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Marjorie Nash

QR Code Generator: QR Stuff Free Online QR Code Creator And Encoder For T-Shirts, Busin... - 1 views

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  • Marjorie Nash on 27 Oct 11
     
    Great for students to be able to go to a site without having to type in URL
Lisa Jacobs

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  • Eldon Bird on 15 Feb 11
     
    You might like this resource for planning online. It is a digital version of the Bloom's Taxonomy.
Dawn Witt

Camtasia Relay 4 To Improve Captions, Add YouTube Publishing -- Campus Technology - 0 views

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  • Dawn Witt on 23 Oct 11
     
    Updates to Camtasia and YouTube Publishing
Judy Griffin

Online Education: Is It Right For You? [Infographic] - Edudemic - 5 views

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  • Judy Griffin on 23 Oct 11
     
    Very interesting!!
Lora Lehmkuhl

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  • Lora Lehmkuhl on 23 Oct 11
     
    Great videos for food science.
Lora Lehmkuhl

Pearson Prentice Hall: eTeach: Turning A Four-Point Rubric Score into A Letter Grade - 2 views

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  • Lora Lehmkuhl on 23 Oct 11
     
    I have completely changed the way I enter grades for students. I don't even allow students to take a 0 or forget to hand something in. No effort is not allowed.
  • Lora Lehmkuhl on 23 Oct 11
     
    Here is a new way to think about all grades.
Lora Lehmkuhl

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  • Lora Lehmkuhl on 23 Oct 11
     
    Several food science videos are available at this site.
Michael Panoch

Classroom Tech Learning, Education, PC, Mac, iPad, Bloom's Taxonomy - Techlearning.com - 1 views

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  • Michael Panoch on 23 Oct 11
     
    The Resource for Education Technology Leaders focusing on K-12 educators. Site contains a Software Reviews Database, articles from Technology & Learning Magazine, articles from Educators in Educators' eZine, Event and Contest listings, Reader suggested Web sites, and weekly news updates on education technology leaders.
lisa rasmussen

ollie4: Educational Leadership: The Quest for Quality - 5 views

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  • Five keys to assessment quality provide the larger picture
    • Maryann Angeroth
      Maryann Angeroth on 25 Sep 11
       
      The Clear Purpose paragraph resonated with me since I just finished reading an article in Education Leadership called Know Your Target. It is all about knowing the purpose and sharing that with students and how student achievement goes up as a result.
    • Nancy Peterman
      Nancy Peterman on 27 Sep 11
       
      I would agree with you that it is important to give the students a clear idea of the purpose of the lesson and how it would impact their life or daily skills.
  • Five keys to assessment quality provide the larger picture into which our multiple measures must fit
  • Are results communicated in time to inform the intended decisions
    • Maryann Angeroth
      Maryann Angeroth on 26 Sep 11
       
      One of the "What Works in the Classroom" strategies from Marzano is: Setting objectives and providing feedback. Research shows that giving feedback improves student achievement. This statement about results being communicated in time to inform the intended decisions reminds me of the Marzano work.
    • Nancy Peterman
      Nancy Peterman on 27 Sep 11
       
      I have seen positive results in my own classroom when I have provided feedback in a timely manner that is directly to the specifics that were taught.
    • Judy Griffin
      Judy Griffin on 28 Sep 11
       
      This is one of the benefits of educational games if they are created well... instant feedback and another level to conquer!
    • Maryann Angeroth
      Maryann Angeroth on 28 Sep 11
       
      Did you read Evan's blog about gaming? I was interested in his perspective to making it synonomus with using literature to teach content.
    • Kevin McColley
      Kevin McColley on 28 Sep 11
       
      I completely agree! I have around 600 kids and try my best to comment more than just "good job" but with meaty feedback for my older kids in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade and I've seen many kids work and rework their challenges out until they get it. It shows the kids they're not just a number. :)
    • Mark McGaffin
      Mark McGaffin on 28 Sep 11
       
