In this TED Talk, David McCandless explores the idea of how we look at information. Information by itself really isn't all that powerful until it is...
You have heard it all before. Infographics are cool. Infographics are fun. But, what IS an infographic? If you have been wondering that same...
In this video, Chemistry teacher Rachel Nixon explains to her students what "flipped" instruction means in her class and how that connects to student...
Response to Interventions (RtI) is a multi-tiered approach to student interventions that offers early identification and support for learning and...
Socrative is a free web application perfect for formative assessment in the classroom. Students can respond to teacher-created questions (multiple...
Plickers is a free, powerfully simple tool that allows teachers to collect real-time formative assessment data without the need for students to have...
Plickers is a free, powerfully simple tool that allows teachers to collect real-time formative assessment data without the need for students to have...
Formative is a formative assessment tool that allows teachers to ask various types of check-for-understanding questions and see their students'...
As educators know, formative assessment is one of the most effective ways to help students learn. But how can we assess student learning in a...
This article from Scholastic is an excellent reminder of what formative assessment should look like in the classroom, as well as why it's so...
In this Education Week article, clear connections are made to the benefits of using technology for formative assessments in the classroom....
This comparison chart, excerpted from NCTE's "Formative Assessment That Truly Informs Instruction," is a helpful guide for teachers as they plan...
This video, featuring Rick Wormeli, digs into the difference between formative and summative assessment. Additionally, there is a clear explanation...
Personalized learning is a term that is widely used and misused in education. As our culture becomes more and more personalized, education...
Personalized learning gets a closer look as this promising new education model changes the future of education utilizing digital tools for learning....
In this video, Ferdi Serim discusses the overlap between Bloom's Taxonomy and Depth of Knowledge. He bases the information off the Cognitive Rigor...
Edutopia's contributing author, Gerald August, breaks down the blurry explanations and jargon surrounding the DoK model for deeper thinking....
Depth of Knowledge (DoK) can be tricky to understand and explain, especially to parents or stakeholders without an education background. This blog...
Peter Pappas uses Prezi to examine and explain Bloom's Taxonomy as it relates to reflection and critical thinking for students, teachers, and...
This quick overview describes the revised Bloom's Taxonomy model with concrete student and classroom examples. Lacy McEwen is a secondary level...