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Formative Assessment is Key to Being Responsive

Catlin Tucker

We must collect formative assessment data in each lesson to understand our students’ progress and respond to their needs. Formative assessment is a process of gathering information about students’ understanding and their progress toward firm standards-aligned learning goals. Check for understanding.

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Formative Assessment: Collecting Data & Designing Differentiated Learning Experiences in Class or Online

Catlin Tucker

The more physical distance between the teacher and the learner, the more challenging it is to collect formative assessment data consistently. I’ve taught in person, online, and in blended learning environments. 1 Articulate Clear Learning Goals and Objectives. 2 Assess Prior Knowledge.

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How to minimize cheating in online assessments

Neo LMS

In comparison, seventy-five percent of high school students admit to doing the same. With online classes and remote learning taking over classrooms, at least temporarily, teachers worry about rampant cheating. As the name suggests, the proctoring feature ensures that assessments are carried out safely. Safe exam browser.

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States Are Wrestling Over Whose Learning Loss Is Worst

Edsurge

The national learning assessment NAEP is known as the “nation’s report card” because it gives policymakers a window into national learning. Released last month, the latest results revealed a big national decline in math and reading scores , charting just how disruptive the pandemic was to learning.

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The 6 principles of mastery-based learning

Neo LMS

Mastery-based learning is a competency-oriented teaching method. Students should master learning content but also abilities such as adaptability, resilience, and agency. Indeed, the common denominator is putting the learner at the center of instruction in terms of the learning experience, the foundation and the outcome.

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Podcast pedagogy: Leveraging audio programs for learning

Neo LMS

Students might listen to podcasts for several reasons: to learn about a topic, practice listening skills, or analyze the anatomy of an audio program. As we know, higher levels of thinking occur with synthesis and creation, and this is where designing and producing their own podcasts can thoroughly engage students in learning.

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Using AI in Service of Strong Pedagogical Practice

Catlin Tucker

Despite my optimism about the benefits of AI in education, the buzz online is focused on the exciting new AI-powered education tools and not on the transformative impact those tools could have on how we design and facilitate learning experiences to meet the needs of diverse groups of students. That is the same concern I have now.