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jlinman7

The 5 Keys to Successful Comprehensive Assessment in Action | Edutopia - 0 views

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  • If we don't know where we are going, we may or may not get there.
  • Even though there was choice in the written products, there was a common, standards-aligned rubric that could be used to assess all the products to ensure that all students were meeting the same outcomes.
  • It is important that we allow students other modes of showing what they know, and we can also use these performance assessments to assess different learning outcomes.
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  • It allowed them to go deeper and express their creativity with the content.
  • Formative assessment allowed students to experiment and, yes, sometimes fail. However, they were given the tools, both through feedback and instruction, to improve and move forward to success.
  • By providing choice, more students were able to own how they showed what they knew.
  • These methods mean that assessment is no longer done to students, but with them, putting the focus on the student and learning. Although students are awarded grades, they are rewarded through being at their best and coached through their challenges.
  • The 5 Keys to Successful Comprehensive Assessment in Action | Edutopia
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      jlinman7 on 30 Oct 18
       
      (Week 7: Javon and Kim) I found this Edutopia article on Diigo. This article is about using well-developed assessments to set goals for student-learning and how it can shape instruction. The author, Andrew Miller of Edutopia, highlights Stanford Professor Linda Darling-Hammond's 5 key nuggets for a successful assessment. 1. Meaningful Unit Goals and Question Professor Darling-Hammond states the importance of beginning with the end in mind which is setting a purposeful goal at the beginning. Kim stated during our implementation meeting #2 last night that "this is very realistic when creating lessons plans as it ties in with Common Core State Standards." With the "Question" piece, Professor Darling-Hammond surfaces having a relevant "question" for the students to examine around the topic. 2. Summative Assessment Through Writing The second key the author states for a successful assessment is 'Summative Assessment Through Writing.' She stated with the written assessment, she would give the students some choice (i.e. write a letter or do an essay around the given subject), but they would still need to perform research and cite evidence. 3. Performance Assessment Through Presentation and Portfolio 'Performance Assessment Through Presentation and Portfolio' is the 3rd key of this article. Within this section, the author conveyed the importance of allowing students to show what they learned. Within this article is an 8-minute very informative video that shows students having the freedom to express their learning through presentations, projects, papers, and collaborative efforts with their peers. Kim and I both feel this is a great tip as this will show what the students learned and the areas where additional instruction time may be needed for deeper engagement. 4. Formative Assessment and Feedback Along the Way The fourth key Miller focuses on of Professor Darling-Hammond's is 'Formative Assessment and Feedback Along the Way.' Ensuring s
  • The 5 Keys to Successful Comprehensive Assessment in Action Stanford professor Linda Darling-Hammond shares how using well-crafted formative and performance assessments, setting meaningful goals, and giving students ownership over the process can powerfully affect teaching and learning. By Andrew MillerMarch 16, 2015close modal
  • melrichardson21 on 02 Apr 18
     
    This is a great read for our SMART goal. An assessment is a great way to figure out what the students know, what they want to know, and what interests them the most so we are able to improve and adjust our teaching.
  • melrichardson21 on 04 Apr 18
     
    Week 9 Melissa and Claire: This article is accessible using the link above though Diigo Well crafted formative and performance assessments which include setting meaningful goals, and giving students ownership over the process can powerfully and positively affect teaching and learning. The key to good instruction is assessments. Assessments show what students know, what they want to know, it allows us to adjust our instruction to cater to each student. There are 5 keys to an effective assessment: Meaningful unit goals and questions, summative assessment through writing, performance assessment through presentation and portfolio, formative assessment and feedback along the way, and student ownership of assessment process. These methods of assessments are to be done with the students putting a focus on the student and their learning. Resource: The 5 Keys to Successful Comprehensive Assessment in Action By: Andrew Miller
dannybates

End of Year Burnout: How to Finish the Marathon in Stride | Edutopia - 0 views

www.edutopia.org/...to-finish-stride-maurice-elias

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  • dannybates on 28 Jun 16
     
    A set of high-level suggestions from Edutopia on how to combat the end-of-year slump students often go through.
tricia1022