      Teachers are becoming more data driven than ever before.  Teachers will need to have a condensed curriculum if they want to provide enrichment opportunities in their classroom.  Currently, there is not enough time within the school year for teachers to assess, analyze, and enrich for each and every child unless some of the content they are expected to teach is removed.  This is a situation where it looks great on paper but right now doesn't work in the classroom.  If we really are stressing Quality than quantity needs to be reduced. 
    • Tim Brickley
      Tim Brickley on 02 Oct 11
       
      The time factor and choosing the right assessments is a daily struggle for teaching. I wish that there was more time in the day, week, month to evaluate past assessments and determine the effectiveness of them.
    • Gayle Olson
      Gayle Olson on 06 Oct 11
       
      I agree with all your comments on the value of feedback. That's what I really like about some of the online assessments I've seen - kids get the feedback right away and then are pointed to extra help or a different type of explanation if they need it.
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  • Who will use the results to inform what decisions?
    • Barb Shutt
      Barb Shutt on 26 Sep 11
       
      and...is there already and assessment in place that give you this information? Do I need to duplicate? Not only is the why important, but also the what-does it get to what I need to know for future instruction?
    • Judy Sweetman
      Judy Sweetman on 26 Sep 11
       
      Your last statement is very importatn, Barb! That question should be asked prior to giving each assessment--how will this help my students and how will this help me to change my instruction to help my students.
  • four categories of learning targets
    • Barb Shutt
      Barb Shutt on 26 Sep 11
       
      I hadn't seen LT' broken down this way before.
    • Judy Griffin
      Judy Griffin on 28 Sep 11
       
      Neither have I seen this breakdown! Worth sharing with teachers.
    • linda vann
      linda vann on 28 Sep 11
       
      I love this! What an easy, direct guide to clarifying learning targets!
    • David Olson
      David Olson on 02 Oct 11
       
      Stiggins actually has 5 targets, which includes dispositional targets
  • which assessment methods are most likely to produce accurate results for different learning targets.
    • Barb Shutt
      Barb Shutt on 26 Sep 11
       
      It's always about working smarter, not harder and this leads us toward that.
    • Judy Sweetman
      Judy Sweetman on 26 Sep 11
       
      I agree--and I really like this chart! It really helped to enhance my understanding of this information.
    • Deena Stanley-Dostart
      Deena Stanley-Dostart on 01 Oct 11
       
      The chart is very helpful. I like how it shows that perfomance assessments aren't always the best, it depends on what you are assessing. I am glad selected response is still acceptable for knowledge mastery.
    • Gary Petersen
      Gary Petersen on 09 Oct 11
       
      I am always looking for "filters" that I can use when developing a course. This is a great filter when reviewing the assessments used in the course.
  • more assessments
    • Judy Sweetman
      Judy Sweetman on 26 Sep 11
       
      If the additional assessments were mostly formative, I do believe that we would be more accurately estimating student achievement.
    • Becky Hinze
      Becky Hinze on 27 Sep 11
       
      And...if those formative assessments are linked directly to the learning of the skill, it wouldn't take time away from the learning to assess.
    • Mark McGaffin
      Mark McGaffin on 28 Sep 11
       
      Currently I think the students feel like they are being assessed all day long.  Think about how many classes they have in a day.  If those teachers are being asked to provide data showing progress/mastery in each of their subject areas they will be overwhelmed with assessments.  A balance is key but at the same time we need to think about our students and think about what it might be like to be assessed this much.
    • linda vann
      linda vann on 28 Sep 11
       
      Balance being the operative word here...assessment for assessment sake is not time efficient or effective. Assessment for adjusting instruction is highly valuable.
    • Natalie Smithhart
      Natalie Smithhart on 03 Oct 11
       
      I think more assessments can help teachers estimcate student achievement, but only if it is not taking away teaching time. We need to assess in ways that don't interupt class time. I know there are times that I have had to spend assessing my students when I felt I could of been giving them more by teaching....
  • The assessor needs to have a clear picture of what achievement he or she intends to measure. If we don't begin with clear statements of the intended learning—clear and understandable to everyone, including students—we won't end up with sound assessments.
    • Judy Sweetman
      Judy Sweetman on 26 Sep 11
       
