The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 12, 2024

Because this is a group grade a missing introduction will be -2 and lack of step by step instructions will be -3. When assessing the students' work, the grading rubric should take into account their contribution to the assignment, while also imposing penalties for spelling and grammar errors. Rubric Points: Up to 25 points for clarity.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 10, 2019

Jody Britten, a senior associate at the Metiri Group , talked about how 3D technologies and data visualization tools lead to better learning outcomes with EdTech. When Kodak launched its newest 3D printer, the company partnered with learnbylayers to offer high-quality lessons, projects and assessments for educational purchasers.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 30, 2023

Blended learning aims to lean on technology to do what it does well–information transfer–and free teachers to do what they do well–support individual and small groups of students as they progress toward firm standards-aligned goals. They can also allow students to work with a research partner or in small groups.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

These can be targeted to select groups, individuals, or the entire class, providing scaffolding for some and enrichment for others. They can look up words they don’t understand and translate the text into a long list of languages that may be their native or a secondary language they are learning. Educational Applications.

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ViewSonic Education

MAY 13, 2019

Primary and secondary schools are swiftly responding to the evidence in support of active learning. To group work and technology-based learning. Then, students work in pairs or small groups. Small group discussion. ” Short written responses are a great way to review materials and assess student understanding.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2022

In the show, I talked about teacher Emily Hardeman (@ EmilyBHardeman ) sharing her story of kids loving the reading intervention group she's created for them. Students Perform on the Most Recent Assessments?” Look at the 5 steps. Action Step #4 Share your story. Emily is an example of a teacher constantly sharing success stories.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JULY 25, 2021

At Legacy High School, Tom Schmidt and Ben Johnson, the secondary assistant superintendent, talked to us about how they divided the day into 22 modules, or ‘mods,’ which has allowed for tremendous flexibility. Outside of the main classrooms are numerous flexible spaces that allow for individual work and small group collaboration.

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Digital Promise

MAY 23, 2023

The group collectively discussed how they wanted to evaluate their current edtech tools and actively involved everyone in the process. From these inclusive discussions, the group created an edtech evaluation rubric (to be used by both staff and students) as well as a process for teachers to pilot new tools.

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Waterford

JULY 6, 2020

8] Additionally, one study found that when parents are involved in schools, their children are more likely to graduate from high school and attend post-secondary education.[9]. 7] Instead of using your school’s parent-teacher association as a group that “helps” with administrative projects, allow them to weigh in on school events or issues.[5]

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2024

/PRNewswire/ — IXL, the award-winning personalized learning platform used by 16 million students, has been named a High Quality Evidence-Based Instructional Material for Early Literacy by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).

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Neo LMS

MARCH 19, 2019

How many times per day do students hear the phrase “get in groups/pair up”? In fact, even in popular kids or teen TV shows, the group project is used as a catalyst for interaction between characters. increase in the test scores following group-based learning activities. How do you assign deadlines for each group?

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Waterford

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Say a group of words and ask students to listen for the one that does not rhyme with the others (cat, hat, pat, ran).[4]. Counting syllables is another way to help your students to hear groups of sounds within words.[5] Massachusett Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Christensen, J., & Esser, L. Johnson, K.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Thinking routines offer more than just a structured pathway for students to delve into their thinking and explore the content deeply; they also serve as a window into their cognitive processes, offering invaluable formative assessment data. The aim is to promote social thinking and consider multiple perspectives.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

When I volunteer in my children’s elementary classrooms (1st and 3rd grade), I am struck by how frequently the teacher finds time to work directly with small groups of students to offer additional support, review concepts, assess understanding, and practice skills. At the secondary level scenes like this are less frequent.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 12, 2016

This week I had the pleasure of training a group of elementary teachers on blended learning strategies. As a group, they wanted to focus on: Differentiation. Assessment. On the other hand, a secondary teacher might design a board focused on one aspect of their curriculum, like reading or writing. Student choice.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 22, 2023

Under this partnership, educators using both Otus and CAE’s College and Career Readiness Assessment (CCRA+) will have a holistic picture of student performance by combining CCRA+ data with other assessment data districts are collecting – all in one platform, which will ultimately help them make instructional decisions to improve student outcomes.

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Waterford

JULY 24, 2020

It’s more about providing students, individually or in a group, with different learning options or providing accommodations to help them learn more effectively.[11]. Our programs assign these lessons based on a student’s placement assessment and their demonstrated mastery. Sounds familiar?