Design Challenge: DIY Assistive Game Controllers | Edutopia - 0 views

www.edutopia.org/...ame-controllers-matthew-farber

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  • tricia1022 on 26 Feb 15
     
    Edutopia is a great resource for lesson plan ideas and professional development. This article offers project-based learning opportunity for students learning simple circuits.
Barbara Lindsey

6 Scaffolding Strategies to Use with Your Students | Edutopia - 3 views

www.edutopia.org/...s-six-strategies-rebecca-alber

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  • Barbara Lindsey on 10 Mar 15
     
    Author Rebecca Alber shares six scaffolding strategies designed to provide successful learning experiences for our students. Teachers can use these to support our diverse learners.
  • shelybodine on 31 Oct 18
     
    (Week 7: Michele, Ericka and Spencer) This article is accessible through the link --> https://www.edutopia.org/blog/scaffolding-lessons-six-strategies-rebecca-alber. This article focuses on a learning technique called scaffolding. Used as a precursor to differentiated instruction (DI), scaffolding involves chunking the lesson into parts so a higher level of emphasis can be placed on information the teacher desires the students to learn. In the article, the author, Rebecca Alber, provides the reader with 6 strategies to use in their lessons that can incorporate the learning tool scaffolding. To determine the scaffolding strategy, the author emphasizes the use of the zone of proximal development (ZPD). "The ZPD is the distance between what children can do by themselves and the next learning that they can be helped to achieve with competent assistance." Some scaffolding strategies include pre-teaching vocabulary, fishbowl and use of visual aids. Teachers can use scaffolding in class to help encourage higher level thinking which allow students to better understand the information and skills learned in class. Additionally, teachers who do not have the resources to DI (space, time, additional teacher support) can use scaffolding strategies to aid in meeting the educational needs of all their students. Although one strategy does not work, the author emphasizes the importance of trying other. Reference: Alber, R. (2011). 6 scaffolding strategies to use with your students. Retrieved on October 23, 2018 from https://www.edutopia.org/blog/scaffolding-lessons-six-strategies-rebecca-alber EDTC615 Fall2018
alainagrubb

11 Tips on Teaching Common Core Critical Vocabulary | Edutopia - 11 views

www.edutopia.org/...al-vocabulary-marilee-sprenger

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  • alainagrubb on 28 Jun 15
     
    Learning and memory specialist Marilee Sprenger writes about vocabulary critical to the Common Core and offers 11 strategies for helping students learn it.
  • lbrown12 on 13 Mar 16
     
    Vocabulary strategies presented here makes it necessary to be reflective of how new words are introduced to students. The strategies require students to interact beyond knowing how to correctly spell a word but how a word is used and what it means for students to engage with the word.
  • fitz1908 on 16 Mar 16
     
    I love Edutopia! Some of their resources are really great. I think that this specific article is FANTASTIC for information about how to teach students the critical vocabulary necessary for them to become successful 21st Century Learners!
rhurd1

Science Shows Making Lessons Relevant Really Matters - 3 views

www.edutopia.org/-relevance-improves-engagement

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  • rhurd1 on 28 Jun 15
     
    Personal relevance examples are given in order to make lessons and information meaningful for students. Personal connections to material will help retention of material as well as motivate student willingness to learn.
  • mr_oneil5 on 28 Jun 15
     
    One thing that came to mind when I read this article was a technique of vocabulary instruction that my school has been using for the past few years. It is called the "Marzano" method of instruction (named after Robert Marzano) which asks students to give their own impression/explanation of a new term before it is used in class. I often like using this technique for vocabulary in Physics that has a contemporary meaning aside from how we will be using it in our course. One great example is "Resistance" in circuitry. I will ask the students (as per the Marzano method) to write down a description or explanation of this word, then I will go around and record the results from random students around the room. The 'group' consensus definitions are then combined to come up with the 'official' or 'technical' definition of the word. It's amazing to see how many students have odd connections to words that help explain the science meaning of the word. Once I had a student bring up the idea of resistance meaning a "rebellion" or "uprising" of sorts. In electrical terms that is not the 'true' definition, but having the students visualizing the electric conductor 'fighting back' against the electron flow can easily guide students to the more appropriate usage of the word. This way, students can see that these 'new' terms are ones that they already have an inkling of understanding for. Their understandings are not useless, but rather need to be expanded upon as we learn more about our content.
  • dannybates on 28 Jun 16
     