      Clear learning targets are so important--and so often not understood by teachers. I still work with so many teachers who don't question learning targets, as they just go from page to page in the textbook and teach what is next regardless if students already know the information or would need background knowledge in order to understand the concepts.
    • Becky Hinze
      Becky Hinze on 27 Sep 11
       
      So often we assess and we truly don't know what our learning targets were. Often our assessment doesn't even match what we thought our learning targets were.
    • Nancy Peterman
      Nancy Peterman on 27 Sep 11
       
      I would agree that many of us do not take the time or effort to evaluate if the assessments actually measure what we are teaching in the classroom.
    • linda vann
      linda vann on 28 Sep 11
       
      The alignment between curriculum, instruction, and assessment is critical. If we don't take the time to clarify our intended outcomes, how can we expect students to perform to expectations?
  • Or, you can highlight the phrases on the rubric that describe the hypothesis's strengths and areas for improvement and return the rubric with the work.
    • Judy Sweetman
      Judy Sweetman on 26 Sep 11
       
      In the first class I took towards my Master's in Educational Technology, the professor did this--not just for our assignments, but also for our participation in our forums. Since then, I have "borrowed" this strategy for my own students. It definitely encouraged me to work on improving my responses in the weekly forums!
    • Mark McGaffin
      Mark McGaffin on 28 Sep 11
       
      Might we be suggesting the end of grades and the beginning of standards based assessment?  How would that affect colleges and universities?  Would they be willing to accept a student who met all the standards at a school over a student who got a 4.0?
    • Judy Sweetman
      Judy Sweetman on 01 Oct 11
       
      I think it depends on the discipline. Art and graphic design--and perhaps music--are probably going to be much farther ahead here. Students have to prepare portfolios of their work and that is what is looked at, at least at Morningside College. They also look at GPA, but there is more weight put on the portfolio.
    • Tim Brickley
      Tim Brickley on 02 Oct 11
       
      More and more former students are telling me they needed to submit a portfolio of past work for colleges. Whether it be for scholaraships or acceptance into a certain program.
  • assessment literate
    • Judy Sweetman
      Judy Sweetman on 26 Sep 11
       
      I'm finding the sessions I've attended in Des Moines by Margaret Heritage to be very helpful in understanding what "assessment literate" means!
    • Pam Buysman
      Pam Buysman on 27 Sep 11
       
      That is a term I've not heard before. It makes sense, however. Data used inappropriately can have disastrous results.
    • Mark McGaffin
      Mark McGaffin on 28 Sep 11
       
      The state will need to spend a lot of money and time training teachers how to assess, use the data, and enrich students.  As my district begins its transition into this new data-driven age, I am noticing more and more teachers struggling to analyze data.  They are also struggling to find enough time to check assessments, analyze data, and provide meaningful enrichment activities to help students reach proficiency. 
    • David Olson
      David Olson on 02 Oct 11
       
      Stiggins has a great plan to move a district and a school toward assessment literacy. He calls it the 7 actions for school leaders.
  • four assessment methods (selected-response, extended written response, performance assessment, and personal communication
    • Judy Sweetman
      Judy Sweetman on 26 Sep 11
       
      I'm not sure I've seen these four assessment methods listed like this. This is good information to have and to help in creating assessments.
    • lisa rasmussen
      lisa rasmussen on 18 Oct 11
       
      I have used all of these methods in my art class room, but not on a regular basis. Our 4th grade assessment assignment includes two methods. Students answer a written test with true/false and multiple choice answers to identify concepts the children know. Students make a drawing of a landscape and then go pack to paint the landscape. Teachers keep wanting to add the personal communication componant where the students discuss the choices they made in their landscape painting.
  • Do the results provide clear direction for what to do next?
  • Selecting an assessment method that is incapable of reflecting the intended learning will compromise the accuracy of the results.
    • Pam Buysman
      Pam Buysman on 27 Sep 11
       
      Selecting the best assessment method makes a difference. If we are using the data to guide our instruction, it's imperative we use the right assessment tool.
    • Judy Griffin
      Judy Griffin on 28 Sep 11
       
      I agree, Pam! So is ITBS or ITED ever the "right assessment tool"? Can they truly reflect the intended learning?
    • Nathan Fredericks
      Nathan Fredericks on 29 Sep 11
       
