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vciany8

Teacher: We are trying to close the achievement gap all wrong - 0 views

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2014/12/24/we-are-trying-to-close-the-achievement-gap-all-wrong-teacher/?utm_term=.863fb161ff3b This is an interesting article to read. This is ...

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ceciledroz

Use of Warm Up Exercises in Just-in-Time Teaching to Determine Students Prior Knowledge... - 6 views

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Spr15 615 all learners research

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  • laureng1992 on 31 Mar 15
     
    Week 8: Partner: Cecile Droz This article discusses a new way to give student's warm-up exercises. Instead of having them complete them at the beginning of class, the students will complete the warm ups up to 3 days before they are due. The warm-ups will prepare the students for the upcoming week of assignments. The best type of warm-up assignments give the students a scenario that they are familiar with. It is important for the educator to determine if there are any misconceptions by looking at the warm-ups to determine what concepts need to be addressed again.
  • ceciledroz on 01 Apr 15
     
    Although not everything described in this article applies necessarily to all subjects, the idea that teachers need to be more aware of the prior knowledge students have before they present new materials is very interesting. In second language, for example teachers use students' oral and written productions to assess their command of grammar but before any cultural or historical unit, it would make sense to address prior knowledge and rectify what needs to be rectified before introducing new ideas/material.
  • dannybates on 28 Jun 16
     
    The use of warm-ups as a combination of extension, priming, and pre-assessment is novel. This gives students time and mental space to make a prediction and then bring it to class, prepared and ready to learn. I will definitely be employing this in a class I am designing next year.
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
jmineart

SMART Target Learning Goal Resource 1: Mineart - 2 views

tsc-site-page-resources.s3.amazonaws.com/A1C0E04614844A2F724AFBBDAC.pdf

EDTC 615 Rippard Spring18 SMART Goals Professional Development All subjects

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  • jmineart on 22 Feb 18
     
    I am a special educator at RHHS in Howard County. As a special educator, I have been tasked with teaching Tutorial classes that were created to help students with disabilities receive service hours in various goal areas. Last year, was the first year that I attempted to implement SMART Goals into my classroom. Most students struggle to determine their personal SMART Goal and use it to help them focus on improving specific skills. This year, one of my midyear assignments required students to develop a SMART Goal for the following quarter. Students were asked to read and annotate an article, then discuss what they learned with their peers through a classroom discussion. We are now in Quarter 3 and some students have already achieved their SMART Goals from Q2. I found it interesting that part of this week's assignment was to find articles to help support our data analyzing from Venables by developing SMART Goals based on our macro and micro data. I have never thought of using a SMART Goal to improve my professional practices. I think that this could be a wonderful idea, however, I am nervous to develop a SMART Goal because I do not have control over many of the aspects in the classrooms that I support. For the purpose of this class, I will be creating a SMART Goal that I believe would benefit my students. I will share it with my co-teachers and see what they think. The resource that I provided gives examples of professional and student SMART Goals. I found that no only did students struggle to determine what a SMART Goal should measure, but I am facing that same difficulty. I wanted to provide my peers a reference of some achievable and specific SMART Goals that they could use as a model when creating their own.
brady_g

Teacher Development Is Key to Closing the Achievement Gap - 4 views

www.edutopia.org/...vement-gap-teacher-development

EDTC615 615 all subjects instructor standardization teacher development

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  • jillthomas on 10 Mar 16
     
    This article discusses how professional development for teachers will help close the achievement gap. This blog centers on how the improvement of teaching practices will best assist students and that there should be universal teaching strategies. EDTC 615. k-12
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  • natalierickson on 22 Jun 16
     
    615: This articles feels that providing the teachers with the professional development and resources they need to be more effective teachers which will in end help close the learning gaps of their students.
  • hstevens44 on 23 Jun 16
     
    This article describes the importance of teachers continuing to work to improve their teaching in closing achievement gaps. The article states that there are 4 important elements in creating a system for teacher development. As teachers work to continue to develop their teaching and instruction styles the students will then benefit which will show in the data.
  • brady_g on 24 Jun 16
     