    This seems a really excellent support for the PBL model of instruction - providing real-world context to the material of a class motivates learning, and allows students to activate prior knowledge. See also the another edutopia article: http://www.edutopia.org/project-based-learning-student-motivation
Kate Woodward

Guide from Edutopia about Setting Up Social Media in the Classroom - 0 views

www.edutopia.org/edia-guidelines-resource-guide

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  • Kate Woodward on 07 Oct 13
     
    This guide provides key steps to encouraging buy-in and safety in your school while setting up social media to advance student learning in the classroom. If you are interested in Edutopia's other classroom guides, see http://www.edutopia.org/classroom-guides-downloads
Alison Burns

Dipsticks: Efficient Ways to Check for Understanding | Edutopia - 3 views

www.edutopia.org/...-for-understanding-todd-finley

615 Spr15 online article professional Assessment Education all learners understanding formative assessment edutopia

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  • Barbara Lindsey on 14 Mar 15
     
    This blog post by Todd Finley describes what formative assessment is, in particular, what alternative formative assessment (AFA) is and how and why it can be used to advance student learning. Teachers can begin to plan the use of AFA by using the downloadable guide of 53 ways to use AFA. For 615 colleagues, be sure to evaluate any strategy using Venables' Planning Protocol Rubric!
tricia1022

The 5 Keys to Successful Comprehensive Assessment in Action | Edutopia - 19 views

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615 Spr15 blog professional assessment Common Core week 8

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  • goals
  • These methods mean that assessment is no longer done to students, but with them, putting the focus on the student and learning.
  • Although students are awarded grades, they are rewarded through being at their best and coached through their challenges.
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      tricia1022 on 22 Mar 15
       
      I do aspire to coach students through their difficulties. This articles gives teachers a lot to live up to. I like how it condenses unit planning.
  • podcast or a Prezi
  • learning
  • I want to make sure that all of my students succeed, so I must know those goals for all students.
  • "Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content." "Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience." "Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility of each source, and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and providing basic bibliographic information for sources."
  • Whether those are Common Core State Standards or other important district- or school-level objectives and outcomes, we must make sure that our units of instruction are aligned to them.
  • I began with the end in mind when I planned this unit
    • tricia1022
      tricia1022 on 30 Mar 15
       
      Having a picture in mind of what product I want students to create is easy. Mapping out all the skills that students will need to create the product I am still working on but very possible.
    • tricia1022
      tricia1022 on 30 Mar 15
       
      These standards have to be incorporated into your entire school year for students to receive enough practice to master them. Feedback on the little things like warm up responses should have impact on the larger pieces of writing. LIGHT BULB IDEA have students rewrite responses from warm-ups and read them out loud to a partner. Have them do it the old way once, then the new way.
    • tricia1022
      tricia1022 on 30 Mar 15
       
      Explaining a concept in writting is a higher-order thinking skill. A student can demostrate learning through writing an explanation. teachers have to give students enough sustenance to build knowlegde upon to own the concept.
  • . Student Ownership of Assessment Process
  • "How do advertisers trick us?"
  • Even though there was choice in the written products, there was a common, standards-aligned rubric that could be used to assess all the products to ensure that all students were meeting the same outcomes.
  • Portfolio
  • In fact, students were able to show some of their content knowledge as well as speaking and listening standards around collaboration and effective presentation.
  • Performance assessments like these allow us to check not only for engagement, but also for deeper learning through 21st-century skills.
  • Feedback
  • differentiation decisions
  • Students were also given specific, timely, and actionable feedback through the formative assessment process, with peer critique, teacher critique, and even outside expert critique on their performance assessments.
  • the power of media.
  • the rubrics
  • ments
  • learning
  • Alison Burns on 20 Mar 15
     
    WEEK 8 - (Chris Baugher, Patricia Bankis and A. Burns) Assessment is the key to good instruction. It shows us what students know and allows us to adjust our instruction. Assessment is tied to learning goals and standards, but students must own the assessment process as well, as they must be able to articulate what and how they are being assessed -- and its value.
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  • Alison Burns on 29 Mar 15
     
    point 4 - Formative assessment and feedback along the way - "Formative assessment allowed students to experiment and, yes, sometimes fail. However, they were given the tools, both through feedback and instruction, to improve and move forward to success." In the video it is mentioned that we often grade students on a paper, tell them what they have done wrong, but do not let them go back and rewrite the paper. Students should be able to experiment and fail... but need to be able to take these failures as lessons to go forward and succeed!
  • Alison Burns on 29 Mar 15
     
