Authentic Assessment

This video is an overview of Authentic Assessment and also provides rationale for its use in Special Education.


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Why Are Gifted Students Different and What Does That Mean for Us Educators?

Gifted students' developmental pattern varies from that of their average peers.  Why Are Gifted Students Different and What Does That Mean for Us Educators? via Responsive Learning compares the rate of physical, cognitive, emotional and social development of Gifted students to their peers with average cognitive abilities.

Primary Digital Porfolios

Students can begin creating a digital footprint at a very early age.
Classroom Use:  Gives students an audience for their work, creates a community, student-led conferences, allows for student choice, recording reading fluency 


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Digitizing Student Portfolios

Students take ownership of digitizing their work. Check out the video below.


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Gifted IPRCs

I created a video that gives a brief overview about Gifted IPRC procedures.


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Special Education Teachers' Laptop Use Tutorial

Please find below the video that Nicole and I made to explain why we have two logins and the specific use for each login.
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Tips on How to Get Students to Listen

Rebecca Alber shares, "Say What? 5 Ways to get Students to Listen" via Edutopia. Classroom Strategies include Say it Once, Turn and Talk, Student Hand Signals, Paraphrase, Create Questions.

Ways Parents Can Help With Math

Here are some ways that parents can help students apply math to 'real life' situations.

http://www.fortheteachersblog.org/friday-five-ways-parents-can-help-with-math/#.UqoY1NJDvng

Feedback

Good pointers to remember about Descriptive Feedback.

http://www.edutecher.net/educlipper/index.php?shareImgid=3269

Self Regulation

Teachers are trying new approaches to assist students in being "calm, alert and focused" (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/self-regulation-technique-helps-students-focus-in-class-1.2440688).  CBC News features:  Self Regulation Technique Helps Students Focus in Class.  From this link you may also view the video on "How Does Your Engine Run?"

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Classroom Use:  Assisting students with attention and focus, reducing lethargy, reducing hyperactivity, sensory overload and coping with stress.
Allows for physical activity and a more calm and productive class.

7 Apps for Teaching Children Coding Skills | Edutopia

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/7-apps-teaching-children-coding-anna-adam?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=blog-7-apps-coding-image

Children at a very early age have the skills to begin coding!  7 Apps for Teaching Children Coding Skills | Edutopia:  'via Blog this' provides a list of apps that you may be interested in trying.

Why It's Crucial for Students to Learn to Focus!

Katrina Schwartz tells about digital classrooms and how they can easily distract students. "If students don't learn how to concentrate and shut out distractions, research shows that they'll have a much harder time succeeding in almost every area".  In the article, Age of Distraction: Why It's Crucial for Students to Learn to Focus, Schwartz explains that the ability to focus is the secret to success..

Inspiration from Nelson Mandela!

http://t.co/a9JjBoTTb8

Apple TV In The Classroom -The New Smartboard

http://www.emergingedtech.com/2012/02/apple-tv-in-the-classroom-the-new-smart-board/

"Emerging Ed Tech" explains how Apple TV can be used in a similar manner to the Smart Board at much less the expense.  Apple TV In The Classroom -The New Smart Board details how pairing Apple TV and an iPad, not only allows for an interactive whiteboard, but also allows the teacher to be mobile and the students to participate from anywhere in the classroom!

Why Edmodo is an Excellent Digital Learning Platform

K. Walsh from Emerging Ed Tech writes,
10 Reasons Why Edmodo is an Excellent (and Hugely Popular) Digital Learning Platform

'via Blog this'

Classroom Use:  It's a safe environment for kids, great platform for blended learning, facilitates active learning, allows for flipped classroom use, parents can be involved, facilitates inquiry based learning.

Branding You!

"Branding You: Build Your Brand Around One Thing Your Competitors Don't Have" by Jennifer Bourn, has excellent ideas that we could apply to branding ourselves!

http://www.bourncreative.com/branding-you/

Preparing Students for the Future

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/11/5-crucial-strategies-to-prepare.html

Digital Portfolios -Professional and Student Created

Presentation to York University ICT Class, November 26, 2013

Virtual Researcher On Call -VROC

Thanks Christine for sharing with me about VROC.
VROC can be used in the classroom in several ways.  The following video provides detailed information about how easily it can be integrated into the class, how to search by topic, search by subject area, encourages student engagement, experts and students can interact, exploration of  careers, cutting edge information, real life examples.
View the video below to find out all about Virtual Researcher On Call.


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Engaging Your Students

Justin Tarte of Life of an Educator writes about 7 Proven Strategies that WILL help engage your students. Tarte's suggestions can easily be implemented in any classroom.

http://www.justintarte.com/2013/11/7-proven-strategies-that-will-help-you.html?utm_content=buffer81288&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Buffer