In the 2015 Spring semester, the iStudio hosted the College Mentors for Kids program, merging the experience of children interacting with College students with learning through digital technologies. to use televisual broadcast technologies. […]
Rosaen, Lundeberg Cooper, Fritzen, Terpstra. “Noticing Noticing: How Does Investigation of Video Records Change How Teachers Reflect on their Experiences?” Journal of Teacher Education. 59 (2008): 347-360. Scholars from Michigan […]
In the 2014 spring semester, BSU held a Graduate Research Symposium on a range of topics corresponding to Education studies. It culminated with a keynote speech from Dr. Yong Zhao. […]
“The revolution now under way in student assessment will have profound consequences for schools, teachers, and every public school parent in the nation” (ETS, 2012, pg. 5). According this publication […]
In regards to assessment, one goal of the U.S. Department of Education is that “Our education system at all levels will leverage the power of technology to measure what matters […]
According to this report, “The use of student data systems to improve education and help students succeed is a national priority” (Means et al., 2010, pg. ix). The report presents […]
According to Chingos (2012) “In the coming years, states will need to make the most significant changes to their assessment systems since the passage of NCLB as they implement the […]
The National Center on Response to Intervention was established by the American Institutes for Research and researchers from Vanderbilt University and the University of Kansas through funding from the U.S. […]
Muoneke (2007) outlines the core principles of a Response to Intervention approach, followed by this definition of RTI: “RTI presents a well-integrated system of instruction and intervention designed for implementation […]
Klotz and Canter (2007) have created a Response to Intervention guide for parents highlighting the fundamental components and language of RTI, the objectives of the approach, potential benefits, suggestions for […]
This journal article from the educational journal, Theory Into Practice, outlines and examines the major components of a Response to Intervention model as well as the processes necessary to ensure […]
This guide provides and examines eight different recommendations to assist educators and administrators use Response to Intervention as a method for identifying learners requiring academic assistance in the mathematic domain, […]
Fuchs and Fuchs’ (2006) Introduction to Response to Intervention: What, why, and how valid is it? highlights the important features of Response to Intervention, explicate much of the RTI vernacular, […]
This Self-Assessment Tool designed by the Colorado Department of Education Exception Student Services Unit provides guidance to schools for the implementation process of a Response to Intervention model. According to […]
Reeves (2006) refers to data walls as “One of the most powerful techniques educators and school leaders can use to improve decision making in the classroom, school, and district…” (Reeves, […]
The Massachusetts Department of Education defines a data wall as “… a visual representation of data related to specific question or problem” (“Building data walls,” 2010, pg. 1). The purpose […]
The following resources provide relevant examples of assessment literacy professional development approaches. http://www.assessmentacademy.net/Assessment101/tabid/55/Default.aspx http://qualityinstruction.org/trainings/assessment-literacy http://ati.pearson.com/events-training/leading-professional-development-in-seven-strategies-of-assessment-for-learning.html
This article situates the need for assessment literacy in a current educational context, and provides descriptions of four separate assessment literacy-training programs intended to improve assessment literacy among experienced and […]
Volante & Fazio (2007) examined the assessment literacy of teacher candidates enrolled in a teacher education program at the university level. This study provided said candidates with a survey designed […]
This study conducted by Mertler & Campbell (2005) intended to develop an instrument that could accurately measure educators’ assessment literacy. The Assessment Literacy Inventory, or ALI, was then examined in […]
This article by Popham (2009) begs the question, “Is assessment literacy merely a fashionable focus for today’s professional developers or, in contrast, should it be regarded as a significant area […]
Assessment Literacy for the 21st Century discusses the importance of being familiar with the characteristics of sound assessment strategies, provides “redefined” definitions of the goals of assessment literacy, and identifies […]
The keynote speaker for the HECC Conference 2012 in Indianapolis, IN was Milton Chen, Ph.D., senior fellow for the George Lucas Educational Foundation. Dr. Chen talked about his learning journey, […]
This is a great resource from the the IDOE Ed Tech Connect Learning Connection Community. As a conclusion to their 29 day web 2.0 challenge they are having a “digital […]
The following is a list of sites that are dedicated to providing resources on iPad apps in the classroom. Many of these sites also offer tons of other helpful information […]
Technology is still a scary word for many teachers out there today. Those who have successfully integrated and stayed committed to using technology in the classroom can attest to the […]
Video Meta Reflection (VMR). In this initiative, teacher education majors capture and edit video during their practica and student teaching experiences. VMR was developed with undergraduate students in 2007-08 as […]
Power Up! is an online “convening space” for parents and the community agencies that serve parents to support the educational development of children. Led by Dr. Sheron Fraser-Burgess and originally […]
The iStudio, in partnership with Anderson Community School Corporation, has produced a teachers’ orientation video on RTI (Response to Intervention). This video is available as a DVD but can be […]
Word Magic– Kids fill in the missing letter to form words, accompanied by bright pictures. Dictionary.com-Dictionary and Thesaurus-This easy-to-use app features a search bar, thesaurus, search history and word of […]
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