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Article(s): Self- and Peer-Assessment Online - 0 views

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  • give students a practice session with it.
    • Janet Wills
      Janet Wills on 31 May 21
       
      one of the things I always wrestle with because it takes time --but practice with new tools is always worth it
  • At first, students tend to create lofty long-range goals ("to speak Russian)" that do not lend themselves to self assessment. To help students develop realistic, short-term, attainable goals, instructors can use a framework like SMART goals outline shown in the popup window.
    • Janet Wills
      Janet Wills on 31 May 21
       
      a process we all go through
  • Students do not learn to monitor or assess their learning on their own; they need to be taught strategies for self monitoring and self assessment.
    • Janet Wills
      Janet Wills on 31 May 21
       
      always good to never assume students have learned something in previous years
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  • A process portfolio serves the purpose of classroom-level assessment on the part of both the instructor and the student. It most often reflects formative assessment, although it may be assigned a grade at the end of the semester or academic year. It may also include summative types of assignments that were awarded grades.
    • Janet Wills
      Janet Wills on 31 May 21
       
      it would be interesting to try this type of portfolio which could be pretty easily done via Google Docs
  • When learners are at a similar skill level.
    • Janet Wills
      Janet Wills on 31 May 21
       
      this might be difficult to do given the range of abilities that can be present in one class
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ollie-afe-2021: Article: Attributes from Effective Formative Assessment (CCSSO) - 0 views

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  • The primary purpose of the formative assessment process, as conceived in this definition, is to provide evidence that is used by teachers and students to inform instruction and learning during the teaching/learning process.
    • Janet Wills
      Janet Wills on 27 May 21
       
      can be as simple as 'reading the room'
  • Learning goals and criteria for success should be clearly identified and communicated to students.
    • Janet Wills
      Janet Wills on 27 May 21
       
      don't keep things a mystery for students to guess at!
  • Helping students think meta-cognitively about their own learning fosters the idea that learning is their responsibility
    • Janet Wills
      Janet Wills on 27 May 21
       
      everyone benefits if students can do self-assessment!
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ollie-afe-2021: Building a Better Mousetrap - 0 views

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  • well-designed rubrics help instructors in all disciplines meaningfully assess the outcomes of the more complicated assignments
    • Janet Wills
      Janet Wills on 17 May 21
       
      The key phrase is well-defined here
  • rubrics can help the student with self-assessment;
    • Janet Wills
      Janet Wills on 17 May 21
       
      if students can self-assess and then revise BEFORE the teacher even sees their work it'll be more meaningful
  • withholding assessment tools (whether they are rubrics or more nebulous modes of evaluation) from students is not only unfair and makes self-assessment more difficult, it maintains the traditional gap between what the teacher knows and what the student knows.
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  • most state issued rubrics used in secondary school standardized testing are poorly designed rubrics
    • Janet Wills
      Janet Wills on 17 May 21
       
      a good rubric should help the teacher and the student
  • ubrics cannot be the sole response to a student’s paper; sound pedagogy would dictate that rubrics should be used in conjunction with other strategies,
    • Janet Wills
      Janet Wills on 17 May 21
       
      this seems pretty key-- teachers should be able to adapt strategies to the needs of the students
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ollie-afe-2021: Educational Leadership: The Quest for Quality--article - 3 views

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  • NCLB
    • Janet Wills
      Janet Wills on 10 May 21
       
      NCLB had a very negative impact on the social studies. I could write reams about the cost of this impact.
  • the assessor should organize the learning targets represented in the assessment into a written test plan that matches the learning targets represented in the curriculum.
    • Janet Wills
      Janet Wills on 10 May 21
       
      I feel like this is something that would take a long time to set up, but would ultimately make evaluating an assessment easier.
  • if students will be the users of the results because the assessment is formative, then teachers must provide the results in a way that helps students move forward.
    • Janet Wills
      Janet Wills on 10 May 21
       
      It's important that students see formative assessments as something that will help them
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  • Assessment literacy is the foundation for a system that can take advantage of a wider use of multiple measures.
    • Janet Wills
      Janet Wills on 10 May 21
       
      seems that assessment literacy would include the ability to interpret the data
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"Personalized" vs. "Personal" Learning - 1 views

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  • ‘We often say we want creativity and innovation – personalization – but every mechanism we use to measure it is through control and compliance.’
    • Janet Wills
      Janet Wills on 04 Mar 21
       
