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Randy Ziegenfuss

Educational Games - 0 views

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  • Randy Ziegenfuss on 11 Jul 10
     
    "You don't have to be a genius to understand the work of the Nobel Laureates. These games and simulations, based on Nobel Prize-awarded achievements, will teach and inspire you while you're having FUN!"
Randy Ziegenfuss

Arcademic Skill Builders: Online Educational Games - 0 views

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  • Randy Ziegenfuss on 11 Jul 10
     
    "Our research-based and standards-aligned free educational math games and language arts games will engage, motivate, and help teach students."
Randy Ziegenfuss

The NCTE Definition of 21st Century Literacies - 0 views

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  • Randy Ziegenfuss on 08 Jul 10
     
    This site contains a brief position statement from NCTE on the concept of 21st century education and literacies.
Kevin Bush

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - Assessment Rubrics - Kathy Schrock's Guide for Ed... - 0 views

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  • Kevin Bush on 06 Jul 10
     
    Discovery Education with a plethora of links for assessment.
Bridget Doklan

Test Problems: Seven Reasons Why Standardized Tests Are Not Working | Education.com - 0 views

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  • Bridget Doklan on 06 Jul 10
     
    "What's wrong with measuring academic progress through standardized tests? Here are some reasons why high-stake tests are problematic."
Bridget Doklan

Take a Deeper Look at Assessment for Understanding | Edutopia - 0 views

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  • Bridget Doklan on 06 Jul 10
     
    "Performance assessments go beyond traditional tests and serve as an important teaching tool."
Jennifer Volpato

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

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  • they were being tested everyday.
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 07 Jul 10
       
      Wow....amazing. And obviously "tests" of the wrong kind.
  • As a AP US History teacher I constantly find myself pitted in a struggle against content memorization versus using 21st century skills within the classroom
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 07 Jul 10
       
      I think this is the one of the challenges we hope to address in this course - do we see the challenge as an opportunity to change what we do, or do we feel like vicitims.
    • Jennifer Volpato
      Jennifer Volpato on 07 Jul 10
       
      I agree, it's that cross between covering the material versus really learning it, or in the case of history living it.
  • College Board recently changed their policy of letting students know what the topic of the DBQ would be, students going into the DBQ had no idea what it would be the day of the test students had to complete a DBQ on the Puritans, a subject last covered in 8th grade. I found myself asking how well students possibly could do on a question like this, a question which was covered before students were even accepted into the honors track
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 07 Jul 10
       
      This is the secrecy that Reeves talks about in the article we read yesterday. I wonder what the Board's rationale is for this decision. Clearly, a bunch of dusty academics feel they need to impose their outdated definition of learning on high school students.
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  • Bring technology to every student, closing the digital divide needs to be a national goal, it can't be a program that waits five years. Forget about immigration, partisan divisions, tax policy, gays in the military, and healthcare, our national needs to make it a priority that by August every student will have access to technology and every teacher will get the training to use that technology effectively within the classroom.
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 07 Jul 10
       
      I am always amazed at how little our country cares about education. We focus too much on reacting to problems instead of attacking root causes. If we developed a world-class education system, we would be able to solve more of our problems, in better time.
    • Jennifer Volpato
      Jennifer Volpato on 07 Jul 10
       
      The reaction component is signifcant. I guess that reaction is easier than the problem solving but certainly not as effective.
  • research about how people learn
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 07 Jul 10
       
      We need to pay more attention to the learning sciences: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_sciences
  • Develop assessments that test the students ability to create authentic learning experiences that demonstrate their growth as an individual.
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 07 Jul 10
       
      So why don't we do this? THE TRUTH ABOUT TESTING will hopefully shed some light.
    • Jennifer Volpato
      Jennifer Volpato on 07 Jul 10
       