      We are told at my school that, at minimum, they are going to be better than what they were as the ITEDs are now supposed to be aligned with the Common/Iowa Core. We shall see how this will end up.
    • David Olson
      David Olson on 02 Oct 11
       
      We are so messed up on our standardized tests when it comes to 21st century skills and their measurement.
    • Gary Petersen
      Gary Petersen on 09 Oct 11
       
      So much seems to be a matter of alignment. A misalignment between assessment method and intended learning leads to inaccuracy of results.
  • What decisions will the assessment inform?
    • Pam Buysman
      Pam Buysman on 27 Sep 11
       
      The following paragraph highlights the way formative assessments should guide our instruction. Changes may not be immediate, but they certainly provide a way to plan for the future.
  • Use SAT scores to determine instructional effectiveness
    • Pam Buysman
      Pam Buysman on 27 Sep 11
       
      Just a sidebar....could this mean we need to be very careful when we use ITBS scores to measure teacher effectiveness?
    • Judy Griffin
      Judy Griffin on 28 Sep 11
       
      Oh, yeah!!
    • Mark McGaffin
      Mark McGaffin on 28 Sep 11
       
      Why doesn't NCLB consider the many other "X" factors that could influence ITBS scores when they make the SINA list or use data like this to determine teacher pay?  Great on paper but not in practice.
  • For instance, 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. Specific, descriptive feedback linked to the targets of instruction and arising from the assessment items or rubrics communicates to students in ways that enable them to immediately take action, thereby promoting further learning.
    • Amy Burns
      Amy Burns on 27 Sep 11
       
      I am going to play devil's advocate here.....how can we motivate students to take action in order to promote learning if that is not within their goals? I agree that descriptive feedback linked to targets will give more meaning to the assessment, but in all reality, don't we often deal with students who can't see the reason for the writing?
    • Maryann Angeroth
      Maryann Angeroth on 28 Sep 11
       
      Why do you think that is? How many K-2 students are not excited about coming to school and learning? What happens that kills thier love and devotion to learning?
    • linda vann
      linda vann on 28 Sep 11
       
      Do you see this attitude of "this doesn't fit my goals/needs" as more prevalent at the secondary level or the elementary level? I know I have seen this with adult learners until they understand they tune to WII-FM (What In It For Me?). Once they do, then the learning "takes off" like gangbusters when provided the specific type of feedback described here.
  • Teachers should design the assessment so students can use the results to self-assess and set goals. A mechanism should be in place for students to track their own progress on learning targets and communicate their status to others.
    • Amy Burns
      Amy Burns on 27 Sep 11
       
      Self-assessment is a vital step in setting personal goals. How many of our students have actually been asked to look deeply into their skill set? Would many students willingly "communicate their status to others?" Hmmmmm
    • Judy Griffin
      Judy Griffin on 28 Sep 11
       
      I think this is a great reason why students should have input into what is being assessed in a rubric... what is important and how will you know what you know?
    • Kathy Hageman
      Kathy Hageman on 01 Oct 11
       
      Well-designed rubrics not only set targets but also help students monitor their progress. It has been my experience that middle school students are quite honest and perceptive in self-evaluations when "communicate their status to others" means sharing the self-assessment exclusively with me (their instructor) or with me and their parents or guardians.
    • lisa rasmussen
      lisa rasmussen on 22 Oct 11
       
      Students would need to be guided through self-assessment at first.
  • data from these assessments
    • Judy Griffin
      Judy Griffin on 28 Sep 11
       
      It's all about data!! "What does the data say...?"
    • linda vann
      linda vann on 28 Sep 11
       
      The caution about data is using it appropriately. It is an intensely powerful tool if used to make decisions about instruction and assessment. The more data, the better!
    • Cheryl Carruthers
      Cheryl Carruthers on 29 Sep 11
       
      The more data, the better....this makes sense to me. We need to make sure we are using the right data in making decisions; making decisions based upon poor or incomplete data leads to poor decisions. Here lies another challenge...it sometimes seems like we are "drowning in data." How do we choose the data we use?
    • Natalie Smithhart
      Natalie Smithhart on 03 Oct 11
       
