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Heather Hersey

Digital Age Assessment: Learning in Web 2.0 (NECC 09) « Education with Techno... - 0 views

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shared by Heather Hersey on 21 Aug 10 - Cached
  • How do we assess  students’ learning in these in Web  2.0 environments? We want to go beyond assessing the mere mechanics of using these tools; unfortunately, most current rubrics for Web 2.0 learning devote only a minuscule amount (usually 16% or less) to actual student academic learning. We want to refocus our assessments to reflect the students in-depth and comprehensive standards-based learning and the 21st Century Skills.
Tom McHale

Project-Based Learning: A Case for Not Giving Up | Edutopia - 1 views

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shared by Tom McHale on 28 Nov 10 - No Cached
  • Tom McHale on 28 Nov 10
     
    Project-based learning can pose challenges for teachers as well as students, especially when both are new to this approach. As Bianca discovered, some project management skills may need to be taught explicitly. Formative assessment has to happen early and often, and a teacher needs to be ready with support for students who are struggling. Handing over responsibility to the learner happens gradually, not all at once. Good projects -- like real-life challenges -- also teach us about persistence. Figuring out what to do if you encounter challenges is part of the learning experience.
Tom McHale

New Test Scores Show New York Students Struggling - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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shared by Tom McHale on 28 Jul 10 - Cached
  • were not properly measuring student proficiency, released results Wednesday showing that more than half of New York City students were failing to meet state standards in reading, at a time when Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg boasted that more that more than two-thir
  • Tom McHale on 28 Jul 10
     
    New York State education officials, admitting that the state's annual tests were not properly measuring student proficiency, released results Wednesday showing that more than half of New York City students were failing to meet state standards in reading, at a time when Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg boasted that more that more than two-thirds of city's students were reading at grade level.
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