Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

But how do you guarantee these strategies lead to meaningful progress? Next, consider conducting assessments to pinpoint areas where technology could make the most impact. Use assessment tools to gather data on their learning styles. Incorporate digital storytelling and group projects using multimedia tools.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Collaboration: Students can work in groups while ensuring individual accountability. Problem Solving: Students identify common tech issues and propose solutions, fostering critical thinking. Vocabulary Development: “Speak like a Geek” allows students to teach and learn domain-specific terms.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Does s/he work well in groups? Does s/he try to solve tech problems themselves before asking for teacher help? Does s/he use core classroom knowledge (i.e., writing conventions) in tech projects? Does s/he use the internet safely? Does s/he [whichever Common Core Standard is being pursued by the use of technology.

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Assessment Strategy Common Core Digital Citizenship 373

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 17, 2018

Teachers see my examples which show four separate groups and assume that all station rotations must have four groups. However, there are several strategies they can use to create an effective rotation in a traditional school schedule. Then the groups switch half way through the period. That is not the case. Flip-Flop. #2

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Groups Blended Learning Secondary Examples 420

Catlin Tucker

MAY 4, 2020

This encourages them to think about the topic the group will be discussing in advance of the conversation and identify some aspect of the topic that interests them. This creates opportunities for the teacher to group students strategically to ensure students are more likely to engage in conversation. .

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Student Engagement Video Strategy Assessment 546

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 11, 2024

At a recent workshop, a teacher posed a compelling question about the effectiveness of small-group versus whole-group instruction. This inquiry always prompts me to reflect: How many educators gather pre-assessment data before crafting their lesson plans?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 21, 2024

Here’s more from the Ask a Tech Teacher group: The Future of Online Learning: Benefits and Strategies for Educators The educational scene has been revolutionized by the concept of online learning. Online learning offers flexibility and accessibility that traditional classrooms were never capable of.

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Online Learning Strategy Education Learning 468

A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

By analyzing vast amounts of data, AI algorithms can uncover patterns and trends that human analysts may miss, leading to more informed and effective strategies. Prompt 1: Create a 3-problem scaffolded formative assessment (easy, moderate, challenging) for this standard: A-SSE.1.a:

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Analysis Industry Data Assessment 442

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 28, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter This podcast with Jennifer Seravallo is dedicated to helping reading teachers improve their teaching methods by providing practical tips and in-depth insights into differentiated reading strategies. How do you select the right reading strategies?

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Strategy How To Groups Adobe 475

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 24, 2025

Pitch conclusions to the group (on Project Pitch Day). Write another paragraph about what student already knows on the topic and what s/he needs to learn. Create a list of five research questions to guide inquiry including where to find the answers. These will be approved by the teacher. Use tools similar to those used on Project Pitch Day.

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How To Digital Citizenship Analysis Video 419

ViewSonic Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

It’s one of the most effective strategies in education today—here’s why: Boosting Academic Performance Personalized learning experiences meet students where they are, and it shows in their results. Tools like Gradescope group similar answers, speeding up the grading process and ensuring consistency.

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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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Assessment Tools Data Digital Citizenship 387

eSchool News

APRIL 10, 2025

According to a recent study, over 60 percent of educators believe traditional assessments fail to fully measure student understanding. With the rise of digital tools, teachers now have innovative ways to assess learning that provide deeper insights and engage students more meaningfully.

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Assessment Tools Adobe Strategy 114

A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Modeling A pedagogical strategy where the teacher or student(s), demonstrates how to complete tasks and activities related to the learning target. Feedback Verbal and non-verbal means to justify a grade, establish criteria for improvement, provide motivation for the next assessment, reinforce good work, and act as a catalyst for reflection.

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Strategy Learning Analysis Exercises 374

A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 1, 2020

Just having one student use it during large group while the others watch just doesn’t cut it in my opinion. Professional learning opportunities need to go beyond just how to use the device and associated software to include strategies that empower students to use it as a learning tool.

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Assessment Software Blended Learning Professional Learning 458

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Los Angeles, CA – PRP Group, a Hawke Media Company, and K20 Connect announced a strategic partnership to provide a comprehensive range of communication solutions aimed attackling challenges faced by educational institutions. Additional services include education strategy, governance, executive coaching, and education marketing.

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Groups EdTech Company Strategy 107

Neo LMS

MARCH 1, 2022

As an educator, you need to find the best ways to increase student self-efficacy and implement those strategies in your classes. 8 strategies to improve student self-efficacy. There are a few strategies you can use in your online classes to improve students’ self-efficacy. It can also happen in smaller groups.

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Strategy LMS Education Flipped Classroom 392

Neo LMS

MAY 24, 2022

The consensus is that fostering student collaboration through group activities leads to more engaging and efficient learning. . However, collaborative learning is not about dividing students into groups and assigning tasks. How LMS groups enable student collaboration for better learning outcomes . What are LMS groups? .

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LMS Groups Outcomes Learning 350

Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

As a collaborative teaching strategy, the think-pair-share approach has sparked controversy among teachers. Is it a valuable strategy you shouldn’t overlook or is it just not worth the time? As teachers, our job is to create a safe and engaging learning environment for all students, and here is where the strategy may fall short.

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Strategy Collaborative Learning Analysis EdTech 360

The Web20Classroom

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

This week we look at Formative Assessment, how it works and why it can be a powerful tool no matter what your teaching and learning looks like. Traditionally, teaching has been a one-way enterprise with the teacher dispelling knowledge for a period of time and then assessing what the students know either through a quiz or test.

