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How to Assess with Respect with Starr Sackstein

The CoolCatTeacher

Assessment is part of what teachers have to do in school. Although it is required, we teachers can make sure we assess with respect. Listen to Starr Sackstein share how to assess with respect. From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Assessment is part of what teachers have to do in school.

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The role of parents to a successful BYOD program

Neo LMS

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) programs are a natural corollary to technology-based educational initiatives. Challenges for BYOD are, however, also obvious: strain on school internet networks, content management, cheating and distraction. BYOD has an obvious impact on parents and other support structures students rely on.

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Moving Schools Forward With BYOD

A Principal's Reflections

I visited Eric’s High School on February 24 th to observe Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and his implementation of a contemporary learning environment. These multiple choice questions were accessed through the website Polleverywhere.com to assess student understanding via an instant audience feedback system. I was impressed.

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Quantifying Innovative Practices

A Principal's Reflections

As I engage with districts and schools regularly, they frequently inquire about ways to gauge the outcomes and efficacy of their innovative strategies, such as BYOD, 1:1, blended and personalized learning, classroom and school redesign, branding, makerspaces, and professional development. Regrettably, no such solutions were available.

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5 Awesome New Screencastify Features

The CoolCatTeacher

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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Personalized Learning: The Why, How, and What

A Principal's Reflections

It requires that teachers understand how kids learn and have the autonomy to design, implement, and assess activities that meet the needs of all students. Assessment Data Assessment determines whether learning occurred, what learning occurred, and if the learning relates to stated targets, standards, and objectives.

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Overcoming 3 challenges of introducing blended learning in the classroom

Neo LMS

BYOD programs are one solution, but it is not always viable since there are students who come from different social backgrounds, some without having their basic needs covered, like food, shelter, clothing. Read more: Debunking 3 myths about BYOD in the classroom. Blended learning facilitates the path to personalized learning.