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Subscriber Special: February–Discounted Group Training

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In this three-week course, you will use a suite of digital tools to make that possible while addressing overarching concepts like digital citizenship, internet search and research, authentic assessment, digital publishing, and immersive keyboarding. Assessment is project-based so be prepared to be fully-involved and an eager risk-taker.

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How to Assess Digital Literacy

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Of late, the most common question is, “How to I assess student digital literacy?” How do I assess faculty digital literacy so I can teach them what they don’t know?” Today, I want to focus on the need to assess digital literacy and what tools are available to do this. Why assess it?

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4 Critical Pieces of Every Lesson and How to Gamify Them video

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By encouraging students to decode unfamiliar words in context, educators enhance comprehension and prepare them for standardized assessments. A strong vocabulary is foundational for academic success. Digital citizenship education is essential as students navigate online environments. It is now available for free, here on Ask a Tech Teacher.

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Standard-aligned Rubrics: Assessing Progress Toward Firm Goals While Allowing for Flexible Means

Catlin Tucker

When we build student agency into a task or an assessment, students may produce various artifacts to demonstrate their learning. The variety of products they create causes many teachers to question how they should assess this work since it takes many forms. The learning objectives are what we want to assess progress toward.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

This session, featuring industry visionary Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape, explores practical ways for educators and instructional designers to impart these essential tactics onto students and trainees through manageable tweaks to curriculum, assessment, and technology.

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How to use Digital Quick Writes–the video

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Assessment for Learning : Instead of grading the final product, teachers assess students based on their effort and engagement during quick writes. This formative assessment approach allows for ongoing feedback and supports a learning environment focused on growth rather than competition.

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Preparing Students for Future Careers with Soft Skills Training on Financial Decisions

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The Ask a Tech Teacher team has put them together into an article to remind students–and teachers what students should know when they leave high school: Preparing Students for Future Careers with Soft Skills Training on Financial Decisions Teachers hold many responsibilities outside regular education. How will they repay the loan?

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WW2 to COVID-19: How Remote Tools Help Reinforce Development Post-Program eLearning

Speaker: Pat D'Amico, Founder and CEO of About-Face Development

While the initial stages of the lockdown had everyone waiting with bated breath for the return to in-person training, it quickly became apparent the paradigm had forever shifted. Assess why moving from knowledge transfer to behavior change has been one of L&D’s greatest challenge.