Creating a digital story involves lots of elements, making it tricky to assess the video without considering all that came before the final product....
Assessment lies at the heart of differentiated instruction. Pre-assessments (also known as diagnostic assessments) and formative assessments must...
This video animates a podcast from Katie McKnight from TeachHub and includes a nice overview of the WHY behind differentiation as well as concrete...
This site from Edutopia shares ideas and lesson examples from the Enota Multiple Intelligences Academy in Gainesville, Georgia. Take some time to...
The ASCD has published a lot of great material in regard to curriculum mapping. If we're honest, most of us would say this isn't really all that fun....
Actively Learn is one or our favorite tools to get students more engaged in reading. Once you give a reading assignment, you're at the mercy of the...
Orange Slice is a useful GSuite-Google Docs add-on to make your grading more productive. The Teacher Rubric is an add-on that will increase...
This rubric, designed by the Buck Institute for Education, can be used specifically with K-2 students to help guide and assess their ability to...
Ever use a Kahoot! survey? This video will walk you through using the survey as a way for students to reflect on their own learning. The #reflect...
When you're ready to assess student digital stories, it will be helpful to use a rubric. No need to create your own when Kathy Schrock, creator...
In order to help students develop 21st century skills, they will need to move beyond the traditional tests normally given and be providing more...
Many students use digital storytelling to demonstrate their knowledge and ability to write narrative stories. However, the power of digital...
Thanks to the Creative Educator, you can save time planning and designing digital storytelling lessons for your students! In this...
Alternative assessment can sometimes be daunting because it really means looking at different ways of grading, and more importantly, exploring the...
Students have been cheating on exams and assignments since school began. This article from the Chicago Tribune highlights the new cheating...
Assessment is changing, or needs to change, alongside our changing students. Learners today are preparing for a very diverse career path and...
Get a glimpse of the process that New York's School of the Future uses to create authentic assessments for their students. Designing...
Helping our students gain skills to thrive in a collaborative and changing future is a common goal of any great teacher or parent. In this blog...
ReadWorks.org has created a free library of high quality reading passages focused on helping students improve their comprehension, vocabulary,...
Quizlet is a great resource for you and your students to create and utilize enhanced flashcard study sets with classroom mobile devices. It also...