      Great challenge. I was thinking after my article review this morning about how this can be achieved in a national way. There must be a way to incorporate a measurement of authentic knowledge into the measurement of our school and student success. Unfortunately, it's not as easy as just creating test questions it would involve other means of data collection
  • Kevin's Multimedia Essay
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 07 Jul 10
       
      Nice outline of the challenges we face with developing skills and balancing requirements of assessment. It's our problem. So what will we do about it? Hopefully we'll develop some potential answers.
jamie hill

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
      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.
  • Interesting NPR program on the effects on high NCLB
    • Kevin Bush
      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.
  • no the only measurement tool
    • jamie hill
      jamie hill on 07 Jul 10
       
      What about something like robot wars as assessment tools? Competitions between schools to show knowledge of content and 21st century skills.
Randy Ziegenfuss

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
      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.
    • Jennifer Volpato
      Jennifer Volpato on 07 Jul 10
       
      Good point. When our only references are those based in our own learning experiences how do we get away from that? I guess constant reflection on our own process and close attention to our students.
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 07 Jul 10
       
      Yes, Jen. I think reflection is the key. And hopefully that is what we are doing here. Through reflection, you'll be able to gather some new knowledge to move your own classroom toward better alternatives to test preparation.
  • How might we meet the needs of the system and the needs of the learners
    • Kevin Bush
      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?
  • Through collaboration, creativity, exploration, and sharing students can be assessed in a real world way.
    • Kevin Bush
      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'.
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 07 Jul 10
       
      Agreed, Jamie. Now your challenge is to take this lofty goal and figure out how to actually achieve it in your classroom!
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  • In what ways do we assess learning?
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 07 Jul 10
       
      You mentioned "negative" modes of testing. If assessment is a valuable part of learning - I believe it is...valuable feedback - what are the postive ways we assess student learning?
  • and skills
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 07 Jul 10
       
      But do those standardized tests really reflect the skills students are learning? Generally, I would say no.
Jennifer Volpato

Digital Alternatives to Test Preparation - Assignment - 0 views

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  • global impact
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 07 Jul 10
       
      I like this choice of lens.
  • My quandry is with the approach that our legislators take on pitting public and private schools against each other when what we should be doing is working cooperatively to build a better, stronger community of learners that will lead us into a successful future for all.
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 07 Jul 10
       
      How can we participate better in this dialogue? How do we participate now? What do we envision our participation being, lets say in the reauthorization of NCLB?
    • Jennifer Volpato
      Jennifer Volpato on 07 Jul 10
       
      I believe that the creation of teams of teachers, principals, researchers, students, and parents to review, give feedback, and design changes to NCLB would serve as a more successful approach to problem solving the current educational "crisis". When I have a problem to solve I take the grass roots approach, go to the source, research and reflect on the information, I never pretend to know it all. First hand accounts and dialogue are crucial in developing productive change.
  • creating a complete picture of our students and our schools with standardized testing being one aspect, but no the only measurement tool.
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 07 Jul 10
       
      Great vision!
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  • why are we as a nation submitting the results of one method of testing
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 07 Jul 10
       
      This is an important point you make. It relates to one of our guiding quesitons: What are the impacts of standardized testing? My hunch is more negative than positive.
  • Interesting NPR program on the effects on high NCLB
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
      Randy Ziegenfuss on 07 Jul 10
       
      Not sure what you mean here? Can you link to the program?
    • Jennifer Volpato
      Jennifer Volpato on 07 Jul 10
       
      Oops, I added this quickly when I got here in the middle of a conversation with Jamie. I'll try the link again.
Kevin Bush

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
      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.
  • same test they've been giving for years
    • Kevin Bush
      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.'
  • leadership, open-mindedness, and motivation
    • Kevin Bush
      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.
Randy Ziegenfuss

More Thoughts on 21st Century Literacies - 0 views

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    "Extended interviews with educators on the meaning of "21st century literacies," recommendations for using new technologies, and ideas for updating lesson plans to support 21st century learning. "
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