Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 13, 2020

Of late, the most common question is, “How to I assess student digital literacy?” How do I assess faculty digital literacy so I can teach them what they don’t know?” Today, I want to focus on the need to assess digital literacy and what tools are available to do this. Why assess it?

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 10, 2021

Assessment is part of what teachers have to do in school. Although it is required, we teachers can make sure we assess with respect. Listen to Starr Sackstein share how to assess with respect. She is also a certified Master Journalism Educator through the Journalism Education Association (JEA).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Here are popular online resources to teach about using games in education ( click here for updates to the list ): Battleship on Google Sheets Breakouts by BreakoutEdu.com — a bit like Webquests but more comprehensive Breakout Room Template Game Show Templates –Frazzle, Jeopardy, Family Feud, Price is Right, more Gamified Syllabus –a template to create (..)

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 9, 2020

Thomas Guskey shares insight on assessments From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Assessment expert Dr. Thomas Guskey reflects on the positives and negatives of assessments during distance learning. Finalist for Book of the Year Award in Education, Foreword Reviews, 2015.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Culturally responsive assessments in education are crucial for acknowledging and honoring students' diverse cultural contexts

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Ditch That Textbook

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

This post is written by Batsheva Frankel an educational consultant at New Lens Ed. Batsheva has been in education for over 25 years and is the producer and host of the popular podcast, Overthrowing Education. Batsheva's book, The Jewish Educator's Companion is available at Amazon.com.

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The Web20Classroom

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

In an ongoing effort to support Educators during the COVID-19 Pandemic Shaelynn Farnsworth and I continue to look for ways to use research-based instruction during remote, hybrid or face-to-face instruction. What Is Formative Assessment- There are many ways to describe formative assessment.

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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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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

After considering the required costs of DreamBox Math by Discovery Education—professional learning, teacher salaries, and internet connectivity—researchers calculated a Return on Investment (ROI) of 196%.

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User Generated Education

MAY 5, 2018

Institutionalized education has given assessment a bad reputation; often leaves a sour taste in the mouths of many teachers, students, and laypeople. This is primarily due to the testing movement, the push towards using student assessment in the form of tests as a measure of student, teacher, principal, and school accountability.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 7, 2024

As we navigate the shifting currents of the educational landscape, it's clear that transformative change is not just necessary—it's inevitable. To foster an environment where every student thrives, we must reimagine our approach to education from the ground up. SET grounds everything we do at Aspire Change EDU.

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Edsurge

MAY 20, 2024

In the post-COVID pandemic educational setting, assessment offers ways to gain crucial insights into student thinking and learning and the areas requiring support for progress toward learning goals. The first step is to consider the idea of school culture and how it underpins the related concept of assessment culture.

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Ditch That Textbook

MARCH 31, 2022

Formative assessment can be fantastic! Here are options for letting students draw, choose, write and say as a formative assessment tool.Formative assessment can be drudgery. formative assessment can be fantastic.Teachers use formative assessments to […].

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2020

They come from different education and career backgrounds, and they work in distant divisions at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 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.

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Ditch That Textbook

MAY 30, 2023

Can AI assistants like ChatGPT help us assess student writing in the classroom? Deborah Cleveland is an Instructional Designer for AEA Learning Online, where she builds online professional development for educators throughout Iowa. This post shares a series of interactions with ChatGPT to provide feedback on student writing.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 16, 2019

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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Digital Promise

JANUARY 31, 2020

As states, districts, professional organizations, and other entities develop systems and policies that include recognizing micro-credentials for educators, overarching guidance should enhance quality and consistency. ensuring the experience of earning micro-credentials is relevant and impactful for educators. Be selective!

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Digital Promise

JULY 6, 2023

An overview of competency-based learning and assessments, and the unique competency-based micro-credential framework Digital Promise has developed

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Schools have taken big steps towards using online resources and tools, but we can expect online learning to have a more important role in students’ education due to the pandemic. Most probably, schools will use a blended approach to education by mixing offline and online instruction. How to manage assessments in the blended classroom.