      This is the tension I am struggling with- it's great to want kids to learn in a personal way, but there are standards we are accountable for
  • they digitally attached it to a generic animated child’s body that “plays” with Barney in the video.
    • Janet Wills
      Janet Wills on 04 Mar 21
       
      that's creepy
  • “’Personalized’ learning is something that we do to kids; ‘personal’ learning is something they do for themselves.”
    • Janet Wills
      Janet Wills on 04 Mar 21
       
      this should be on the bumper sticker
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  • Tracking kids’ “progress” with digital profiles and predictive algorithms paints a 21st-century gloss on a very-early-20th-century theory of learning.
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      Janet Wills on 04 Mar 21
       
      this brings to mind the questions of PLCs 1. What do we want all students to know and be able to do? 2. How will we know if they learn it? 3. How will we respond when some students do not learn? 4. How will we extend the learning for students who are already proficient? I'm still struggling with the idea of personalized learning and how structurally fits into our school model.
  • B.F. Skinner proposed setting each child before a teaching machine,
    • Janet Wills
      Janet Wills on 04 Mar 21
       
      it seems that the COVID induced remotely learning across the country has served as a sign that this idea is not good for anyone
  • The idea of personalized learning is seductive
    • Janet Wills
      Janet Wills on 08 Mar 21
       
      like many new "initiatives"- it's important to look past the shiny newness and see what is worth keeping
  • “Personalized” learning is something that we do to kids; “personal” learning is something they do for themselves.
    • Janet Wills
      Janet Wills on 08 Mar 21
       
      these definitions are key to any conversation about personalized learning or even when talking about a student-centered classroom
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Implementation in a Secondary Classroom (Articles) - 2 views

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shared by Janet Wills on 27 Feb 21 - No Cached
  • . It hasn’t been easy. It’s taken a lot of research, trial and error, and adjustments on my part. But the results have definitely been worth it.
  • My units in Schoology
  • construct my units with specific learning goals that drive the method of delivery and learning activities.
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  • we worry about how to motivate students who appear unmotivated and apathetic.
  • not all choices have a positive effect on motivation and achievement.
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PLE Articles - 2 views

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  • The concept of PLE is not a way to replace classroom learning, but to enhance it.
    • Janet Wills
      Janet Wills on 21 Feb 21
       
      this seems to be a mantra for anything having to do with tech too
  • The development of PLEs represents a shift in focus from teacher centered classrooms to more learner centered classrooms.
    • Janet Wills
      Janet Wills on 21 Feb 21
       
      this is a dramatic shift for teachers-- you really have to get past the idea that everybody has to learn the exact same thing
  • Many students in the first class that tried Symbaloo today commented that they liked the clean, visual interface of Symbaloo and the ease of adding content;
    • Janet Wills
      Janet Wills on 21 Feb 21
       
      I think of Symbaloo as a mix between Pinterest and Diigo
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  • tudents engaging in networked learning have to learn to be more self-directed than in the typical classroom…
    • Janet Wills
      Janet Wills on 21 Feb 21
       
      this is a repeating theme
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ol101-f2020: Iowa Online Teaching Standards - 1 views

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  • Knows the content of the subject
    • Janet Wills
      Janet Wills on 17 Sep 20
       
      I like to keep in mind that content is king- any technology used has to be useful to help students understand the content or learn skills
  • Demonstrates competence in planning, designing, and incorporating instructional strategie
    • Janet Wills
      Janet Wills on 17 Sep 20
       
      need to have a knowledge of tools available and a way to curate them
  • Networks with others involved in online education for the purpose of professional growth
    • Janet Wills
      Janet Wills on 17 Sep 20
       
      important to know who in your district you can bounce ideas off of and be able to help colleagues
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ol101-f2020: Iowa Online Course Standards - 3 views

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  • The course content and activities are of sufficient rigor, depth, and breadth to teach the standards being addressed
    • Janet Wills
      Janet Wills on 17 Sep 20
       
      hardest thing to do- not get caught up in whistles and bells-- stay focused on what's important
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Personalized Learning Definition - The Glossary of Education Reform - 2 views

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  • Personalized learning is generally seen as an alternative to so-called “one-size-fits-all” approaches to schooling
    • Janet Wills
      Janet Wills on 09 Feb 15
       
      Is this another way to say differentiation?
  •  When investigating or reporting on personalized learning, it is important to determine precisely how the term is being used in a specific context.
  • Replacing more traditional homeroom periods or study halls with advisories—time in the school day for educators to meet with small groups of students and advise them on academic
    • Janet Wills
      Janet Wills on 09 Feb 15
       
      MTSS?
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Free Technology for Teachers: Common Craft Explains Blended Learning - 3 views

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  • blended learning
    • Janet Wills
      Janet Wills on 04 Feb 15
       
      Blended learning can be the best of two world's: face-to-face teaching and online learning. It can really take the knowledge teachers have of their students and use it to enhance the learning
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Teacher Seeds - 0 views

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  • Janet Wills on 09 Aug 12
     
    lots of Microsoft related links for backgrounds, sounds, games, animation, etc.
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ollie1christensen: Iowa Online Teaching Standards - 6 views

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  • Tailors instruction to meet the different needs of students, i
    • Janet Wills
      Janet Wills on 16 Jul 12
       
      This is where I think online learning can really be utilized to the benefit of every student. Online learning can be personalized for each student's need.
  • Provides substantive, timely, and constructive feedback to students
    • Janet Wills
      Janet Wills on 16 Jul 12
       
      I think that Moodle is great for providing that immediate feedback. It lets students know if they are on the right track!
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