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H DeWaard

5 Fantastic, Fast Formative Assessment Tools | Edutopia - 131 views

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formative assessment tools edutopia Vicki_Davis technology Kahoot Socrative Chatzy Today's_Meet

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  • H DeWaard on 28 Jan 15
     
    With tools like Socrative, Kahoot, Zaption, Chatzy, and Plickers, teachers can use tech for immediate feedback about how students are learning and understanding the lesson.
Matt Renwick

Using formative tools for better project results - SmartBlogs - 63 views

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pbl assessment

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  • She planned to keep reworking it, applying layers of acrylic until she got the play of light just the way she wanted. Then she laughed and said, “You should see what’s underneath! I bet there are three or four versions beneath this one.” Not only was the student producing a lovely painting — which would one day grace her family’s living room — but she was paying close attention to her learning process. At the end of each class, she added a short reflection to her project journal, which she was keeping on a Google Doc shared with her teacher.
  • As I listened to this student describe her learning experience, however, it seemed that the more meaningful assessment was happening long before the project came to a close.
  • Encourage students to make self-assessment a habit, too. Invite students to request workshops or mini-lessons in areas where they want more help. One PBL teacher reserves a corner of the class whiteboard for just this purpose. Use journals or blogs to encourage goal-setting, self-assessment and reflection throughout a project.
Melissa Wert

Weblogg-ed » New Assessments for New Learning - 123 views

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blended_learning assessment osg-BL willrichardson

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    • Melissa Wert
      Melissa Wert on 26 Jul 10
       
      Thinking about how to assess 21st century skills.
Bob Rowan

Cheating Poll - 44 views

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education cell phone cheating assessment

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  • Bob Rowan on 05 May 11
     
    Study suggests 1/3 of teens admit cheating at least once on a test using a cell phone. What does this suggest about our assessments? Are they authentic evaluations of skills we want our students to learn?
  • anthony ramienski on 06 May 11
     
    Best move is to incorporate the technology into the assessment-design the test around the tool if possible...or totally ban it...make students put up all electronics in the front of the room -allow only "two" pencils and water-no books, purses;etc
Nigel Coutts

Good Reads for Great Assessment - The Learner's Way - 43 views

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learner education technology collaboration teaching

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  • Nigel Coutts on 27 Aug 17
     
    Recently I have been diving into the world of Assessment, seeking to better understand how we might design effective processes around this essential phase of the learning cycle. In doing so I have found a wealth of resources and quality reads that offer insights and strategies to be applied into our classrooms. Here then is a sampling of what I have been reading. 
Marcia Jeans

cK-12 - 6 views

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ebooks ipads assessment teaching materials

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  • Marcia Jeans on 23 Jan 13
     
    Free education resources for Teaching. Books are customizable. You can rearrange the chapters or even add, remove and edit content. Concepts -Add bite-sized lessons to FlexBooks or assign to students for independent learning. Interactive Items-Videos and multimedia simulations bring learning to life. Exercises-Enable students to track their progress with instant feedback. Teaching Materials-Get assessments, answer keys and ideas for differentiated instruction.
Galadriel Chilton

Teaching Goals Inventory - 86 views

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inventory assessment teaching cst110 EmbeddedLibrarian

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  • Galadriel Chilton on 04 May 10
     
    Generate a list of assessment tools based on learning outcomes and desired student learning.
trisha_poole

Test-Taking Cements Knowledge Better Than Studying, Researchers Say - NYTimes.com - 64 views

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tests assessment research

shared by trisha_poole on 22 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • trisha_poole on 22 Jan 11
     
    Taking a test is not just a passive mechanism for assessing how much people know, according to new research. It actually helps people learn, and it works better than a number of other studying techniques.
  • Bob Calder on 22 Jan 11
     
    The problem is that it is "testing research" that uses testing to measure learning. This is always a proxy for learning and notoriously unreliable. I'm hoping to see the report when it is actually published. Right now it is pre-publication.
Linda Lyster

Concept to Classroom: Course Menu - 80 views

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pbl projects assessment professionaldevelopment teaching resources inquiry constructivism multipleintelligences

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  • Linda Lyster on 03 Dec 10
     
    FREE, self-paced workshops covering a wide variety of hot topics in education including assessment, multiple intelligences, constructivism, inquiry-based learning, and cooperative learning.
Roland Gesthuizen

Eric Sheninger: Common Misunderstandings of Educators Who Fear Technology - 113 views

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technologyrefusal fear behaviour