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

JUNE 20, 2024

Global edtech leader Discovery Education today announced plans to integrate a new, responsible, AI-powered assessment tool—Assessment Generator AI—into its award-winning supplemental K-12 cross-curricular solution, Discovery Education Experience.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 3, 2024

There are a lot to digital tools people swear are essential to educators. 14 Essential Digital Tools for Educators to Streamline Daily Activities In 2024’s fast-paced educational environment, teachers and all those in the academe face the daily challenge of managing their school or course’s efficiency. I use about half of them.

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eSchool News

MAY 27, 2024

Educators have long been encouraged to focus on higher-level thinking skills. Two key tools educators have been using for decades are Bloom’s Taxonomy and Costa’s Levels of Questioning. In a generative AI-rich world, we need to rethink how we view assessment. However, the majority may be wrong.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Becky Holden talks about formative assessment in kindergarten. From notetaking on how knowledge is forming as students are learning to the importance of understanding a child’s learning path, Becky relates this topic to all ages as we discuss the best practices in formative assessment. Stream by clicking here.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

In the end, it’s a balance between empathetic decisions made by educators and less biased decisions made by the software. As the name suggests, the proctoring feature ensures that assessments are carried out safely. Through this feature, you typically limit students’ access to assessments until the day of the exam.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 24, 2020

Curriculum-Based Assessment (CBA), often equated with Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM), is any form of assessment that measures progress toward fulfillment of a stated curriculum. Once these are in place, you devise the assessments — formative and summative — that will provide the evidence of achievement.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

BOSTON – Adaptive learning company HMH today announced HMH Performance Suite –a first-of-its-kind teaching and learning solution that integrates assessment, Tier 1 curriculum and instruction to harmonize K-12 classroom teaching practices on a single platform.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 7, 2020

Assessment Trends In Education: A Shift To Assessment For Learning. Throughout the K-12 learning landscape, assessment practices are changing to embrace assessment for learning, not assessment of learning. Assessment Trends In 2020: A Vision For Assessing Today’s Students. to “What do I know?”

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Iterating Toward Openness

MAY 22, 2024

Large language models (LLMs) make it possible for faculty to rapidly create a wide range of formative and summative assessments for their students. Reflecting on several conversations I’ve been part of at the SUNY CIT conference this week led me to realize an important principle about the symmetry of AI in assessment.

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Marketplace K-12

JANUARY 10, 2023

Education giant Houghton Mifflin Harcourt will acquire prominent K-12 assessment provider NWEA, in a pairing of two of the biggest brands in K-12 education. The post Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Acquires Assessment Provider NWEA, in Education Mega-Deal appeared first on Market Brief.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Summative vs formative assessment is the topic of our blog post today! Navigating the realm of educational assessments can feel like a tightrope walk. On one side, we have formative assessments—those ongoing checks that help us tweak our teaching and help students steer their learning.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 8, 2019

In Learning in the Making , I discuss assessment as follows: Educators should be clear about how and why they include assessment in their instruction. Assessment should be about informing learners about their performance so increased learning and future improvements can result.

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Otus, the leading K-12 assessment, data, and insights solution, and Discovery Education, the global leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, today announced a new strategic partnership aimed at maximizing student achievement nationwide through the powerful combination of engaging content and state-of-the-art data analytics.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 11, 2020

The post Assessment Trends In Education: A Vision For Assessing Today’s Students appeared first on TeachThought. Teachers have moved from the question of “Should I tech?” to “How can I integrate tech best, enhancing the learning experience without hijacking it?”.

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eSchool News

JULY 19, 2024

When districts have the right assessments in place, educators are better able to help measure student progress. This is why district leaders must have the right tools to weigh which assessments will best support students in their academic journeys. Why are we assessing our students? Why are we assessing our students?

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