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With distance learning (or some form of blended/hybrid learning) a real possibility next school year, this shift in the student learning experience upends traditional assessment methods. But how does one implement formative assessment? MORE
Institutionalized education has given assessment a bad reputation; often leaves a sour taste in the mouths of many teachers, students, and laypeople. This is primarily due to the testing movement, the push towards using student assessment in the form of tests as a measure of student, teacher, principal, and school accountability. Educators should be clear about why they include assessment in their instruction; be strategic and intentional in its use. MORE
The post Engage Students AND Meet Standards with Student Podcasting! Jen shares how podcasting can help students meet content standards, explore their interests, learn new skills, tap into the 4 c’s, and engage in authentic learning. MORE
Formative assessment means providing students with opportunities to show you what they are learning while you are teaching it. These assessments inform your instruction and help you make those little tweaks to your lessons that meet the needs of your students. MORE
Meeting the needs of Gen Z students with visual learning. Visual knowledge is a set of abilities that allow an individual to find, interpret, assess, use, and create images that facilitate the understanding of a specific context: social, ethical, artistic, technical, scientific. MORE
Screencastify and Screencasting for Formative Assessment (a sponsored post) From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Screencasting is a useful assessment tool. While I use it for my video tutorials, I also have my students make their own screencasts to help me assess their progress. In this blog post, I’ll share how I use screencasting to assess student work. Why Screencasting Is a Useful Formative Assessment Tool. MORE
with Google Classroom and Google Meet makes it possible to play engaging games anywhere with your class. is a fun gameshow-style assessment activity. There are tons of creative ways to review and assess with it. Using Kahoot! MORE
There are plenty of high-quality sensory preference assessments that help educators take stock of how their students prefer to learn. Check out this assessment as an example and be sure to note the recommendations for different learners toward the end! MORE
What is an Assessment. Assessment is a series of measurements that use various methods and techniques, to collect data on student learning in order to refine teaching programs and improve student learning capabilities. Each question in an assessment should ask: . MORE
Assessment coach Garnett Hillman helps us understand how our assessments need to change. (We We learn the tools and tips to help us with assessments. What are the most common mistakes teachers make when assessing students? How can you improve your current assessments to better meet standards? Why should formative assessments be more reflective ? Help Teaching.com has a test maker that will help you with your assessments. MORE
Over the many years that #Edchat has been engaging educators, one topic that always generates a huge amount of interest, based on comments, is the faculty meeting. Teachers are required to attend the faculty meetings that administrators are required to hold and very few are happy with the results. The only upside is that with each meeting a check may be placed in the box for attending. Technology may be a way to update the tired model of the faculty meeting. MORE
My first PTA meetings reassured me that we needed to find a way to improve the drastically low attendance. At the meetings, we typically see about 12 to 15 attendees, usually the executive board and a handful of parents. percent of parents were attending our five PTA meetings each year! The only time in recent history attendance jumped was when I presented on the PARCC online standardized assessment. We view faculty meetings as professional learning opportunities. MORE
As of June 16, 2018, Today’s Meet closed (read the full details here ). It turns out, there are good options, depending upon whether you primarily use Today’s Meet for: backchannel and student response. Polls, forms, and surveys are great options when teachers need to create sign-up sheets, push out formative assessments, auto-grade quizzes, and more. MORE
The challenge for me was to design an “assessment” that was meaningful. I had tried everything from the traditional book report style assessment to more creative movie trailers, but I didn’t feel like they accomplished what I wanted from a silent sustained reading assessment. It wasn’t until I went to a book club meeting with some friends that inspiration struck. Why couldn’t our SSR assessment be more like that? MORE
We’ll offer complete and personalized demos of the platform and walk you through the main NEO features, including class creation, assessments and grading system and the ones that our platform is already well-known for, such as automation, gamification and adaptive learning. MORE
Due to Coronavirus, many schools are moving online, and teaching through Zoom meetings. The value of Zoom meetings is that the educator can create synchronous interactive conversations and activities. My goal is to have all my students actively engaged throughout the meeting. MORE
The more physical distance between the teacher and the learner, the more challenging it is to collect formative assessment data consistently. How can we effectively weave formative assessment into the design and facilitation of learning regardless of the teaching and learning landscape? #1 MORE