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  • Don't let fear based on misconception prevent you from creating a more student-centered, innovative learning culture. Rest assured, everything else will fall into place.
  • The fear of not being able to meet national and state standards, as well as mandates, leaves no time in the minds of many educators to either work technology into lessons, the will to do so, or the desire to learn how to. Current reform efforts placing an obscene emphasis on standardized tests are expounding the situation
  • With budget cuts across the country putting a strain on the financial resources of districts and schools, decision makers have become fearful of allocating funds to purchase and maintain current infrastructure
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  • Many teachers and administrators alike often fear how students can be appropriately assessed in technology-rich learning environments. This fear has been established as a result of a reliance on transitional methods of assessment as the only valid means to measure learning
  • For technology to be not only integrated effectively, but also embraced, a culture needs to be established where teachers and administrators are no longer fearful of giving up a certain amount of control to students. The issue of giving up control seems to always raise the fear level, even amongst many of the best teachers, as schools have been rooted in structures to maintain it at all costs
  • With the integration of technology comes change. With change comes the inevitable need to provide quality professional development. Many educators fear technology as they feel there is not, or will not be, the appropriate level of training to support implementation
  • Roland Gesthuizen on 24 Jul 12
     
    "Even as we are seeing more schools and educators transform the way they teach and learn with technology, many more are not. Technology is often viewed either as a frill or a tool not worth its weight in gold. Opinions vary on the merits of educational technology, but common themes seem to have emerged. Some of the reasons for not embracing technology have to do with several misconceptions revolving around fear."
Wayne Holly

8 Ways Technology Is Improving Education - 75 views

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  • Wayne Holly on 24 Nov 10
     
    Technology is helping teachers to expand beyond linear, text-based learning and to engage students who learn best in other ways. Its role in schools has evolved from a contained "computer class" into a versatile learning tool that could change how we demonstrate concepts, assign projects and assess progress.
Peter Beens

Free Teaching Resources, Tools, & Lesson Plans - Intel Education - 41 views

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  • Peter Beens on 21 Nov 10
     
    Intel offers free, easily integrated tools and teaching resources to support collaborative student-centered learning. Our online thinking tools provide active learning places where students can engage in robust discussions, analyze complex information, pursue investigations, and solve problems. You'll also find teaching resources such as exemplary lesson plans, assessment strategies, and technology-enriched project ideas for all K-12 subjects. Developed by educators, these free tools and resources support 21st century learning, with project-based approaches in the classroom.
Ed Webb

Imagining College Without Grades :: Inside Higher Ed :: Higher Education's Source for N... - 0 views

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education grading

shared by Ed Webb on 28 Jan 09 - Cached
  • A professor who tells his students that “grades are the death of composition.” Another said: “Grades create a facade of coherence.”
    • Dana Huff
      Dana Huff on 28 Jan 09
       
      Interesting. I agree. I wish that we didn't have to grade student writing and could just give written or oral feedback. I love the "facade of coherence" comment.
  • politically impossible
    • Dana Huff
      Dana Huff on 28 Jan 09
       
      Key words. Grading is political.
  • grades were squelching intellectual curiosity.
    • Dana Huff
      Dana Huff on 28 Jan 09
       
      Totally true in more places than prestigious law schools
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  • growing use of e-portfolios
    • Dana Huff
      Dana Huff on 28 Jan 09
       
      I like portfolios for demonstrating learning, but I haven't learned how to effectively integrate them into my own classroom.
  • most professors and students are much more likely to complain about grading than to praise its accuracy or value.
    • Dana Huff
      Dana Huff on 28 Jan 09
       
      Amen!
  • Done right, she said, eliminating grades promotes rigor.
  • the elimination of grades — if they are replaced with narrative evaluations, rubrics, and clear learning goals — results in more accountability and better ways for a colleges to measure the success not only of students but of its academic programs.
    • Ed Webb
      Ed Webb on 28 Jan 09
       
      This strikes me intuitively as correct. Grades are a substitute for thoughful assessment of learning outcomes, not an equivalent to it.
  • the idea of consistent and clear grading just doesn’t reflect the mobility of students
    • Ed Webb
      Ed Webb on 28 Jan 09
       
      Absolutely. My own institution, Dickinson College, sends ~70% of its students abroad for at least a semester, and most often a year. I have experience in education in different national contexts, and grading conventions simply do not translate.
  • ending grades can mean much more work for both students and faculty members.
    • Ed Webb
      Ed Webb on 28 Jan 09
       
      Aye, there's the rub. Those of us who are serious about learning - students and faculty - have to recognize that better learning is more work. On the other hand, it's more fun, too.
  • When faculty members are providing written, detailed analyses of multiple course objectives and are also — for majors — relating performance to larger goals for the major, so much more is taking place she said, than in a letter grade.
    • Ed Webb
      Ed Webb on 28 Jan 09
       
      Yes. Grades are a terrible assessment tool.
  • the training that colleges provide to professors before they start producing narrative evaluations, and officials of the no-grades colleges all said that training was extensive, and that faculty members needed mentors as they started out.
    • Ed Webb
      Ed Webb on 28 Jan 09
       
      And how much training do faculty get before they start handing out grades?
  • they end up favoring the evaluation system
    • Ed Webb
      Ed Webb on 28 Jan 09
       