      It seems obvious...the data you get from assessing should show you what your students are learning and what you need to work on more. I like your comment Cheryl...it does seem like sometimes I have more data than I know how to organize or what to do with it!
  • Assess learning targets requiring the "doing" of science with a multiple-choice tes
    • Judy Griffin
      Judy Griffin on 28 Sep 11
       
      I've seen this many times - the assessment doesn't fit the learning expectations.
  • meeting student, teacher, and district information needs
  • a reading score from a state accountability test as a diagnostic instrument for reading group placement.
    • linda vann
      linda vann on 28 Sep 11
       
      Or expect that decisions regarding eligibility for special education is based on diagnostic assessments alone!
  • Using misinformation
  • his means that teachers need to write learning targets in terms that students will understand.
    • lisa rasmussen
      lisa rasmussen on 22 Oct 11
       
      Parent involvement is an important component when children are young. Parents help a child budget time. If they are not aware of what the child is involved in, or needs to set aside time for, then the child will not accomplish much. parents also need to be able to understand the terms involved and the intended outcome.
  • all assessment users have access to the data
    • lisa rasmussen
      lisa rasmussen on 17 Oct 11
       
      Our art department currently grades all children, but only assesses 4th grade students with a February drawing, painting, and multiple choice test. Children and Parents should have an idea before then about how their child is picking up one the curriculum.
  • From that foundation
  • groups of students
    • Deena Stanley-Dostart
      Deena Stanley-Dostart on 29 Sep 11
       
      Our distirct is really focused on SES and IEP students since that is where our lowest ITED scores are.
    • Lynne Devaney
      Lynne Devaney on 09 Oct 11
       
      We would have to add African-American in our district in addition to SES and IEP.
  • unprecedented overflow of testing
    • Deena Stanley-Dostart
      Deena Stanley-Dostart on 29 Sep 11
       
      Our department had to create a math assessment that would test what the average 10th grader should know. Then we were told the test should be about what all 10th graders should know. We have spent countless hours debating, rewriting and trying to come up with methods on how to help our students that are not proficient on the test.
    • Cheryl Carruthers
      Cheryl Carruthers on 29 Sep 11
       
      Today on the radio, I hear Jason Glass say that all 11th graders need to take the ACT and the state needs to help pay for this. I don't think I agree with adding another required assessment for our students...I do agree we need to provide a rigorous curriculum for our secondary students, but do they need to demonstrate their knowledge by taking the ACT??
    • Lynne Devaney
      Lynne Devaney on 09 Oct 11
       
      In response to Deena, I have struggled as the leader of the curriculum and assesment efforts on WHAT to ask people to do. I have hesitated developing any local assessments due to the movement from local standards...to Iowa Core and not the common core. Hope we have stopped changing because up to now it has been a moving target!
  • In math
    • Deena Stanley-Dostart
      Deena Stanley-Dostart on 29 Sep 11
       
      This is the first time I have actually seen a math example when discussing assessment. Usually the examples I see are for english or social studies.
    • Jean Van Gilder
      Jean Van Gilder on 03 Oct 11
       
      knowledge targets work pretty well in mathematics!
  • A grade of D+, on the other hand, may be sufficient to inform a decision about a student's athletic eligibility, but it is not capable of informing the student about the next steps in learning.
    • Cheryl Carruthers
      Cheryl Carruthers on 29 Sep 11
       
      Thus the term "assessment FOR learning." The intent is to provide guidance for improvement.
    • Gary Petersen
      Gary Petersen on 09 Oct 11
       
      It's amazing the number of assessments that I have received in my formal learning that involved only a grade or pass/fail. It makes me wonder if I retained very much from those learning opportunities.
  • Teachers have choices in the assessment methods they use, including selected-response formats, extended written response, performance assessment, and personal communication.
    • Kathy Hageman
      Kathy Hageman on 01 Oct 11
       
      Wouldn't matching method of assessment to method of practice be a consideration?
  • which require students to use their knowledge to reason and problem solve
    • Deena Stanley-Dostart
      Deena Stanley-Dostart on 01 Oct 11
       