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. Meet Next Generation Science Standards. Masterful Math: Randomizing Formative Math Assessment. Now, Sean, you’re currently working with iPads and some online formative assessments for STEM classrooms. MORE
For a fresh, fun way to quickly assess student progress, try having them “Tap Out!” Kids can think about their efforts toward meeting a learning target, and teachers get ongoing formative assessment data, writes NBCT Rita Platt. MORE
Students should be included in the lesson planning process, in each learning activity and even in the designing of assessment. Meeting student needs through student-centered learning. Student-centered learning meets all of the above student needs and more. The post Meeting student needs through student-centered learning appeared first on NEO BLOG. Student-centered learning is a hot topic among educators around the world. MORE
We rarely used multiple-choice assessments, but we had agreed that it was the only way to streamline the process for hundreds of students in grades 4-12 to utilize the wide array of tools in this space. Assessing with multiple choices instead of multiple-choice. Video assessments. MORE
Many of us find students benefit greatly when the school employs curriculum-based assessments to measure progress. Because by teaching, assessing knowledge, tracking progress, and personalizing to student needs, we can determine if students are accomplishing what they must to complete the work of learning. This is done through its standards-aligned assessment library or teacher-created assessments developed from a bank of over 60,000 standards-specific questions. MORE
IXL , the personalized learning platform used by more than 13 million students, announced that the New York State Education Department (NYSED) has added IXL’s Real-Time Diagnostic to its list of approved assessments. How New York educators use IXL to assess students and help them grow. MORE
Monica Burns, author of #FormativeTech , shares essential tools and tips for effective formative assessment. ” In today’s show on formative assessment, Monica will discuss: What is successful formative assessment. What are some of Monica’s favorite tools for formative assessment. How should teachers select their formative assessment tool belt. What is the biggest mistake teachers make when using formative assessment. Today’s Meet. MORE
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?” Why assess it? What to look for in assessment tools. MORE
A new report examines some of the biggest challenges related to assessments and accountability, and offers recommendations for educators and policymakers as they move past spring 2021 and aim to improve student success rates. MORE
But one thing is certain: teachers need to consider the way they assess students in these specific conditions. Assessment is often associated with quizzes, exams, and summative assessments. However, summative assessments offer a limited perspective. MORE
For over a decade, teachers have considered it “good enough” to meet those first levels — like rote drills to replace worksheets. It improves close reading, assesses understanding, is intuitive to roll out and use, and does much more than replace something you already have. MORE
With modern assessments, teachers don’t want students to just recite facts from their lessons–teachers want to know whether or not students understand the skills and how to use them. In addition, students can work on a project together, even if they can’t meet in person. MORE
Curriculum-Based Assessment (CBA), often equated with Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM), is any form of assessment that measures progress toward fulfillment of a stated curriculum. Measuring Up–the Key to Meeting State/National Standards. MORE
— AUGUST 25, 2021– Illuminate Education , a leading K–12 student performance solution, announces that earlyReading, CBMreading and aReading—key components of the FastBridge reading assessment suite—have been approved by the Tennessee Department of Education as K–3 universal screeners. MORE
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. Although it is required, we teachers can make sure we assess with respect. MORE
The study looked at data for over five million students in grades 3 through 8 who had taken NWEA’s MAP Growth assessments in 2017-2018. ST Math meets WWC quasi-experiment and ESSA Tier 2 requirements, and the program's unique, patented approach delivers robust results on a national scale. MORE
Suppose the work is an assessment or finished product, like an essay, performance task, or project. Despite the initial hesitation, the teachers I’ve coached quickly realize there is a more effective and sustainable way to grade: side-by-side assessments. MORE
What is an Assessment. Assessment, is a series of measurements that uses various methods and techniques, to collect data on student learning in order to refine teaching programs and improve student learning capabilities. Outcome Based Education is the foundation of assessments. MORE
I offered optional 20-minute Zoom meetings to talk about their progress. Either the student or I could request a meeting. I also edited some of the final grade criteria to be clearer, simpler, and more inclusive, based on student feedback in these meetings. MORE
Ongoing professional learning opportunities are critical as teachers strive to continuously advance their ability to meet the needs of their students in an ever-changing world. Issuers: Use these principles to design and assess your micro-credential content. MORE
assesses student learning (both formative and summative). I’ve been on the hunt for a good– scratch that : excellent –Learning Management System for several months. There are a lot of options out there, but none had enough of the characteristics that most teachers I know look for with an LMS, namely: delivers content to students in a variety of formats. tracks student progress on assigned activities. provides for teacher-student and student-student communication. MORE
