Digital Promise

AUGUST 18, 2020

After COVID we had WebEx sessions you could go to if you wanted to say hello, or if you wanted to talk to someone, or if you have any questions at all regarding the content or the exams or the assessments and so on. One student missed “having peers to bounce ideas off of or to assess myself before an exam.”. “I

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 8, 2020

As I shared in the book I co-authored, Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds , if you are invisible online – YOU DON’T EXIST to others in the space. We have to connect and learn. We’re learning at a distance. Y ou can’t move old-school teaching online, you have to adopt new pedagogies.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 26, 2021

There’s a wealth of information and materials that you can use to teach online, but activities have to be carefully planned. Online learning forums are the most accessible way to engage students. Even if it’s for sharing learning resources! 10 Top tips for creating more effective online learning forums.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

One thing that I’ve been thrilled about is that technology and online learning have really supported these students to continue their education, even though the pandemic disrupted many systems and processes. As schools and universities reopen their gates, there’s great hope that there will soon be more in-person learning.

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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. Variations of blended learning were applied in classes before. Read more: 4 Models of blended learning to implement in the classroom.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 24, 2020

If the shift to using edtech as an integral part of teaching can be eased with various tutorials, ‘train the trainers’ sessions and continuous support from vendors on how to use a certain digital tool or another , educators have to manage an even more challenging one: the shift from synchronous to asynchronous teaching and learning.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 18, 2021

Students must share the responsibility for 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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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 27, 2021

I believe rubrics should be provided at the start of any assignment, task, or project that will be assessed using a rubric. This approach has the added benefit of helping students get familiar with the rubric that the teacher will use to assess their finished products. Rubrics are like roadmaps.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

This year, the conference includes thousands of sessions — spread over a week — on topics such as online and blended learning, digital citizenship, equity and inclusion, social-emotional learning, assessment, data privacy and more. ISTE also has announced that professor and renowned author Ibram X.

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eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2025

As educators, it is important to understand the underlying causes of this behavior and develop assessments that encourage academic integrity. When students fail to see the connection between what theyre learning and the real world, they lose motivation to engage meaningfully with the content.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 19, 2020

2 – Designing Online Assessments As you assess learning online, you’ll want to use the research-based best practices for online assessments. Feedback using your formative and summative assessment tools is also essential.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 9, 2020

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Do you need help in learning how to teach online? Here’s a free 3-hour course, Launching Online Learning , to get you started. They also shared in the 10 Essential Online Learning Best Practices. What will you receive?

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 4, 2020

Communicate your expectations for participation and behavior online. Learning online is new for many students. Teachers need to be clear about their expectations, and proactively teach students how to engage in this new learning landscape. Ask students to assess their participation online.

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2020

Online learning has moved to the front stage as 90 percent of high-income countries are using it as the primary means of educational continuity amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Department of Education, Richard is a go-to person for exploring the shift we are experiencing in learning today. It’s painful to watch.

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Neo LMS

JULY 30, 2020

A comprehensive teaching model helps educators identify strategies that motivate learners to discover new things, to explore a new field of knowledge (or continue exploring previous ones, but with more effective approaches), and at the same time, it provides a useful assessment system. Read more: Teacher tricks: Grading & assessment.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2020

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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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Teachers will want to use pre-assessments, diagnostics, and/or assess prior knowledge to identify where each student is in relation to the content at the heart of the playlist. In addition to using data to design the playlist, it is essential to build mechanisms into the playlist to collect formative assessment data.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 15, 2020

But the reality is also that we’re going to have to prepare for a fall that – whatever it looks like – will include an online learning component. Even if we go back to face-to-face learning, we will all have to be prepared to teach online, and the best way to do this is to first educate ourselves with research and pedagogy.

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

Around the world, the media is touting an online learning “revolution” as hundreds of millions of students from kindergarten through grad school now learn virtually, including over 70 million in the U.S. Remote learning, she said, is a “ quick, ad hoc, low-fidelity mitigation strategy.” Magic 8-Ball says no.