    Linda Darling-Hammond, professor of education at Stanford University "A false distinction has cropped up in the United States which seems to suggests that it is ok for outside summative assessments to just be multiple choice." She goes on to mention other countries that use project based summative assessments as well as essays, performance and oral examination to allow students to show understanding or learning im more real world methods.
  • cbaugher007 on 30 Mar 15
     
    This article provides five useful strategies to help students improve and to improve assessments. There are two key factors in this article which ring true for me. The first is "formative assessment and feedback along the way" (Miller 2015) where students are given specific feedback on their assessment on how to improve and continue forward (Miller 2015). "Formative assessment allowed students to experiment and, yes, sometimes fail. However, they were given the tools, both through feedback and instruction, to improve and move forward to success." (Miller 2015). What this entails if differentiated instruction; something my district and school are pushing for. The second is "student ownership of assessment process" (Miller 2015). Giving students choice, options, and freedom allows students to take ownership and responsibility for doing something all while doing their best on it. In addition, students will know more about what is being asked of them or what they're supposed to do in order to earn a higher grade or preform the task more effectively. "These methods mean that assessment is no longer done to students, but with them, putting the focus on the student and learning" (Miller 2015). Hopefully with these implementations and integration, students can feel the focus from assessment scores to learning content and gaining understanding.
  • Jennifer Dow on 25 Jun 15
     
    This article is useful when considering big picture assessment objectives. In my own experiences, I have touched upon each of these strategies when conducting an assessment, but I've never built each of them into one assessment. The (5) strategies mentioned in this article include: Aligning Essential questions at the beginning of a unit to standars, building in written assessment components for students to describe/explain in writing, creating performance and project-based assessments to demonstrate understanding and application of concepts taught, regular and on-going formative assessments and feeback to help teachers to better tailor instruction to meet each learner's needs, and involving students in the decision-making process when choosing activities and when determining diagnostic measurement tools. As a World Language teacher, I think that these tasks which are challenging in themselves to build into curriculum, become extremely difficult in the L2 setting. I'm wondering how L2 instructors find themselves doing each of these things on a regular basis. Do they conduct all of it in L2, as it is suggested that L2 teachers do, or does some of this end up being done in English?
cassing1

Put Working Memory to Work - 0 views

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  • cassing1 on 22 Mar 18
     
    Implementation Meeting 3 - Chris, Noelle, Elijah, and Angela Citation: Wilson, D. & Conyers, M. (2015, February 12). Put Working Memory to Work in Learning | Edutopia. Retrieved March 21, 2018, from https://www.edutopia.org/blog/put-working-memory-to-work-donna-wilson-marcus-conyers This article focuses on activating and using the "working memory" of learners. Working Memory, as defined in this context, "...is what you can do with what you know." The authors provide several instructional strategies that encourage teachers to move away rote memorization instruction and move toward active use of knowledge. The strategies range in simplicity from repeating information to researching and peer-teaching. All of the working teachers within our group are seeking to improve student performance on testing, which in general, is more problem-solving based. In some of our data discussions, we have talked about students knowing material, not being able to identify and apply the information to complete certain tasks.
astruhar

Bridging the ADHD Gap - 1 views

www.edutopia.org/...ging-the-adhd-gap-merle-huerta

Edutopia ADHD

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  • astruhar on 27 Jun 16
     
    A great read for teachers who have students with ADHD in their classroom! It covers basics, and specifics of how to handle these students, and how to get them to learn the most effectively they can in your classroom! Specific topics include keeping a positive environment and documenting everything the students complete in class.
lbrown12

The New Drill: Teaching Educators How to Improve Reading Levels - 3 views

www.edutopia.org/new-drill

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  • lbrown12 on 13 Mar 16
     
    Automatically Populated when I entered URL...Former senior producer at Edutopia Beaverton School District secondary literacy specialist Credit: Grace Rubenstein Janet Fortier had her educational epiphany two years ago, when she started bumping into teachers with their arms full of easy reading assignments. "I'm running off articles because my kids can't read the textbook," they told her. Article is relevant to closing the instructional gap to help improve reading levels.
Garrick Baker