      This is an area that I am currently working on. I am trying to come up with more projects so that students can apply what they are learning.
    • Gayle Olson
      Gayle Olson on 06 Oct 11
       
      When I took my first college stat class, I could follow the directions just fine and get the right answer, but I had no idea why we were using the particular statistic or what it actually meant. When I asked my stat lab instructor, he looked up my grade and said, "What do you care, you're getting an A." I cared because I wanted to know how to use the stuff, not just get through the class!
  • What information do the decision makers need
    • Nancy Peterman
      Nancy Peterman on 02 Oct 11
       
      This paragraph makes a distinction between decision makers that we might forget when edited our assessments. There is a definite difference in level and approach between classroom and school or community assessments.
    • Gayle Olson
      Gayle Olson on 06 Oct 11
       
      Agreed. I think not recognizing that distinction can lead to misuse of the data. For example, a school or community use of classroom level data when they don't know the circumstances or environment under which the data is collected can lead to some inappropriate conclusions.
  • use of clear curriculum maps for each standard
    • Nancy Peterman
      Nancy Peterman on 02 Oct 11
       
      Although time consuming, the importance of curriculum maps becomes clear when writing essential questions and revisiting the teaching strategies we use to improve student learning.
  • instructional hours sacrificed to testing will return dividends in the form of better instructional decisions and improved high-stakes test scores.
    • Jessica White
      Jessica White on 02 Oct 11
       
      This is our hope as educators. I truly hope that the valuable time spent testing will return dividends.
    • lisa rasmussen
      lisa rasmussen on 17 Oct 11
       
      I find the information gathered to be very useful to my teaching, and to the students and parents.
  • Ongoing classroom assessments serve both formative and summative purposes and meet students' as well as teachers' information needs.
  • provide information about student progress not typically available from student information systems
    • Jean Van Gilder
      Jean Van Gilder on 04 Oct 11
       
      Time involved is major...classroom teachers will tell you it is very labor intensive.
  • high-stakes tests were common in schools
    • Bruce Baedke
      Bruce Baedke on 03 Oct 11
       
      Seems like the public would say this isn't true. They would believe that there was no accountability before NCLB.
  • if the teacher wants to assess knowledge mastery of a certain item, both selected-response and extended written response methods are good matches
    • Bruce Baedke
      Bruce Baedke on 03 Oct 11
       
      At muy school our science assessment is of this variety with both extended response and multiple choice answers for teh questions asked.
    • lisa rasmussen
      lisa rasmussen on 22 Oct 11
       
      I agree that a variety should be used in accurate assessment. Students respond differently to different assesment methods. Some students have a very anxious response to timed tests, or written tests, but may do fine in showing their knowledge on multiple choice or matching.
  • Students learn best when they monitor and take responsibility for their own learning.
    • Gayle Olson
      Gayle Olson on 06 Oct 11
       
      Best parent teacher conference I ever attended was a student-led one for my 5th grader. Each student built their portfolio and was in charge of explaning it to their parents. Most honesty and responsibility I've ever seen in kids!
    • lisa rasmussen
      lisa rasmussen on 17 Oct 11
       
      I have been to the same kind of Open House led by students in the class. It really gives the students ownership to what happens in that classroom.
  • to triangulate on student needs defeats the purpose of bringing in more results to inform our decisions.
    • Gary Petersen
      Gary Petersen on 09 Oct 11
       
      Multiple measures have been used for years to establish whether assessments are valid. Very important to note that if the measures are not valid, multiple measures do not indicate validity.
  • For example, suppose we are preparing to teach 7th graders how to make inferences. After defining inference as "a conclusion drawn from the information available," we might put the learning target in student-friendly language: "I can make good inferences. This means I can use information from what I read to draw a reasonable conclusion." If we were working with 2nd graders, the student-friendly language might look like this: "I can make good inferences. This means I can make a guess that is based on clues."
  • Bias can also creep into assessments and erode accurate results. Examples of bias include poorly printed test forms, noise distractions, vague directions, and cultural insensitivity.
    • Lynne Devaney
      Lynne Devaney on 09 Oct 11
       
      I believe we are OK at reviewing materials with a "traditional" sense of bias but when it comes to cultural sensitivity...I'm not sure my district has a handle on the work.
    • lisa rasmussen
      lisa rasmussen on 17 Oct 11
       