      This is the point. Users have to be educated in the advantages of the system - once they have been, they are likely to favor it over grading.
teacherboyle

EduCore - Tools for Teaching the Common Core - ASCD - 74 views

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common core resources ccss

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  • teacherboyle on 06 Sep 12
     
    the tools, and add notes. Register Now Learn how to implement instructional resources that support the use of formative assessments in the secondary math classroom, as well as design your own literacy template tasks that create high-quality and engaging student assignments. The EduCore platform is specifically dedicated to providing secondary teachers with high-quality teaching and learning resources aligned to the Common Core. The Math and Literacy Tools on this site have been designed with you, the teacher, and your students in mind. Strong Student-Teacher Relationships Within the Common Core, students and teachers become partners in the teaching and learning process. 123
Sharin Tebo

A veteran teacher turned coach shadows 2 students for 2 days - a sobering lesson learne... - 56 views

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  • But students move almost never. And never is exhausting.
    • Sharin Tebo
      Sharin Tebo on 19 Nov 14
       
      This was no different in my experience. There was not one class where I was asked to move to work with someone else. However, there was opportunity for engagement with others, where the teacher let the students do the talking and the working. 
  • sitting passively.
    • Sharin Tebo
      Sharin Tebo on 19 Nov 14
       
      Passive engagement is how I would describe most students to 'sat and got' while the teacher spoke. However, this was not the case in 100% of classes I shadowed/participated in.
  • build in a hands-on, move-around activity into every single class day. Yes, we would sacrifice some content to do this – that’s fine.
    • Sharin Tebo
      Sharin Tebo on 19 Nov 14
       
      We typically do this in a language learning class, so it was tiresome for me to not have the opportunity to move around and engage with others. 
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  • High School students are sitting passively and listening during approximately 90% of their classes.
  • It was not just the sitting that was draining but that so much of the day was spent absorbing information but not often grappling with it.
    • Sharin Tebo
      Sharin Tebo on 19 Nov 14
       
      This was not true for all my classes today when I shadowed. The teacher in one class served as a model to annotate an article while we did the same. We were left to our own devices to write the main idea in 2-3 sentences, too. We also had to sum up our learning by analyzing topics in some pretty tough questions in Physics, and the final question was to put it all together and list a real-world example. I thought this was clever.
    • deniseahlquist
      deniseahlquist on 20 Nov 14
       
      Early in my career, I also was asked to shadow students (when we were choosing schools for a funded project) and it was definitely one of the most eye-opening experiences I've had. I could not believe how resentful and angry I felt at the end of the day and I think of myself as someone who just loves to learn, but I did so little of it in most of the classes. After the experience, I was no longer surprised that students struggle to stay focused, and I redoubled my efforts to help support teaching and learning experiences that actively engage learners in building understanding. Highly recommend this experience for any teacher, coach or administrator.
  • If I could go back and change my classes now, I would immediately: Offer brief, blitzkrieg-like mini-lessons with engaging, assessment-for-learning-type activities
  • set an egg timer every time I get up to talk and all eyes are on me. When the timer goes off, I am done.
  • Ask every class to start with students’ Essential Questions or just general questions born of confusion from the previous night’s reading or the previous class’s discussion.
    • Sharin Tebo
      Sharin Tebo on 19 Nov 14
       
      This was listed on the board in one class, but it was not discussed. 
  • Teachers work hard
    • Sharin Tebo
      Sharin Tebo on 19 Nov 14
       
      Yes, they do work hard, but is it productive and best for student learning to be doing everything while students are passive? Why not make the kids do the heavy lifting so it is best for them?
Margaret Giacalone

Self-Assessments - 72 views

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self-assessments transitioning learningtools

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  • Margaret Giacalone on 30 Jun 16
     
    Find out more about yourself. Use these interactive self-assessments to discover what you're good at and where you may have room for improvement. Identify the things that interest you and get some ideas about careers to explore. Based on what you learn about yourself, you can pursue educational and career goals that bring long-term satisfaction.
Antonella S

PRAZE : Learning Management System : The University of Melbourne - 22 views

lms.unimelb.edu.au/...praze

peer-assessment peer-feedback

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  • Antonella S on 12 Sep 16
     
    Software designed to manage peer-assessment of students' essays (or other types of work)
Yozo Horiuchi

How Should We Measure Student Learning? Five Keys to Comprehensive Assessment - 81 views

www.edutopia.org/ensive-assessment-introduction

Assessment Comprehensive Assessment

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  • Yozo Horiuchi on 29 Apr 15
     
    See Edutopia's core strategies in action with our Five Keys video series. Take a deeper look at each strategy as we share the nuts and bolts of program implementation, give voice to examples from schools around the country, and illuminate the research behind the practices.
Todd Finley

Classroom Assessment Techniques - 90 views

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assessment teaching learning classroom

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  • Todd Finley on 12 Jan 10
     
    Several classroom assessment techniques listed.
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