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10 Awesome Courses To Improve Your Online Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

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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ISTE Certification 02

Dangerously Irrelevant

Despite my familiarity with all of the ISTE Standards, I have found that I am thinking much more deeply about the ISTE Standards for Educators as I go through this process with my cohort (which I appreciate)… One of our activities asked us to reflect on the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) guidelines.

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Professional Learning Communities: Using the 5Es to Give Teachers Agency and Maximize Productivity

Catlin Tucker

They may conduct online research, talk to colleagues, join a Twitter chat, connect with experts on social media, and/or commit to a book study. Evaluate: Assess the Effectiveness. Check out my newest book UDL and Blended Learning: Thriving in Flexible Learning Landscapes ! The goal is to learn as much as they can!

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Would You Rather: Transfer and Apply

Catlin Tucker

It provides teachers with invaluable formative assessment data, allowing them to informally assess student understanding and identify misconceptions, gaps, and areas that need additional instruction and support. What are some different methods for assessing my students’ understanding of in grade?

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10 Ways to Use Defined Learning for Project-Based Learning Excellence

The CoolCatTeacher

These projects are created around Understanding by Design (UbD) principles to emphasize STEM education and have tools to help students customize, evaluate, assess and create portfolios. Defined Learning makes using project-based content easy to bring into any subject. Each project is organized around real-world examples making it relevant.

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What are this year’s top trends at SXSW EDU?

eSchool News

Race, Social Media & the Role of Schools. Future of Assessment & Accountability. Beyond Rubrics: Embedded Assessment in Making. Playful Assessment: Don’t Stop the Fun. UDL: Designing for Learner Variability. Related sessions: Belonging, Culture, & School: Student Perspectives.

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Learning in the Digital Age

eSchool News

Moreover, smart K-12 learning systems often include tools for continuous assessment and feedback, allowing educators to monitor progress and adapt instructional strategies in real-time. Technological literacy: Equipping students with essential skills to navigate, critically assess, and contribute to a technologically driven society.