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Digital Alternatives to Test Preparation - Persuasive Essay Draft - 1 views

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Are final examinations on the way out at Harvard? | Harvard Magazine Jul-Aug 2010 - 2 views

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Journal of Educational Controversy Blog: An Impassioned Defense of Public Education: Di... - 0 views

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Temple Grandin: The world needs all kinds of minds | Video on TED.com - 1 views

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Digital Alternatives to Test Preparation - Bridget's Multimedia Essay - 0 views

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Once they're made, tests are easy to give and easy to score.
- Kevin Bush on 07 Jul 10
  
  They are also cut and dry, right or wrong, no in between. The assessments I think we will be looking at examine not only what students know but what they don't and see learning as a progression.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">They are also cut and dry, right or wrong, no in between. The assessments I think we will be looking at examine not only what students know but what they don't and see learning as a progression.</div>
  
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same test they've been giving for years
- Kevin Bush on 07 Jul 10
  
  Like the teacher I talked about who went into the filing cabinet and pulled out the same numbered tests every year without changing the ways because 'it worked in the past.'
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Like the teacher I talked about who went into the filing cabinet and pulled out the same numbered tests every year without changing the ways because 'it worked in the past.'</div>
  
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leadership, open-mindedness, and motivation
- Kevin Bush on 07 Jul 10
  
  This is the greatest challenge, administrators understanding the disconnect between what is going on in the class and what alternatives are out there. How to demonstrate how more effective teaching and alternative assessments can best prepare students for these standardized tests.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This is the greatest challenge, administrators understanding the disconnect between what is going on in the class and what alternatives are out there. How to demonstrate how more effective teaching and alternative assessments can best prepare students for these standardized tests.</div>
  
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Digital Alternatives to Test Preparation - Jamie's Multimedia Essay - 0 views

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This is how I was taught and tested so this is how I teach and test
- Kevin Bush on 07 Jul 10
  
  How do we break this cycle? If this is true, then wouldn't it be reasonable to say that the future teachers in our classes would continue this, I mean besides those of us in this class, aren't we just preparing a new wave of teachers to continue following our bad models.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">How do we break this cycle? If this is true, then wouldn't it be reasonable to say that the future teachers in our classes would continue this, I mean besides those of us in this class, aren't we just preparing a new wave of teachers to continue following our bad models.</div>
  
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How might we meet the needs of the system and the needs of the learners
- Kevin Bush on 07 Jul 10
  
  Great picture. The first thing that came to my mind however was what does this look like at a high school setting where students are competitive or on the other extreme, just going through the motions. How do we bring the enjoyment of learning to the high schools and continue a model of creativity?
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Great picture. The first thing that came to my mind however was what does this look like at a high school setting where students are competitive or on the other extreme, just going through the motions. How do we bring the enjoyment of learning to the high schools and continue a model of creativity?</div>
  
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Through collaboration, creativity, exploration, and sharing students can be assessed in a real world way.
- Kevin Bush on 07 Jul 10
  
  I think you are right, this is a good summation of your ideas, we need to continue rewarding those who go outside the box of the traditional testing model and recognize the possibilities of engaging students at a new level and making assessment just a brief stop and a progression in a longer journey of learning the 'big ideas'.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I think you are right, this is a good summation of your ideas, we need to continue rewarding those who go outside the box of the traditional testing model and recognize the possibilities of engaging students at a new level and making assessment just a brief stop and a progression in a longer journey of learning the 'big ideas'.</div>
  
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Digital Alternatives to Test Preparation - Assignment - 0 views

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the very skills that the world is demanding of our students and the very skills that adults in our current society are required to utilize every day in order to survive in their own workplace
- Kevin Bush on 07 Jul 10
  
  I think you hit the nail on the head, that there is a huge disconnect between the priorities that schools place on students and the skills that will be necessary for students to do well after school.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I think you hit the nail on the head, that there is a huge disconnect between the priorities that schools place on students and the skills that will be necessary for students to do well after school.</div>
  
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Interesting NPR program on the effects on high NCLB
- Kevin Bush on 07 Jul 10
  
  Is there a link for this? Overall, I think your view that the effects of NCLB have yet to be evidenced as a whole. Are there any studies available yet? One must wonder what NCLB version 2.0 will look like or if our country goes to an entirely new operating system for education.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Is there a link for this? Overall, I think your view that the effects of NCLB have yet to be evidenced as a whole. Are there any studies available yet? One must wonder what NCLB version 2.0 will look like or if our country goes to an entirely new operating system for education.</div>
  
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