      I agree. Some cultural sensitivity can't be easily understood by other people. I've been surprised often by what kids say about the way their family opperates.
  • What are the essential assessment conditions?
    • lisa rasmussen
      lisa rasmussen on 22 Oct 11
       
      When we do our annual assessment for 4th grade artists effort is made to provide clear instructions and visuals, with the same materials available to all teachers. The other factors that enter into a student's performance vary widely. Some teachers deliver the test in their own art room, others in the classroom because they teach there. There are many factors that affect performance.
  • No Child Left Behind
  • The assessor must plan to manage information from the assessment appropriately and report it in ways that will meet the needs of the intended users,
    • lisa rasmussen
      lisa rasmussen on 22 Oct 11
       
      i would assume this would mean that information should be shared in user-friendly language for parents and students, and be shared in a timely fashion.
  • Kevin McColley on 28 Sep 11
     
    Different assessment methods chart
Sharon Kurns

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  • learning styles and preferences.
    • Evan McCormick
      Evan McCormick on 27 Sep 11
       
      How can you address multiple learning styles and preferences with a single technology? Are some tech standards idealistic?
    • Lynn Hockenberry
      Lynn Hockenberry on 30 Sep 11
       
      I agree with your question of how to do this. Perhaps we will learn more as the course progresses...
    • Ami Leath
      Ami Leath on 03 Oct 11
       
      I hope to learn more about this as well...
  • Instructions make clear how to get started and where to find various course components.
    • Evan McCormick
      Evan McCormick on 27 Sep 11
       
      Ideally accomplished by single entry points to information. When there are multiple ways to get to information, it leads to confusion.
  • The course instruction includes activities that engage students in active learning.
    • Lynn Hockenberry
      Lynn Hockenberry on 30 Sep 11
       
      Building in wikis, blogs, and opportunities for small group meetings will be an exciting and critically important part of the design of the class. Otherwise, online learning could be no different than reading a textbook (only on a computer screen)
    • Ami Leath
      Ami Leath on 03 Oct 11
       
      Agree 100%...now we just have to figure out how to do it!!
    • Sharon Irelan
      Sharon Irelan on 09 Oct 11
       
      Don't forget conversations on SKYPE. Great way to communicate in a visual way with others.
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  • • The course meets universal design principles, ADA compliance, Section 508 standards and W3C guidelines to ensure access for all students.
    • Lynn Hockenberry
      Lynn Hockenberry on 30 Sep 11
       
      Will we learn about these standards and how to ensure we are meeting them?
  • The course design provides opportunities for appropriate instructor-student interaction, including timely and frequent feedback about student progress based on the learning targets.
    • Lynn Hockenberry
      Lynn Hockenberry on 30 Sep 11
       
      I will be curious to learn from others the amount of time that it takes for an instructor to teach an online class and respond to the needs of students.
    • Sharon Kurns
      Sharon Kurns on 11 Oct 11
       
      It seems that the instructor will be key in keeping learners engaged.
  • Sufficient learning resources and materials to increase student success are available to students
    • Sharon Irelan
      Sharon Irelan on 04 Oct 11
       
      Making resources and materials available to participants is an important component of the design of a class. Resources and materials supplied by the instructor support the learning that is intended. I think there should be a sufficient amount of resources and materials but not overwhelming amounts. The information provided needs to be useful, enhances understanding, and contains examples to support the expected outcomes. These resources and materials need to be easily accessible to the participants.
    • Sharon Kurns
      Sharon Kurns on 11 Oct 11
       
      Finding the right balance between sufficient resources and "not overwhelming" seems like the key
  • requirements for student work, including student interaction, are clearly articulated.
    • Ami Leath
      Ami Leath on 06 Oct 11
       
      Set the expectations at a high level.  Participants need to know what is expected of them each week.  This piece should be very clear and concise.
  • Information literacy and communication skills are incorporated and taught as an integral part of the curriculum.
    • Sharon Kurns
      Sharon Kurns on 11 Oct 11
       
