The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 10, 2018

Dr. Sean Nank’s research shows that the single biggest method for improving learning with iPads is to use online formative assessments. However, his formative assessments have a twist — students are all answering DIFFERENT math questions. Masterful Math: Randomizing Formative Math Assessment. We created Assessment Items.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Feedback and Self-Assessment with AI (49:00) Explore ways to give meaningful feedback, including voice feedback, and teach students how to evaluate their work with AI tools. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 11, 2018

Teacher Mike Roberts give five strategies that can help us with formative assessment AND classroom management. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. We need more strategies than fist to five or thumbs up thumbs down.

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ViewSonic Education

OCTOBER 10, 2024

AI refers to technology that can perform tasks typically requiring human intelligence —things like analyzing data, solving problems, or even adapting lessons to student needs. Can you adjust lessons or assessments on the fly? If you’re curious about how AI can work in your classroom, keep reading.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Both the math and reading sessions focused on how edtech could be used during independent work, formative assessment, and pedagogically-sound blended learning. Below you will see the specific tools I provided during each session. Some aren't new, but others might be. Please feel free to share your suggestions in the comments section below.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2020

The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Disclosure of Material Connection: This is a “sponsored webinar.” Regardless, I only recommend products or services I believe will be good for my readers and are from companies I can recommend.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

We need to build in mechanisms into our lessons to collect formative assessment data. In my previous post, I focused on strategies teachers can use before a lesson to assess prior knowledge. Other technology tools can capture and store information for teachers to reference after the lesson. Poll the Class with Mentimeter.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Note that Screencastify has been one of my favorite formative assessment tools since 2018 when I wrote 10 Ways to Use Screencasting for Formative Assessment. Inside the Screencastify platform, you can now add quick questions to assess for understanding when hosted on the Screencastify platform. Multiple Methods of Sharing.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Finally, technology can be harnessed to transform teaching and learning by enhancing assessment and feedback. Technology can be used to create assessments, quizzes, and evaluations, providing teachers with real-time data on student progress, enabling them to give feedback and adjust instruction accordingly.

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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. Check out Designing Online Assessments for Students — a course that can help you in this area.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 14, 2021

The whole day is archived at www.peardeck.com/pear-fair with lots of presentations including some on how to use the formative assessment tools built into Peardeck. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 28, 2021

Unlimited-use: It serves as an online portfolio of your teaching, which you can refer back to year after year. Ability to maintain one calendar for teachers who share the same students, which helps to avoid assigning “big assignments” like assessments and essays at the same time. Setting Up Your Digital Calendar with Google Calendar.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 9, 2020

Learn how to create digital assessments. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Identify best practices for designing digital lessons. Identify best practices for creating and curating online content. What will you receive?

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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. That way, students can reference the rubric as they work. This approach has the added benefit of helping students get familiar with the rubric that the teacher will use to assess their finished products.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 1, 2019

Nothing can replace this formal assessment, but it’s helpful to teach students to track their words per minute between these reading fluency assessments. During these reading fluency tests, teachers listen for speed, accuracy, and expression. This can be useful as they design lessons!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 2, 2020

A few well-know issues that diminish the standards of a students’ writing are listed below: Method of citation: There are different styles for citing references. Missing references: Making simultaneous notes for references taken down for a paper helps in the last-minute rush of inserting footnotes and/or endnotes in a paper.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 23, 2020

Social-emotional concerns, anxiety, and the impact on learning Engaging students in video content A super video share where teachers share the videos they’ve made for students Assessment tools and tips for online and blended learning For the last 10 minutes we will have a super share of top tools and tips (and I’ll share mine.)