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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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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 21, 2021

The offline learning time in a whole group rotation should focus on those activities that benefit from human interaction and social learning. Online Learning Activities. As teachers transition back into classrooms, I encourage them to retain the strategies and technology tools that worked well in the online environment.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 13, 2020

When it became clear COVID-19 would dramatically impact the public education system, we quickly assessed how we could provide value, drawing on our years of expertise with digital learning. How can we best assess our technology needs? Our first priority was making sure our Digital Promise team was safe, healthy, and supported.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Breakout rooms are a relatively new addition to our students’ learning landscape, so we cannot assume they will be immediately comfortable speaking up in a breakout room. There may be anxiety associated with engaging in a breakout room, especially in the early stages of navigating online learning.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

As schools around the world prepare for the next term, everyone is keeping their fingers crossed that these will include as much in-person learning as possible. Online learning is here to stay, at least partially, in a hybrid model of education. Read more: The 5 Bs of online feedback teachers need to master. Conclusion.

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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). Welcome Task or Bell Ringer. Present-Pause-Discuss.

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Neo LMS

JULY 15, 2021

Despite the growing demand for edtech and online learning, face-to-face lectures and on-campus activities remained the core part of how students accessed their education. Read more: 3 Ways in which edtech enables hybrid learning. 4 Digital learning trends for Higher Education. Competency-based learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 15, 2021

How Do We Leverage Pre-Assessment Skills Meaningfully? How Do We Help the Kids Who Excelled in Distance Learning? Last year, when the world shut down for learning, these presenters and I worked together for a presentation: 10 Essential Best Practices for Online Learning. 10 Ways to Move Forward – Webinar Overview.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

In a recent webinar from the International Association for K–12 Online Learning , titled “ Designing for Equity: Leveraging Competency-Based Education to Ensure All Students Succeed ,” education consultant Katherine Casey explains the key ways a competency-based system differs from a traditional system.

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Neo LMS

JULY 29, 2021

That’s because edtech solutions, advanced research, practical assessments, and improved communication give them maximum control over their learning. As the education sector reflects on the last months of the school curriculum, it’s clear e-learning is key to providing disaster-proof education.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 27, 2020

Remember to use the code COOL20 to receive a 20% discount from this sponsor: Building Relationships in Online Learning How to Stop Playing Catch Up: Time Management for Teachers Designing Online Assessments for Students Better Teaching and Learning with Formative Assessment Flipping Your Classroom: Redefining Homework and Instruction Essential Classroom (..)

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 8, 2021

Research has indicated that students with stronger self-regulation skills do better in blended learning environments. This makes sense since students in blended and online learning environments enjoy more autonomy and agency over their learning. Supporting Self-regulation in Blended Learning Environments.

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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. You can design choice boards for a variety of purposes or learning objectives. Students have more control over the pace at which they navigate the tasks.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 26, 2019

Flodmand developed a self-assessment through Google Forms where teachers could share what they wanted to learn, how they wanted to learn, where they were the most uncomfortable and how technology facilitators could help overcome those barriers. .

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 11, 2020

It is the educators who understand this truth and design and facilitate learning experiences that align with this truth who have had the most success navigating this challenging moment in education. Conferencing sessions are one of the most effective strategies for connecting with learners in class or online.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

“Adaptive” in edtech is, at its core, a way for schools to provide the right learning experience for each individual student at exactly the right time. Currently, the primary ways adaptive software adapt are with content, assessment , and sequence. . However, education involves more than just individualized content and assessment.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 25, 2016

English teachers frequently ask me which technology tools I use to design my online learning stations. Below are my 5 favorite technology tools and online resources for designing the online learning stations in my English classroom. #1 1 StudySync.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 3, 2024

It allows more educators like you to create, distribute, and grade assignments, albeit paperless, especially in online learning sessions. Its integration and connection with other Google services like Docs, Drive, and Gmail make it a central hub for seamless learning environments like classrooms.

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