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Assessment Video Data Tools 297

ViewSonic Education

APRIL 7, 2025

Keep reading for classroom-ready strategies tied to each of the 8 learning stylesor explore how ViewSonic Education Software can support diverse learners today! If youre curious where you fall, try the VARK self-assessment its quick and surprisingly revealing. A uditory Learners who process best by hearing and discussing.

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Learning Software Strategy Groups 368

eSchool News

MAY 26, 2025

These students can make meaningful gains when provided with targeted reading intervention strategies tailored to their needs. Educators must begin by assessing a student’s current word recognition and comprehension to plan effective reading intervention strategies (Connor et al., What is a delayed reader?

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Strategy Handbook Elementary Assessment 94

Catlin Tucker

JULY 24, 2020

Teachers can present students with an unfamiliar problem or prompt to pique their interest, ask them to generate questions about a topic, or assess their prior knowledge. Pairing the video with an engagement activity can also provide teachers with a strategy for checking to ensure that students watched the video. Google Forms Kahoot!

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Learning Video Strategy Google 546

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 7, 2020

In a coaching session last week, it became clear that teachers could use basic templates to help them conceptualize how to take strategies they have used in the past to create lessons that will work in a concurrent classroom (or in an online learning scenario). I do, We do, Groups Do, You Do: Interactive Modeling Session.

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Classroom Blended Learning Groups Strategy 546

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 15, 2020

Course: Designing Blended Learning for Student Engagement and Achievement “By the end of the course, you will be able to design and implement meaningful blended learning experiences with objective-aligned assessments and activities that foster core 21st-century skills.”

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Blended Learning Social Media Differentiated Instruction Learning 515

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Engagement Active involvement in learning that is relevant, valuable, and interesting Representation Access to multiple ways to experience or receive information Action and Expression Set goals, monitor and track progress toward goals, engage in metacognitive skill-building through self-assessment and demonstrate knowledge in a variety of ways.

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Blended Learning UDL Learning Assessment 546

Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

” When someone shares a strategy they describe as a “smashing success,” I want to shine a light on that in the hopes that it can help other teachers. I invited Rabbi Elchanan Poupko , a middle school teacher, to write a guest blog and share a strategy for pairing and grouping students for after school work.

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Groups Strategy Study Google 318

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 16, 2021

Teachers are freed from orchestrating a lesson and able to conference with learners about their progress, provide feedback on work in progress, or conduct side-by-side assessments. Standards-aligned boards Strategy-specific boards Thematic boards Review and practice boards Project or performance task boards. Designing Choice Boards.

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Blended Learning Strategy Assessment Examples 546

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 12, 2020

For example, most teachers use flexible grouping strategies in the classroom based on the objectives of a lesson. They may provide whole group instruction, work with small groups, and conference with individual students. Whole Group Sessions Connect learners online Build community (e.g.,

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 8, 2021

Below is a quick summary of the RTI components: Tier 1 – Teacher provides research-based instruction to the entire class using extensive checks for understanding as a means of formative assessment. Benchmark assessments are provided at routine intervals to collect data for further screening. Behavior screenings are implemented as well.

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Personalized Learning Data Strategy Adaptive Learning 545

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

First, I do not think grades are an effective long-term strategy for motivating most students. Instead of assigning practice and review then collecting massive stacks of student work to grade, pull that work into your teacher-led station, or dedicate class time to self-assessment. What aspect[s] of their work was particularly strong?

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Assessment Examples Groups Strategy 545

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Instead of spending precious class time transferring information live for the whole group in the form of a lecture or mini-lesson, which presents myriad barriers (e.g., Now, let’s explore some strategies you can experiment with to address the issue of students coming to class unprepared.

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Flipped Classroom Classroom Blended Learning Video 482

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

“I wish I could just focus on one group of students at a time.” Many of the teachers in my life who are teaching two groups of students simultaneously–one group in the classroom and one group online–are exhausted, frustrated, and not feeling particularly effective.

Classroom 546

Classroom Differentiated Instruction Groups Assessment 546

Neo LMS

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Creating an effective edtech strategy for when schools reopen. Also, edtech can be used in many ways to spark students’ curiosity, provide support during their learning process, assess their mastery of concepts, all while keeping them engaged every step of the way. 6 Ways in which an LMS is central to an effective e-learning strategy.

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LMS Strategy EdTech Learning 342

A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Educators want proven strategies that can be implemented readily that will address diverse learner needs while leading to an improvement in outcomes. It is driven by high-agency strategies such as voice, choice, path, pace, and place. For specific strategies that can be used in each tier, click HERE.

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Strategy Data Assessment Outcomes 533

Neo LMS

APRIL 14, 2020

Building a successful edtech strategy boils down to goal setting and finding the right foundations from the beginning. 6 Building blocks for a successful edtech strategy. If you don’t have a vision for this project, choosing a successful strategy is impossible. For one, it’s hard to know where and when to start.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

To be honest, these groups are not in my traditional wheelhouse, but I saw it as a learning opportunity to branch out and expand my level of knowledge. The overreaching goal for each session was to support instructional strategies aligned to rigor & relevance and the 6 C's with a focus on the purposeful use of technology.

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EdTech Tools Khan Academy Educreations 543