Meeting organizational goals, making challenging decisions, and surpassing the competition to perform at the best is a crucial function for determining the growth of the organization. MORE
Assessment for Learning (AfL) is the process of finding out how much progress students have made in their learning and then planning next steps for them. You can freely download, share or print the PDF: Assessment For Learning . Track discussion and feedback by setting up a classroom chatroom on Todays Meet. Tagged: afl , assessment , assessment for learning , assessment strategies , education , learning , strategies , teaching , teaching tools. MORE
But after only a few minutes of conversation, it’s abundantly clear that Kyra Donovan and Dr. Julie Miles share a passion for learning and a strong conviction that assessment is essential to creating the best educational outcomes for students of all abilities. Classroom Solutions - Assessment. MORE
September 23, 2021— To further support Spanish-speaking students in dual-language or transitional-bilingual programs, Curriculum Associates recently added new lessons and assessments to its award-winning i-Ready program. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., MORE
Using formative assessment effectively is key to becoming a reflective practitioner who can adjust literacy instruction to meet students’ needs and interests, write Lynne Dorfman and Brenda Krupp, who share their ideas for “breathing life into reading and writing lessons.”. MORE
Even during the pandemic’s early days, some professors decided to toss out their grade books , figuring that high-stress assessments weren’t appropriate given the uncertain circumstances, which saw students sent away from campuses, sometimes without tech tools or internet access. MORE
Catlin Tucker
MAY 13, 2022
Suppose the work is an assessment or finished product, like an essay, performance task, or project. Despite the initial hesitation, the teachers I’ve coached quickly realize there is a more effective and sustainable way to grade: side-by-side assessments.
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 13, 2020
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?” Why assess it? What to look for in assessment tools.
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Ditch That Textbook
MARCH 31, 2022
Formative assessment means providing students with opportunities to show you what they are learning while you are teaching it. These assessments inform your instruction and help you make those little tweaks to your lessons that meet the needs of your students.
Ditch That Textbook
NOVEMBER 10, 2020
with Google Classroom and Google Meet makes it possible to play engaging games anywhere with your class. is a fun gameshow-style assessment activity. There are tons of creative ways to review and assess with it. Using Kahoot!
Neo LMS
MARCH 17, 2022
We’ll offer complete and personalized demos of the platform and walk you through the main NEO features, including class creation, assessments and grading system and the ones that our platform is already well-known for, such as automation, gamification and adaptive learning.
EdTechTeacher
JUNE 25, 2020
With distance learning (or some form of blended/hybrid learning) a real possibility next school year, this shift in the student learning experience upends traditional assessment methods. But how does one implement formative assessment?
Neo LMS
AUGUST 24, 2021
We rarely used multiple-choice assessments, but we had agreed that it was the only way to streamline the process for hundreds of students in grades 4-12 to utilize the wide array of tools in this space. Assessing with multiple choices instead of multiple-choice. Video assessments.
Ask a Tech Teacher
AUGUST 24, 2020
Curriculum-Based Assessment (CBA), often equated with Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM), is any form of assessment that measures progress toward fulfillment of a stated curriculum. Measuring Up–the Key to Meeting State/National Standards.
Think Exam
APRIL 10, 2022
Meeting organizational goals, making challenging decisions, and surpassing the competition to perform at the best is a crucial function for determining the growth of the organization.
User Generated Education
MAY 5, 2018
Institutionalized education has given assessment a bad reputation; often leaves a sour taste in the mouths of many teachers, students, and laypeople. This is primarily due to the testing movement, the push towards using student assessment in the form of tests as a measure of student, teacher, principal, and school accountability. Educators should be clear about why they include assessment in their instruction; be strategic and intentional in its use.
The CoolCatTeacher
MAY 10, 2021
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. Although it is required, we teachers can make sure we assess with respect.
MiddleWeb
JANUARY 19, 2022
Using formative assessment effectively is key to becoming a reflective practitioner who can adjust literacy instruction to meet students’ needs and interests, write Lynne Dorfman and Brenda Krupp, who share their ideas for “breathing life into reading and writing lessons.”.
Ask a Tech Teacher
NOVEMBER 5, 2018
Many of us find students benefit greatly when the school employs curriculum-based assessments to measure progress. Because by teaching, assessing knowledge, tracking progress, and personalizing to student needs, we can determine if students are accomplishing what they must to complete the work of learning. This is done through its standards-aligned assessment library or teacher-created assessments developed from a bank of over 60,000 standards-specific questions.
