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Do We Know the Students' Exact Progress in the Learning Standards At Any Moment?

hgtuttle wrote 3 days ago: Every teacher should know at any given moment where their students stand in regard to state standard … more →

Tags: Accountability, achievement, Assess, Assessment, Assessment for learning, Proficiency, scaffold, Standard, Success!

Planning for Student Processing Time1 comment

mattoxki wrote 5 days ago: Several of you are using advance organizers as a way to provide instructional scaffolding for our st … more →

Tags: active engagement, advance organizers, chunking, Evaluation, Processing, Scaffolding, Summarization

Etherpad - a collaborative learning tool2 comments

cunniman wrote 1 week ago: I was made aware of Etherpad some time ago and have been really keen to try it out in the classroom. … more →

Tags: Teaching, Collaborative learning, Etherpad

HOW TO IMPROVE TEACHING

montrose42 wrote 1 week ago: FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT (OR ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNING)  Is it the best way to improve performance?  Comme … more →

Tags: Education reform, politicians and education, Teachers and Teaching, dylan, PROFESSOR DYLAN WILIAM, teaching reforms

Module 6: Data Driven Decision Making; Applying Information Gained From Autopsies and Physical Exams1 comment

epowerkozloff wrote 1 week ago: photo by woodleywonderworks     The analogy of current academic assessments being akin to … more →

Tags: Standard 5 Assessment, Standards 6 & 7. Communication & Collaboration, EDU 6600, data driven decision making, Summative assessment

Summarization Techniques that Work2 comments

mattoxki wrote 1 week ago: As we continue to make adjustments to our instruction based on the results of the 6-week benchmarks, … more →

Tags: Acronyms, active engagement, higher order thinking, Marzano, mnemonics, Pre-assessment, retention, Student-Centered Instruction, Summarization

Useful Websites

xsilrc wrote 2 weeks ago: GOOGLE DOCS  (Click the title to direct you to the website) - Create and edit web-based documents, s … more →

Tags: Featured Resources, Featured Technology, Useful websites, Education, Websites for Teachers, GOOGLE DOCS, Flowchart, Assessment, Assessment Strategies

Formative Assessment... Now what?

mattoxki wrote 2 weeks ago: Over the past two weeks I have had the pleasure of meeting with most EOC teachers to discuss the res … more →

Tags: active engagement, Differentiation, diverse learners, flexible grouping, grading, Tomlinson

Build a real class learning community1 comment

hgtuttle wrote 3 weeks ago: Teachers can create a class community such as everyone knowing two things about everyone else in the … more →

Tags: achievement, Assess, Assessment, Assessment for learning, Collaboration, Formative, Group, Group Work, Growth

Show your students their success

hgtuttle wrote 3 weeks ago: When students receive a “C” on an assignment and then an “B” on the next, th … more →

Tags: Accountability, achievement, Assess, Assessment, Assessment for learning, Formative, Learning, Student, Feedback

Week 7 of The Creative and Media Diploma at EMS

elizabethkane wrote 3 weeks ago: Teaching the Creative Media Diploma at EMS has been extremely challenging. We have two teachers the … more →

Tags: Education, Creative and Media Diploma, cs3 photoshop, Diploma, EMS, English Martyrs School, Graphics, interim assessment, Level 2

Formative Assessment and Benchmark Testing2 comments

mattoxki wrote 1 month ago: As I continue to meet with teachers regarding results of benchmark testing, I am reminded that somet … more →

Tags: Achievement gap, Benchmark, Effect size, Feedback, mastery learning, self monitoring, Stoplight strategy

Continuous Assessment

hgtuttle wrote 1 month ago: The British have used the term continuous assessment or assessment for learning for many years.  I l … more →

Tags: achievement, Assess, Assessment, Assessment for learning, Formative, Growth, Learning, Standard, Student

Dyslexia Support Service termly up-date

Hilery Williams wrote 1 month ago: My work is very cyclical. Every element of the Dyslexia Support Service has a different emphasis as … more →

Tags: Literacy, Dyslexia, Inclusion, Assessment, Education, Support for Learning, learners, Teacher training, mind-mapping

Successful Student Writing Through Formative Assessment, my book

hgtuttle wrote 1 month ago: My book, Successful Student Writing Through Formative Assessment, is available at http://tinyurl.com … more →

Tags: academic, Accountability, achievement, Assess, Assessment for learning, Checkpoint, Classroom, Composition, Data

Preparing for an Interim Assessment of Our Learners Creative and Media Diploma Students Work

elizabethkane wrote 1 month ago: We’ve had our fabulous tour of the Theatre Royal Newcastle. Our tour guide Thom was brilliant … more →

Tags: Education, Creative and Media Diploma, EMS, English Martyrs School, interim assessment, level 2 diploma, Newcastle Theatre Royal, Performance Unit, plts

Week 2 Formative now available

Dundee e-MedEd wrote 1 month ago: The week 2 formative assessment is now available in Blackboard via the Year 2 assessment links. The … more →

Tags: Undergraduate Teaching, Phase 2, Phase 2 assessment, ITA

How Many Formative Assessments Do You Do Each Period?

hgtuttle wrote 1 month ago: The only way to know how well the students are doing is for constant formative assessments or check- … more →

Tags: Accountability, achievement, Assess, Assessment, Assessment for learning, Checkpoint, Formative, Growth, Success!

Formative Assessment Feedback2 comments

dundeechest wrote 1 month ago: I’ve spent the last hour or so trying to tease out some useful information from the formative … more →

Tags: Undergraduate Teaching, Phase 2, Feedback, Week 1, Answers


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