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 15, 2022

As you can see in the graphic, you have quick exit tickets, self-assessments, speed up games, and more that you can add to your library to easily insert into your lessons. Additionally, remember that every eight minutes or so to add a quick formative assessment to know where students are in the lesson. References. Conrad, R.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 12, 2021

4 Key Factors for Fantastic Formative Assessment. The company who sponsored it compensated me via a cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. A 4 Part Distance Learning Framework that Works with Dr. Douglas Fisher. Successful Distance Learning for Young Kids with Nancy Frey.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 3, 2024

Relevant thinking in an educational context refers to connecting new knowledge and skills to real-world situations, making learning applicable to students' lives and future careers. Quadrant B - Application : Application refers to putting knowledge into action within familiar contexts.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Consider less of a focus on lesson plans and more on assessment by collecting these two weeks into the future. As you come across research that supports the types of effective pedagogical techniques you wish to see in your classrooms, archive it in a document that you can refer to when writing up observations.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Formative assessment tips. The company who sponsored it compensated me via a cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. If you're not familiar with this powerful tool, you'll want to take a look! Register Now to Attend. What will I learn? Simple exit tickets. Simple exit tickets.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2018

More formally, “metacognition was originally referred to as the knowledge about and the regulation of one’s cognitive activities in learning processes” (Veenman, Van Hout-Wolters, & Afflerbach, 2006, p.3). Ongoing Self-Assessment Documents. Assess where they are in relation to mastering specific skills.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Each project is meticulously designed to foster critical thinking and comes with a downloadable ‘research assistant' guide, assessments, and even digital options for Google Classrooms and other Learning Management Systems (LMS). 5 Ways to Integrate ResearchQuest into Your Classroom Now 1.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 21, 2021

Pear Deck 101 – how to get started using formative assessments, polls, and interactives to achieve 100% student engagement. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Pear Deck 201 – a more in-depth advanced training session.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

I tend to refer to these as norms that everyone can get behind. It can become the hub for all lessons, videos, activities, assessments, and student work. Below are the three recommendations I have been providing to help districts and schools persevere during the pandemic.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

I can include quick formative assessment tools, drawing or brainstorming contributions from everyone and even 3d and virtual field trips. I’ve blogged before about 10 Ways to Use Screencasts for Formative Assessment. This is something you should assess and make sure they can do. This tool is essential for my classroom.

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iPad Digital Citizenship iPhone Assessment 400

ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Assessment. Even when feedback refers to a goal, is tangible, actionable and delivered in a way that’s meaningful to the recipient, it will be less impactful if the timing isn’t right. Feedback vs. Assessment. Giving feedback in learning may also be referred to as “formative assessment.”

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Technology Education Assessment Tools 334

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 10, 2023

Not only will this save teachers time, but it will engage students in the valuable process of looking through their notes and materials to identify important concepts, strategies, processes, and skills they believe they will need to know to perform successfully on an assessment.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 24, 2020

I design ahead for common mistakes, use concrete examples, use formative assessment and don’t test but have mastery from all my students. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. This may sound impossible but it can be done.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 14, 2022

And, you know, one of the interesting points in that acceleration research, which is drawn from the visible learning database that we often reference the first is to really focus in on what it is that kids need to know, not just what we need to know. And now I look and I get some formative assessment for myself. Nancy: Exactly.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

But other researchers question whether AI bots should stand in for researchers in the deeply human task of assessing the opinions and feelings of people. That could end up causing big changes for professors around the country, adding sampling public opinion and experience as part of the playbook for many more academics.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 28, 2020

Through effective classroom management and assessment of learners’ readiness, students feel more confident and motivated, resulting in better engagement in the educational process. This refers to the way teachers choose to present the content of a class.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 6, 2024

In your district, you may refer to them as IT specialists, Coordinators for Instructional Technology, Technology Facilitators, Curriculum Specialists, or something else that infers big brains, quick minds, and the ability to talk to digital devices.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

The message that I try to convey is that technology should not be separate from sound instructional design, but instead serve as a ubiquitous entity that supports or enhances curriculum, instruction, and assessment. Of these five components, questioning techniques are something teachers and administrators can work to improve in every lesson.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 11, 2019

That brought us to the concept of “tradigital” learning, our version of blended learning, which in our district refers to a hybrid version of the traditional classroom and a digital learning environment. . Teachers may give assessments before each unit or standard, which sorts students into three groups: high, middle, low. .

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 23, 2022

First, students based on their abilities using district data (NWEA or STAR data) or the built-in pre-assessment. The formative assessment and immediate feedback provide teachers with the data they need to show growth throughout the school year. Sign up for Your Free eSpark Account.

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