Category: Assessment
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Renewing Revision – Teaching Targeted Peer Review – MRA 2018
Renewing Revision: Teaching Targeted Peer Review 2018 Michigan Reading Association Annual Conference Saturday, March 17, 1:00 – 2:00 PM Room 251 B [googleapps domain=”docs” dir=”presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vRuWUHZjbi2Tkzvg49fS6jm7glWhoXOLT32us9qRwMK22l1M0k9a0J_hBoBRy76fSqTXaZGuvCv2e_p/embed” query=”start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000″ width=”640″ height=”389″ /] Wray’s RISE model for offering meaningful feedback (Reflect, Inquire, Suggest, Elevate). Emily Wray’s “Five Minutes of Fame” Talk about the RISE Model What Research Says About Driving Growth…
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Resources from MACUL (March 9, 2018)
Here, please find resources for my workshops at MACUL 2018 on March 9. Friday, 10:00 – 11:30 Now I See It: Integrating Video Tools [googleapps domain=”docs” dir=”presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vSqWX0B4Re32ND0-kZE6FdWG423Zse44cGAaJaFRr4k4sg134cxzMvEjOl6MvkYFXR6nyAEifNrSW8y/embed” query=”start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000″ width=”480″ height=”299″ /] Many districts are currently implementing BYOD and 1:1 models to support blended and online learning, often on different platforms and different devices. Because of…
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Resources from MACUL (March 8, 2018)
Here, please find resources for my workshops at MACUL 2018 on March 8. Thursday, 10:00 – 11:00 From Texting to Teaching: Grammar Instruction in a Digital Age [googleapps domain=”docs” dir=”presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vSRfKmjBS1ZVAvoaNfJNFBXTEhFLjVr-HmilvYw2FszJaZbrP3PwPRgPJtLPhSnRNLDyRcO0dYRoerH/embed” query=”start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000″ width=”640″ height=”389″ /] Studies about Grammar Braddock & Schoer Hillocks NCTE Resolution on Grammar Exercises Tech Tools for Future Use in the Classroom Fake…
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Recording of “Exploring the Craft of Digital Writing, Grades 2–8”
Enjoy this archived recording of “Exploring the Craft of Digital Writing, Grades 2–8” with Dr. Troy Hicks and the Center for the Collaborative Classroom. More and more, our students encounter a daily dose of digital texts, ranging from websites to social-media messages, from class assignments to YouTube videos. As they encounter these texts, what are…
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Wisconsin Education Chat – 1-23-18
Tomorrow night — Tuesday, January 23rd from 8:00 to 9:00 CST — I will be facilitating the #WisEduChat with a focus on “Teaching Digital Writing.” Here are the questions we will explore over the hour: Q1: Thinking about writing instruction in your classroom, what’s going well? What’s puzzling you? What do you want to try?…
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Free Webinar on 1/23/18: Exploring the Craft of Digital Writing, Grades 2–8
Exploring the Craft of Digital Writing, Grades 2–8 A Complimentary Webinar with Dr. Troy Hicks and the Center for the Collaborative Classroom. Join us for an hour of inspiration and learning with Dr. Troy Hicks as he leads us in an exploration of the craft of digital writing. More and more, our students encounter a…
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Reflections on Panel Discussion: The Current State of Ed Tech
Earlier this morning, I was invited to speak with my colleague Delia DeCourcy, Executive Director for Digital Teaching & Learning, Chatham County Schools, on an educational panel for Sylvan Learning during one of their annual owner meetings in Houston, TX. The topic was the current state of educational technology, and I was able to share some…
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Sharing Our Insights on NWP’s College, Career, and Community Writers Program
[googleapps domain=”docs” dir=”presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vToNugHICRw8lI1FepFl-98kugro-C_BYwplklFUUW1xn7Tle83XaLbVwAh69lGp3NVS3H0J9sdM5gy/embed” query=”start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000″ width=”480″ height=”299″ /] Yesterday, at the annual MCTE fall conference, I was fortunate enough to share a presentation session with my CRWP colleague, Andy Schoenborn, and one of our CMU English Education students, Rachel Kish. Our focus was on the way that Andy has been implementing NWP’s College, Career, and Community Writers…
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The Three Rs for 21st Century Learning: Relevance, Relationships, and Reflection
As I mentioned earlier in the week, I had an opportunity to collaborate and learn with about 130 other teachers, librarians, and higher ed faculty at the Summer Institute in Digital Literacy. Given that this was my second go-round, I had some idea of what would happen day-to-day, and over the arc of the entire…
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Deepening Assessment, Digitally
This week, I head to Rhode Island for my second year as a faculty member in the Summer Institute in Digital Literacy in Providence. I’ve been fortunate to be part of the leadership team again, and I look forward to working with educators from a variety of contexts: K-12 teachers, librarians, higher education instructors, and…