EdTech4Beginners
JUNE 19, 2016
Assessment for Learning (AfL) is the process of finding out how much progress students have made in their learning and then planning next steps for them. You can freely download, share or print the PDF: Assessment For Learning . Track discussion and feedback by setting up a classroom chatroom on Todays Meet. Tagged: afl , assessment , assessment for learning , assessment strategies , education , learning , strategies , teaching , teaching tools.
Digital Promise
JANUARY 31, 2020
Ongoing professional learning opportunities are critical as teachers strive to continuously advance their ability to meet the needs of their students in an ever-changing world. Issuers: Use these principles to design and assess your micro-credential content.
Catlin Tucker
MARCH 1, 2021
The more physical distance between the teacher and the learner, the more challenging it is to collect formative assessment data consistently. How can we effectively weave formative assessment into the design and facilitation of learning regardless of the teaching and learning landscape? #1
Linways Technologies
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
What is an Assessment. Assessment, is a series of measurements that uses various methods and techniques, to collect data on student learning in order to refine teaching programs and improve student learning capabilities. Outcome Based Education is the foundation of assessments.
Neo LMS
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
But one thing is certain: teachers need to consider the way they assess students in these specific conditions. Assessment is often associated with quizzes, exams, and summative assessments. However, summative assessments offer a limited perspective.
eSchool News
OCTOBER 11, 2018
My first PTA meetings reassured me that we needed to find a way to improve the drastically low attendance. At the meetings, we typically see about 12 to 15 attendees, usually the executive board and a handful of parents. percent of parents were attending our five PTA meetings each year! The only time in recent history attendance jumped was when I presented on the PARCC online standardized assessment. We view faculty meetings as professional learning opportunities.
edWeb.net
FEBRUARY 12, 2022
With modern assessments, teachers don’t want students to just recite facts from their lessons–teachers want to know whether or not students understand the skills and how to use them. In addition, students can work on a project together, even if they can’t meet in person.
The CoolCatTeacher
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
Screencastify and Screencasting for Formative Assessment (a sponsored post) From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Screencasting is a useful assessment tool. While I use it for my video tutorials, I also have my students make their own screencasts to help me assess their progress. In this blog post, I’ll share how I use screencasting to assess student work. Why Screencasting Is a Useful Formative Assessment Tool.
eSchool News
MAY 14, 2021
A new report examines some of the biggest challenges related to assessments and accountability, and offers recommendations for educators and policymakers as they move past spring 2021 and aim to improve student success rates.
Ask a Tech Teacher
JUNE 29, 2015
assesses student learning (both formative and summative). I’ve been on the hunt for a good– scratch that : excellent –Learning Management System for several months. There are a lot of options out there, but none had enough of the characteristics that most teachers I know look for with an LMS, namely: delivers content to students in a variety of formats. tracks student progress on assigned activities. provides for teacher-student and student-student communication.
Mindspark Learning
APRIL 27, 2022
There are plenty of high-quality sensory preference assessments that help educators take stock of how their students prefer to learn. Check out this assessment as an example and be sure to note the recommendations for different learners toward the end!
Edsurge
DECEMBER 15, 2020
But after only a few minutes of conversation, it’s abundantly clear that Kyra Donovan and Dr. Julie Miles share a passion for learning and a strong conviction that assessment is essential to creating the best educational outcomes for students of all abilities. Classroom Solutions - Assessment.
Catlin Tucker
APRIL 8, 2015
The challenge for me was to design an “assessment” that was meaningful. I had tried everything from the traditional book report style assessment to more creative movie trailers, but I didn’t feel like they accomplished what I wanted from a silent sustained reading assessment. It wasn’t until I went to a book club meeting with some friends that inspiration struck. Why couldn’t our SSR assessment be more like that?
Edsurge
JULY 29, 2020
Even during the pandemic’s early days, some professors decided to toss out their grade books , figuring that high-stress assessments weren’t appropriate given the uncertain circumstances, which saw students sent away from campuses, sometimes without tech tools or internet access.