    Details 4 critical ways in which we can improve the quality of instruction by focusing on improvement as instructors. Standardizing practices, strategies, assessments, etc. Interesting read and turns the system around to look at instructors what we are able to change.
  • glissonh on 02 Jul 17
     
    This article is great at recognizing necessary checks and balances for teachers. Changing standards will not along close all of the achievement gaps. The improved curriculum must come with a way for teachers to know they are delivering appropriately and sufficiently.
sbelt2

5 + 1 things teachers can do to close the math achievement gap - 5 views

www.seattleglobalist.com/...47667

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  • do celebrate mistakes
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      sbelt2 on 13 Mar 17
       
      My scholars know I always celebrate success. Let me know where you need help so we can solve this problem. Too often children are afraid to acknowledge their faults. When we create a safe space for mistakes this changes the growth atmosphere.
  • natalierickson on 27 Jun 16
     
    This blog post explains the way to close the achievement gap in a mathematics classroom. The article touches upon stereotypes and ethnic and racial disparities, and other ways for educators to close the gap for their mathematics students.
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  • cgafford on 11 Mar 17
     
    When you conjure your stereotype of Seattle's Amazon high-tech workers, what do you see? If your mental picture of the Amholes/ Amabots/ Amazombies changing our city is a transplant, rather thana native Seattleite, you'd be mostly right.
  • fishersava on 12 Mar 17
     
    Wow, what an interesting article! I'd never really considered racial inequality in math instruction before, but after reading the article, something to consider. One of the suggestions was to remove homework from math instruction due to some studetns unstable living situations. This makes sense and I think as teachers we often forget what some of our students are dealing with at home.
  • bethmazz on 14 Mar 17
     
    I really liked this article and the ideas in it. I try to celebrate the mistakes in my classroom, using them as a lesson within a lesson. I understand the point about homework, however I will continue to give my students homework. We are supposed to be preparing them for college. I don't remember one college class where most of my grade didn't come from work outside of class.
michele_lott

Differentiated Instruction for Math - 1 views

165.139.150.129/...20Instruction%20for%20Math.pdf

EDTC615 Math Differentiation

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  • michele_lott on 11 Mar 17
     
    This article, by the Access Center, discusses how to implement differentiation effectively in the classroom. The method put forward states that one must access student readiness, determine student interest and identify learning styles to successfully differentiation. Multiple strategies are also presented for implementation in a math classroom setting.
shawntelcoleman

Introduce Word Problems to Students Sooner, Studies Say - Education Week - 6 views

www.edweek.org/...13mathwords.h34.html

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  • Jamie Bullock on 30 Mar 15
     
    Most teachers believe that students have a fear of word problems, but this article will have you second guessing that. The article will have teachers thinking that word problems should be used from the start of a lesson and not at the very end of a homework assignment. Students normally perform better on word problems then algebraic solving because they have context clues to help them solve the problem.
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  • michele_lott on 11 Mar 17
     
    This article, which suggests that students are more likely to have success with word problems if they are presented early on, gives a different perspective to the traditional way that most math classes are taught. While this article focuses on 8th grade algebra, the same concept can be applied to other grade levels that must solve word problems. Finding a different way to approach a learning gap that is common is worth exploring in the classroom.
  • fishersava on 12 Mar 17
     
    From an elementary perspective, many students do have a fear of word problems. This is due to their developing reading comprehension abilities, and many early learners struggle with finding the important information to be able to solve the problem. However, I've always felt that word problems are more interesting and relevant to studetns which can motivate them to work through the process.
  • creddoch on 14 Mar 17
     
    To sum up this article you can look at the following quote from it; And he warned that the tendency to wait before using word problems could exacerbate gaps for students who struggle with algebra early on, because they may not be exposed to many word problems at all. Students have a fear of word problems because they perceive that they are too hard before they even begin working on them. This combined with the gaps in the vocabulary knowledge are making word problems more difficult for them.
  • shawntelcoleman on 27 Feb 18
     
