levels of engagement — a perfectly valid process, albeit one which is influenced by bias — measurement has often relied upon the perception of teachers or outside observers. Of course, these perceptions can also be flawed. But what exactly is student engagement? Student-Centered Insights .

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EdTech4Beginners

APRIL 16, 2017

This post will outline the aims of the PYP (the Primary Years Programme of the International Baccalaureate) and the role that technology plays in helping teachers and students to achieve those goals. What does the PYP say about technology? Technology has made these things possible for all teachers. Making the PYP Happen).

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2025

The recent national assessment underscored that by revealing that 24 percent of fourth graders are still performing below basic math skills, also shining a spotlight on an ever-growing inequality in math performance across the country. When it comes to math, students are struggling.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Lear(R)n , the company behind the digital LearnPlatform, has recently released its second annual EdTech Top 40 list , which includes everything from assessment tools to operational platforms. . MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how K–12 schools can maximize their investment in education technology! EDTECH: Why the growth in assessments?

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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.

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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. Technology is a strength for me. Assessment Strategies for SEL. Additionally, I need to understand the research behind that topic. Areas to Strengthen and Keep Up to Date.

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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 year, I knew I would need her support more than ever, especially in leveraging the best instructional strategies using technology.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 21, 2018

Understandably, there is still some hesitation at the idea of using this technology, as education professionals fear the day robots will replace teachers. 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.

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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.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 17, 2022

This is the modern resume, tells future bosses you can use technology as a tool, and can give you an edge in a competitive job market. Include your facility with 1:1 programs, carts, and other approaches to using technology in classes. Definitely mention if you can teach robotics, drones, or programming languages.

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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.

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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. A one-minute video equates to well over one million written words.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 27, 2020

I am not trying to demonize technology. Quite the opposite: I firmly believe that we should seize all the advantages that technology has to offer nowadays. Moreover, I think that it is worth mentioning that technology in and of itself is neither good nor bad. However, we should also be aware of its perils.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

CoSNs Driving K-12 Innovation initiative recently announced that Analytics & Adaptive Technologies as a Top Tech Enabler (tool) for 2025 and its appeared on the list five of the past seven years. Adaptive technologies are tools that adapt to the student based on their interactions with the technology.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 27, 2018

With connected technology now being used in the majority of U.S. Department of Education, gave district technology leaders and educators frank advice on how to protect students’ personally identifiable information and stay compliant with those laws Tuesday at ISTE’s 2018 Conference & Expo in Chicago. . Wed, 06/27/2018 - 13:44.

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