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Five apps to help all students with math

Five apps to help all students with math | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Mobile apps are a great way to offer personalized instruction to students with disabilities ..."

  1. DreamBox Leverages Data and Game-Based Learning
  2. ALEKS Uses Adaptive Curriculum to Cater to Students
  3. ModMath Takes Pen and Paper Digital
  4. Redbird Mathematics Marries Games and Standards
  5. Prodigy Makes Common Core More Exciting
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Five tech-driven methods for teaching the Common Core

Five tech-driven methods for teaching the Common Core | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"The Common Core has become standard in schools all across the country since it was introduced in 2009. So far, 42 states and the District of Columbia have adopted the standards for literacy and mathematics, but not everyone feels that the implementation has been successful ..."

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Eliminating tests through continual assessment — Emerging Education Technologies

Eliminating tests through continual assessment — Emerging Education Technologies | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"We’re at an inflection point with our approach to testing and measurement … “Common Core was such a good idea,” remarked a middle school administrator I recently spoke with. “But then the testing ruined it.” My colleagues and I ..."

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Teaching teachers to teach students to teach themselves

Teaching teachers to teach students to teach themselves | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"The reading gap, or level of missing competency that occurs among students somewhere between grade school and high school, is closing, and a new book published this month by Molly Ness PhD, is helping teachers make it happen ..."

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Teachers to the test

Teachers to the test | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Evaluating educators based on their students' exam scores is misguided and threatens reform efforts ..."

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What is 'deeper learning' and why does it improve students outcomes?

What is 'deeper learning' and why does it improve students outcomes? | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"The pressure is on teachers this year. Students are preparing to be tested on the new, tougher Common Core State Standards in over 40 states where, in many cases, teachers will be evaluated on the outcome ..."

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Test anxiety: Common Core exam questions are made public

Test anxiety: Common Core exam questions are made public | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Fourth graders are asked to ponder what a narrator means when he says a motorized lawn mower spoke to him ..."

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Ten amazing lesson planning apps and tools for teachers

Ten amazing lesson planning apps and tools for teachers | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Creating and writing lesson plans are activities common to basic teacher education courses. Before entering a classroom, young educators are taught how to meticulously plan their time for the benefit of their students. The most obvious way that teachers avoid the traditional lesson planning concept is by finding ideas, or even entire plans, online ..."

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Can you cultivate critical thinking with infographics? -

Can you cultivate critical thinking with infographics? - | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it
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Using computers widens the achievement gap in writing, a federal study finds - The Hechinger Report

Using computers widens the achievement gap in writing, a federal study finds - The Hechinger Report | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Can elementary-school children show off their best writing on a computer? The research arm of the U.S. Department of Education was curious to learn just that. In 2012 it handed out laptop computers to more than 10,000 fourth-graders and asked them to complete two 30-minute writing assignments ..."

Education Gap's curator insight, April 12, 2016 2:17 PM
"The use of the computer may have widened the writing achievement gap."

Students in the 20110 research were different than the 2012 students but the large samples of students adjusted to mirror the nation's demographics give trustworthy research. 

Schools should try to spend some time teaching young student how to type and edit on a keyboard to prepare them for annual tests by computers. 

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Amy Argenal's comment, April 28, 2016 10:24 AM
Great way to use the prompts! And always have 3 points!
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MinecraftEdu takes hold in schools

MinecraftEdu takes hold in schools | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"With myriad adaptations for use in the classroom, MinecraftEdu brings Common Core–enhanced gaming to students ..."

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The Prodigy Math Game: Game-based learning for the Common Core

The Prodigy Math Game: Game-based learning for the Common Core | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Gamify Common Core Math! Game-based learning is a topic we have revisited numerous times on EmergingEdTech. The implications it has on student engagement and ..."

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Article about the efficacy and use of the "prodigy math game." 

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Sixteen Common Core technology tools--with examples

Sixteen Common Core technology tools--with examples | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"... In keeping with Common Core challenges, we need to create learning opportunities for students to engage in meaningful speaking activities and to improve listening skills through purpose-driven strategies. Fortunately, there are various Web 2.0 tools and apps that allow us to meet these challenges ..."

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Common Core in action: Screencasting in the fourth grade math classroom

Common Core in action: Screencasting in the fourth grade math classroom | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"When it comes to solving word problems in the math classroom, children should be able to explain their thinking. This includes identifying the strategies they used and the thought process behind ..."

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