    This is an article that explores the strategy of introducing word problems first during math instruction. As a math teacher, I tend to introduce concepts first then build up to applying those concepts to word problems. The strategy of introducing the word problems first acts to help students solve a problem using any method they are comfortable with, without getting bogged down with the math too soon and becoming unwillingly to solve it. This could address the SMART learning goal, by helping us to rethink the way in which students approach word problems.
Felicia Greer

Addressing the Achievement Gap in Special Education - 4 views

www.miltonps.org/...ressingtheAchievementGap14.pdf

Milton Public Schools Addrssed Achievement Gap Gaps in special education

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  • Felicia Greer on 23 Oct 16
     
    A 21-page study of Milton Public Schools addressing the achievement gap of special education students.
  • slail2 on 02 Jul 18
     
    I find this interesting, considering we never question the tests. Teachers, Schools, Families, and School districts have been trying for years to close achievement gaps, yet the gap remains. I think it is time to stop discussing what we need to do and start looking at standardized tests as inappropriate.
  • cynthia1985 on 03 Jul 18
     
    This study suggests that policy makers need to re-examine how they view the educational gaps of students with disabilities, in that they are diverse in the range of disabilities that create these disparaties. Decision making to lessen the gap cannot look at a one size fits all solution when dealing with a heterogeneous sub-group.
danicajustsen

Questioning Strategies to promote students' expository writing abilities - 4 views

www.fortheteachers.org/instructional_strategies.htm

615 Spr15 article English ELA writing writing strategies middle school elementary all learners

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  • danicajustsen on 25 Feb 15
     
    This is a collection of instructional strategies that can be used to improve student writing and cooperation and encourage critical thinking. Links to strategies are sorted by teachers' needs: Monitor Progress, Compare and Contrast Ideas, Form Groups, Get Moving!, Work Together, Adapt Content, Share Ideas & Opinions, and Take Notes. Within these categories are several links to various strategies to meet these needs. Each of the links leads to a clear description of how the strategy can be used and multiple examples and clickable resources that can be utilized by teachers immediately. This site has a plethora of interesting activities and tasks for students to encourage better collaboration and thinking. An instructional gap our team recognized that is quite prolific among middle school-aged students is the lack of elaboration or explanation of details in their expository writing pieces. Students can organized paragraphs and essays write clear topic sentences and conclusions, but they struggle supporting their claims with specific details and then explaining how their details relate to the topic.
bethmazz

Solutions to the Achievement Gap - According to Teachers - 0 views

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  • bethmazz on 11 Mar 17
     
    I thought that this was an interesting article because it touched on the social aspect of learning and achievement gaps and not so much on the academic.
micanderse

A Comparison of Multiple-Strategy Methods: Effects on Fourth-Grade Students' General an... - 2 views

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EDTC615 Social Studies Vocabulary Multi-Strategy

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  • micanderse on 23 Oct 16
     
    This article focuses on how a multi-strategy approach can assist students in learning new social studies content vocabulary. The article provides a case study that includes three groups of students which focused on different methods of vocabulary acquisition. The article notes that a multi-strategy approach is the best for assisting students in learning new vocabulary.
  • sbelt2 on 11 Mar 17
     
    One of the things I found interesting was "students first learned to ask important questions about the text to guide their thinking and then used questions to help them develop a main-idea statement for a short section of text. They then learned to combine several main idea statements into a longer summary with the aid of a graphic organizer." These strategies were taught and practiced for six weeks at a time, before a new one was introduced.
angelatrice

Mind the Gap in the Classroom - 4 views

www.uncw.edu/...Ginsberg.pdf

EDTC615 student centered

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  • aachapin on 25 Oct 16
     
    The abstract included really says it all: "This reflective essay describes a teacher's development of a student-centered approach to teaching which bridges the gap between students' knowledge before and after a course. In 'mind the gap teaching,' students' prior knowledge leads the conversation and, in turn, the teaching, allowing them to integrate new information more effectively." The essay does a really great job of addressing the need for a lot of personal reflection as a teacher in an effort to improve instruction in the classroom.
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  • creddoch on 14 Mar 17
     