The CoolCatTeacher
MARCH 21, 2017
Monica Burns, author of #FormativeTech , shares essential tools and tips for effective formative assessment. ” In today’s show on formative assessment, Monica will discuss: What is successful formative assessment. What are some of Monica’s favorite tools for formative assessment. How should teachers select their formative assessment tool belt. What is the biggest mistake teachers make when using formative assessment. Today’s Meet.
Linways Technologies
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
What is an Assessment. Assessment is a series of measurements that use various methods and techniques, to collect data on student learning in order to refine teaching programs and improve student learning capabilities. Each question in an assessment should ask: .
Neo LMS
OCTOBER 26, 2021
Meeting the needs of Gen Z students with visual learning. Visual knowledge is a set of abilities that allow an individual to find, interpret, assess, use, and create images that facilitate the understanding of a specific context: social, ethical, artistic, technical, scientific.
MiddleWeb
AUGUST 4, 2020
For a fresh, fun way to quickly assess student progress, try having them “Tap Out!” Kids can think about their efforts toward meeting a learning target, and teachers get ongoing formative assessment data, writes NBCT Rita Platt.
Neo LMS
JUNE 7, 2018
Students should be included in the lesson planning process, in each learning activity and even in the designing of assessment. Meeting student needs through student-centered learning. Student-centered learning meets all of the above student needs and more. The post Meeting student needs through student-centered learning appeared first on NEO BLOG. Student-centered learning is a hot topic among educators around the world.
Ask a Tech Teacher
AUGUST 13, 2018
As of June 16, 2018, Today’s Meet closed (read the full details here ). It turns out, there are good options, depending upon whether you primarily use Today’s Meet for: backchannel and student response. Polls, forms, and surveys are great options when teachers need to create sign-up sheets, push out formative assessments, auto-grade quizzes, and more.
eSchool News
AUGUST 25, 2021
— AUGUST 25, 2021– Illuminate Education , a leading K–12 student performance solution, announces that earlyReading, CBMreading and aReading—key components of the FastBridge reading assessment suite—have been approved by the Tennessee Department of Education as K–3 universal screeners.
Shake Up Learning
NOVEMBER 9, 2021
The post Engage Students AND Meet Standards with Student Podcasting! Jen shares how podcasting can help students meet content standards, explore their interests, learn new skills, tap into the 4 c’s, and engage in authentic learning.
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. Meet Next Generation Science Standards. Masterful Math: Randomizing Formative Math Assessment. Now, Sean, you’re currently working with iPads and some online formative assessments for STEM classrooms.
ED Surge
JANUARY 17, 2022
I offered optional 20-minute Zoom meetings to talk about their progress. Either the student or I could request a meeting. I also edited some of the final grade criteria to be clearer, simpler, and more inclusive, based on student feedback in these meetings.
eSchool News
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
September 23, 2021— To further support Spanish-speaking students in dual-language or transitional-bilingual programs, Curriculum Associates recently added new lessons and assessments to its award-winning i-Ready program. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass.,
eSchool News
APRIL 21, 2022
IXL , the personalized learning platform used by more than 13 million students, announced that the New York State Education Department (NYSED) has added IXL’s Real-Time Diagnostic to its list of approved assessments. How New York educators use IXL to assess students and help them grow.
The CoolCatTeacher
AUGUST 10, 2015
Assessment coach Garnett Hillman helps us understand how our assessments need to change. (We We learn the tools and tips to help us with assessments. What are the most common mistakes teachers make when assessing students? How can you improve your current assessments to better meet standards? Why should formative assessments be more reflective ? Help Teaching.com has a test maker that will help you with your assessments.
My Island View
SEPTEMBER 21, 2015
Over the many years that #Edchat has been engaging educators, one topic that always generates a huge amount of interest, based on comments, is the faculty meeting. Teachers are required to attend the faculty meetings that administrators are required to hold and very few are happy with the results. The only upside is that with each meeting a check may be placed in the box for attending. Technology may be a way to update the tired model of the faculty meeting.
Ask a Tech Teacher
JANUARY 29, 2020
For over a decade, teachers have considered it “good enough” to meet those first levels — like rote drills to replace worksheets. It improves close reading, assesses understanding, is intuitive to roll out and use, and does much more than replace something you already have.
MIND Research Institute
MAY 13, 2020
The study looked at data for over five million students in grades 3 through 8 who had taken NWEA’s MAP Growth assessments in 2017-2018. ST Math meets WWC quasi-experiment and ESSA Tier 2 requirements, and the program's unique, patented approach delivers robust results on a national scale.
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