How to Integrate Technology | Edutopia - 0 views

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  • Garrick Baker on 07 Apr 15
     
    Week 9: This article deals with integrating technology in the classroom. Although, a lot of what is discussed in the article has been talked about in some of the courses, the on paragraph I like and find helpful is on Using Technology for Feedback and Assessment. It provides a few online tools that could help teachers get quick feedback on a lesson. Teachers could use this to help with using different technology tools to gain feedback from their students.
vscheffer

Parent Involvement in Early Literacy - 0 views

www.edutopia.org/...in-early-literacy-erika-burton

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  • vscheffer on 26 Jun 15
     
    When it comes to helping children with their first tentative steps into literacy and emergent reading skills, educational theorists and teachers alike have long advocated for greater parental involvement. Realistically speaking, it is parents who represent the first and constant source for early reading, and the encouragement needed to help even the youngest students persist in their very first experiences in reading. This article from edutopia helps to illuminate the fact that parents really need to read to their children in order to better prepare them for success in school and with the continually evolving skills associated with emergent reading. Given the fact that such parental involvement is the number one predictor of success in early literacy, the article does a nice job listing and elaborating on ways in which parents can read both to and with their children.
shelybodine

6 Scaffolding Strategies to Use with Your Students - 0 views

(Week 7: Michele, Ericka and Spencer) This article is accessible through the link --> https://www.edutopia.org/blog/scaffolding-lessons-six-scaffolding-rebecca-alber. This article focuses on a ...

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cynthia1985

How to Close the Achievement Gap: Art Education - 3 views

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EDTC615. Achievement Gap. Art Education. Low-Income Students

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  • jpirnia85 on 22 Oct 16
     
    This Edutopia post discusses arts education having intrinsic value and its effects on achievement gaps.
  • cynthia1985 on 03 Jul 18
     
    Art education can lessen the achievement gap, specifically with students from low socioeconomic backgrounds (SES). Unfortunately, an 'opportunity gap' exists with low-income students, which makes them less likely to have access to art education as compared to their higher-income peers.
cynthia1985

Closing the Achievement Gap: "All Children Can Learn" - 1 views

www.edutopia.org/closing-achievement-gap

EDTC615. Inclusion Special Education Achievement Gap

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  • rnwaddy on 30 Jun 18
     
    Edutopia is a phenomenal resource for instructors. They are ahead in breaking down barriers and presenting innovative ideas. This article addresses the stigma that poor children/students have of being poor learners. Poor children can learn just as well as children who live in better areas. As instructors we need to figure out how to teach them.
  • cynthia1985 on 03 Jul 18
     
    This article focuses on the fact that all children despite their ability level and/or background have the potential to learn, and educational systems are responsible for meeting the needs of all students.
kwashington904

How to Engage Underperforming Students | Edutopia - 2 views

www.edutopia.org/round-student-engagement-video

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  • margarita_lp on 09 Oct 17
     
    "Teachers must find creative ways to have the students answer the essential question at the end of the lesson. A student's ability to answer the essential question at this point is a way for the teacher to assess the student's learning. In most instances, this is the point when a teacher can determine whether she needs to go back and reteach or needs to accelerate student learning."
  • kwashington904 on 14 Oct 17
     
    A website that exercises strategies for teachers to interact with students. Content includes a video and interactive non-negotiables steps that all teacher can take to the classroom in order to engage all students.
dalubis

Is Lecturing Culturally Biased? | Edutopia - 1 views

www.edutopia.org/...turally-biased-ainissa-ramirez

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  • dalubis on 03 Jul 17
     
    Addresses the potential of active learning with increased teacher feedback and interaction as a way to help close the achievement gap and involve more students in advanced level STEM classes. Focused on University level students, but an interesting read for teachers of all levels to consider how instruction may have a cultural bias.
hearda

Put Working Memory to Work in Learning | Edutopia - 2 views

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  • hearda on 25 Mar 15
     
    Week 8 - This is an article on activating the working memory for learning. It offers strategies and suggestions of simple activities to exercise the brain on a daily basis in any content area.
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