    This is a great article about the evolution of a teacher and how they evolved to developing the "Mind the Gap Teaching" in their words this is when a teacher includes the process of taking in information from the students first, before they try to teach it to them. In other words they are trying to see how they can relate this to their past experiences instead of just relying on the fact that they know information from a previous post.
  • taylie27 on 01 Jul 17
     
    I think this is a great article that shows the growth of a teacher throughout the years. The idea of calling the instructional gap between students knowledge as "mind the gap" speaks to the history nerd in me. I'd love to share this teachers journey with my fellow faculty members because we are making the switch in my school to a more student centered classroom, and we have a lot of skeptics. I think the section of benefits is the best, particularly the line about "the quality of comments" that students started sharing. It shows that the students are interested in what is going on in the classroom.
  • angelatrice on 15 Oct 17
     
    This article is a way to focus on student knowledge. Closing the gap between what is being taught and what is actually being retained by the students.
Erika Eason

7 Ways to Hack Your Classroom to Include Student Choice - 0 views

www.edudemic.com/7-ways-to-hack-your-classroom

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  • Erika Eason on 15 Oct 17
     
    This article suggests different ways to incorporate student choice into the tasks, assignments, and assessments that we give as teachers. The article mentions that while the idea of there being actual student learning "styles" that teachers should attempt to teach to has been essentially debunked, there is research showing that incorporating choice for students does have a higher impact on their engagement and learning. There are suggestions given in this article about ways to incorporate more student choice, as well as links to other sites with more resources.
  • margarita_lp on 17 Oct 17
     
    Dimension: Impact on learning Rating: 4 I think that including student choice and student agency lets students complete activities that fit their personal interests and learning styles.
astruhar

Myth-Busting Differentiated Instruction: 3 Myths and 3 Truths - 3 views

www.edutopia.org/...myths-and-truths-john-mccarthy

Differentiated Instruction Instructional Gap

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  • astruhar on 27 Jun 16
     
    Differentiated instruction is a great way to help close learning gaps, and this article is a great read for teachers who may be skeptical about the process.
  • michele_lott on 11 Mar 17
     
    This article is interesting as it addresses many of the concerns that teachers might have about differentiation in the classroom. One of the myths is that whole class instruction saves time, however if students are falling behind and failing, it is not a successful approach. Learning how to effectively apply differentiation techniques in the classroom is beneficial for students.
srichards29

5 Ways to Improve Learning Gaps - 12 views

www.learninggamesforkids.com/...-to-improve-learning-gaps.html

learning teaching techniques technology games EDTC 615

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  • ndouglas7 on 24 Oct 16
     
    This website offers fun, interactive, online games for students to play over the summer to assist in closing their learning gap. This would be a great resource for teachers to give to their students at the end of the school year, or even over long breaks, for them to practice skills they are lacking.
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  • anucoyle on 26 Oct 16
     
    A great article which presents innovative ways to improve learning gaps for young children.
  • srichards29 on 09 Mar 17
     
    Very interesting article, it provides ways to bridge the gaps that exists in the learning process.
  • vgosselin on 03 Jul 17
     
    Ah, the summer slide! Good resource to share with students and parents to help minimize the learning gap of students in the summer time.
  • rcourtot1015 on 30 Jun 18
     
    The main takeaway from this resource for me was where the onus falls for the learning gap. Unlike the instruction gap, the learning gap seems more focused on the student needing to bring up their learning to ensure that they maintain over the summer, or reach new levels. The common denominator is that these all seem to take place outside of the classroom. However, I could see a teacher recommend these resources to different groups or having centers set up to ensure that students are working in areas that they need to improve to close their learning gaps during class time.
  • cynthia1985 on 03 Jul 18
     
    Resources and exposure to programs like this are imperative for underprivileged students who's family's do not have an understanding of how to maintain and increase their child's educational progress during the summer.
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