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Alisha Trusty

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    Turn any book or document into a digital classroom.
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    Digital highlighting apps and you can highlight and post notes
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    Turn any book or document into a digital classroom
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    Turn any book or document into a digital classroom.
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    Turn any book or document into a digital classroom.
Alicia Koster

Teaching and learning with technology - Judy Lever-Duffy, Jean B. McDonald, Ana A. Cier... - 0 views

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    Written by teachers for teachers, this text offers a clear and current look at the range of educational technologies and how teachers can effectively use technology to enhance learning. Written by Teachers for Teachers, this text provides readers with a clear understanding of educational media and how it can be used effectively to enhance learning.
Barbara Powers

Help meet Common Core State Standards with our Paired Books! - 0 views

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    Paired Books and lessons for grades 1 through 5 provide students with opportunities to see connections and differences across literary and informational texts in three different types of pairings: fiction-fiction, nonfiction-nonfiction, and fiction-nonfiction.
Lois Whipple

Can We Get Governance Right? - Education Next : Education Next - 0 views

  • Milton Friedman’s book Capitalism and Freedom set off a debate on education governance that continues to this day. He argued for putting parents in charge. John Chubb and Terry Moe suggested a more complex system, with parents in charge but also some roles for regulators, from whom school operators would need to get licenses. [1] Moe has since made a strong case for a mixed system in which government’s role is strictly limited and choice and entrepreneurship are emphasized. [2
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    The following is an excerpt from What Lies Ahead for America's Children and Their Schools, a new book edited by Chester E. Finn, Jr., and Richard Sousa for Hoover Institution Press. This excerpt comes from a chapter called "Rethinking Governance" by Paul T. Hill.
Gina Cinotti

ASCD Book: Personalizing the High School Experience for Each Student - 0 views

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    Seen this a few times.....sit and read it....worth it.
Gina Cinotti

Types of Feedback - 1 views

  • Figure 2.1. Feedback Timing
  • Purpose: For students to get feedback while they are still mindful of the learning target For students to get feedback while there is still time for them to act on it
  • Examples of Good Amounts of Feedback Examples of Bad Amounts of Feedback
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  • Figure 2.2. Amount of Feedback Purpose: For students to get enough feedback so that they understand what to do but not so much that the work has been done for them (differs case by case) For students to get feedback on "teachable moment" points but not an overwhelming number
  • Examples of Good Amounts of Feedback Examples of Bad Amounts of Feedback
  • Figure 2.4. Feedback Mode
  • Figure 2.5. Feedback Audience Purpose: To reach the appropriate students with specific feedback To communicate, through feedback, that student learning is valued
  • Examples of Good Feedback Focus Examples of Bad Feedback Focus
  • Making comments that bypass the student (e.g., "This is hard" instead of "You did a good job because …") Making criticisms without offering any insights into how to improve Making personal compliments or digs (e.g., "How could you do that?" or "You idiot!")
  • Making comments about the strengths and weaknesses of a performance Making comments about the work process you observed or recommendations about a work process or study strategy that would help improve the work Making comments that position the student as the one who chooses to do the work Avoiding personal comments
  • Figure 2.7. Kinds of Comparisons Used in Feedback
  • Purpose: Usually, to compare student work with established criteria Sometimes, to compare a student's work with his or her own past performance Rarely, to compare a student's work with the work of other students
  • Examples of Good Kinds of Comparisons Examples of Bad Kinds of Comparisons
  • Purpose (for Formative Assessment): To describe student work To avoid evaluating or "judging" student work in a way that would stop students from trying to improve
  • Examples of Good Feedback Function Examples of Bad Feedback Function
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    ASCD article. Provides charts to define types and give examples. I might print this and give to principals to share with teachers
meredith fox

Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free Books, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine - 1 views

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    digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, we provide free access to researchers, historians, scholars, the print disabled, and the general public.
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    Web 397 billion pages saved over time.  WAY BACK MACHINE
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    Wayback Machine--virtual time capsule!
Adriana Coppola

Five Picks for Powering Up STEM - 0 views

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    Five Picks for Powering Up STEM
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