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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. Study Island New Game-Based Group Sessions.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2019

With PLCs, we decide as a team that ‘this’ is really what every student at Benton High School leaving Algebra 1 should know how to do,” says Brandy Beckman, Secondary Math Instructional Facilitator. Often, PLC groups take the lead in creating curriculum, resources, or assessments.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 22, 2023

There was a round table in the very back of my classroom that a group of five sixth-graders bee-lined to on day one. When those sixth grade students finally sat down for a reading assessment, their ability to decode print text was at a first or second grade level. On day two, I asked one, then another, to read aloud to me.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Earlier this month, a group of high school students in New York City took to the streets to protest their school’s online program, Summit Learning. Students at the Secondary School for Journalism in Brooklyn had become increasingly frustrated with Summit Learning. We refuse to allow ourselves to be experimented on in this way.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 14, 2017

03:39 Karen V: What I learned… I was privileged to go back for a second time as a study group leader to Project Zero a couple years after my initial experience there. There’s videos out there so that you can see what this actually looks like in a classroom, whether it’s early childhood, middle childhood, if it’s secondary.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 26, 2017

We are also hosting a giveaway contest with her book on assessment. Books Starr has authored: Teaching Mythology Exposed: Helping Teachers Create Visionary Classroom Perspective , Blogging for Educators , Teaching Students to Self Assess: How do I help Students grow as learners? , Listen Now. Listen on iTunes. Stream by clicking here.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2024

“We have kids that on our benchmark knowledge assessments are scoring what is the equivalent of second grade, first grade, fourth grade,” said Fisher, who is also a professor and chair of educational leadership at San Diego State University. Credit: Image provided by Patty Topliffe Poor reading skills are a nationwide issue.

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The Principal of Change

APRIL 11, 2023

There has been a multitude of conversations regarding assessment and grading practices, focusing on shifting practice that makes more sense not only for the current time we live in but also moving forward. She had said, “How we assess drives our teaching, not the other way around.” ” I would agree.

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EdTechTeam

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Think back to an assessment you took in your elementary years. The assessments you took were not that memorable; you probably didn’t have a lasting connection and there was absolutely no impact on you as a learner whatsoever. So why can’t we do that in a class that [only] allows for traditional assessments? Let’s embrace that!

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Edsurge

MAY 22, 2023

Then after we work to get a community stabilized, that's when we can go in and do an assessment of who may need some additional support, like our mental health interventions. They're really at risk for secondary traumatic stress , and that's something that we always have at the forefront of our minds as trauma-informed professionals.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 23, 2017

Teach Writing with Tech (closed–only open for groups of five). 20 Webtools in 20 Days (for groups interested in learning webtools from the Structured Learning curriculum ). Google Hangouts–used to meet as a group and discuss topics. I think that’s a large underserved group of teachers. Tech-infused Class.

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MindShift

OCTOBER 7, 2018

The condition has numerous names: secondary traumatic stress (STS), vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue. How Schools Can Acknowledge Secondary Trauma. Create Peer Groups. Peer groups can be equally effective when trying to address the mental health of educators. Building a Culture of Awareness.

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Edsurge

JUNE 10, 2020

At least 87 percent of each group believed that class was too long and too challenging for attention. We knew that gaining insights into what students did and did not currently know would be harder, so we included more low- or no-stakes formative assessments, and used them to guide the teaching we did and the assignments we set.

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Edsurge

APRIL 15, 2019

By combining all of this data, teaching SEL skills and doing the SOS assessment, not only are we having serious and meaningful conversations with families, but we are saving lives,” explains Dain. With that data, we can provide support to large groups, small groups or even individual students. They also can see the trend data.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 17, 2023

During the edLeader Panel “ A Roadmap to Employability: Integrating Higher-Order Skills Into Curricula and Assessment ,” distinguished speakers shed light on crucial aspects of education policy, funding, and curriculum development, with a focus on preparing students for employability and entrepreneurship.

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EdNews Daily

JANUARY 29, 2020

Provide a comprehensive mix of experiences, both mental and physical, that encompass individual, small group, large group, and cyber learning. Create single study centers as well as small and large group study/collaboration centers. Objective criteria would be based on standard assessments and official proctors.

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EdTechTeacher

JUNE 9, 2023

Each post will focus on a practical strategy for using ChatGPT and will include ideas for both elementary and secondary school teachers. Many educational games can also be tailored to different learning styles, skill levels, and age groups. Process: Divide students into pairs or small groups. Check out our first tip here!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 13, 2016

A secondary focus (but of significant interest with educators I polled) is technology as change agent in achieving Standards, enabling teachers to fulfill Common Core requirements without adding that ‘extra layer’ many teachers fear will take more time/knowledge/effort than they have available. Also, teachers will embed web tools (i.e.,

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 12, 2015

A secondary focus (but of significant interest with students I polled) is technology as change agent in achieving Standards, enabling teachers to fulfill Common Core requirements without adding that ‘extra layer’ many teachers fear will take more time/knowledge/effort than they have time for. Also, teachers will embed web tools (i.e.,

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Wiki Flipped Classroom Common Core Digital Citizenship 150

TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 7, 2021

Update: I just realized that discussion strategies don’t necessarily have to be grouping strategies. The innermost group can take turns responding to a debatable prompt–the limits of freedom of speech, for example. In the second part, students work in small groups to present their ‘seeds’ to one another.

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