      When teaching online we need to also focus on how the course contributes to the learners information literacy and communication skills, not just the content of the course.
  • Ongoing and frequent assessments are conducted to verify each student’s readiness for the next lesson.
    • Sharon Kurns
      Sharon Kurns on 11 Oct 11
       
      This is a challenge with face to face learning also. With the online environment, new tools and different methods to assess will need to be used. I have much to learn in this area.
Ron Russell

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  • Instructions make clear how to get started and where to find various course components
    • Mary Beth Murrell
      Mary Beth Murrell on 27 Sep 11
       
      It is important that all instructions regarding one task can be found in one place. If we need links, information or skills from prior learning we need to provide links back to that. It can get very overwhelming quickly.
    • Susan Parker
      Susan Parker on 28 Sep 11
       
      This is a major point for me--I find that I am still a note taker and if the info is scattered, it impedes my learning.
    • Ron Russell
      Ron Russell on 10 Oct 11
       
      Yes - I am rather "left brained" and my learning style online would want a very sequential presentation, where "what's next" is crystal clear.
  • Information literacy and communication skills are incorporated and taught as an integral part of the curriculum.
    • Susan Parker
      Susan Parker on 28 Sep 11
       
      Will there come a time in the future that proficiency in using online learning will be expected and that part of the course will not have to include this and instead can get to the "content" of the course offered? I am grateful that I had support--this is just a question for the future.
  • The course architecture (CMS) permits the online teacher to add content, activities and assessments to support the learning objectives of the course.
    • Susan Parker
      Susan Parker on 28 Sep 11
       
      I am so glad to see this here, but I do wonder how flexible online courses/instructors are--do we see things added/deleted according to the formative assessment of the learners? I do hope so, so I like this point.
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  • The course intentionally emphasizes 21st century skills in the course, including: using 21st century skills in the core subjects, 21st century content, learning and thinking skills, ICT literacy, self-directed learning, global awareness
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 03 Oct 11
       
      This seems fitting.
  • The course provides opportunities for appropriate student interaction with the content to foster mastery and application of the material.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 03 Oct 11
       
      The eXe tutorial and the Soft Chalk exemplar give me some visuals or ideas about what this might look like.
  • The course structure includes a wide variety of assessment procedures to assess students’ mastery of content
    • Ron Russell
      Ron Russell on 10 Oct 11
       
      In the OLLIE courses, I look forward to looking at different assessment techniques that will be effective in an online course. In a class like this one (how to develop an online class), assessment is very authentic - we build a course! However, using Moodle to deliver other content will be more challenging in terms of developing meaningful assessment. Teachers taking courses need to be accountable for their learning, but will expect meaningful assessment activities, rather artificial types of assessment that seem like busy work.
  • opportunities for appropriate instructor-student interaction, including timely and frequent feedback about student progress based on the learning targets
    • Ron Russell
      Ron Russell on 10 Oct 11
       
      I look forward to learning more about this standard during our OLLIE courses. How much direct instructor-student interaction is necessary/appropriate in asynchronous courses? Do best practices dictate that there must be some "face to face" interaction (via Skype or other video chat methods) or would discussions, forums, and e-mail methods only be appropriate?
Julie Thomas

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  • The course goals and objectives are measurable and clearly state what the participants will know or be able to do at the end of the course
    • Tami Plein
      Tami Plein on 03 Oct 11
       
      This aligns with Margaret Heritage's ideas of clearly stated learning goals and success criteria
  • instructor-student and student-student interaction to foster mastery and application of the material
    • Julie Thomas
      Julie Thomas on 09 Oct 11
       
      I love that on-line learning allows for multiple interactions between student-student and student-instructor that might not take place as readily and as easily in a typical classroom setting.
Dawn Witt

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  • Dawn Witt on 09 Oct 11
     
    this page has some descriptions of uses of slideshare, as well as how to access some of those tools
Dawn Witt

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  • Dawn Witt on 09 Oct 11
     
    This page gives some reasons Slideshare fails for folks, and how to go about making your presentation more appropriate for this tool.
  • Dawn Witt on 09 Oct 11
     
    This page gives some reasons Slideshare fails for folks, and how to go about making your presentation more appropriate for this tool.
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