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Editor's Note: This piece was adapted from Building a Community of Self-Motivated Learners: Strategies to Help Students Thrive in School and Beyond by Larry Ferlazzo, available March 21, 2015 from Routledge. My previous post reviewed research on extrinsic and intrinsic motivation, and described the four qualities that have been identified as critical to helping students motivate themselves: autonomy, competence, relatedness, and relevance. In this post, I'll discuss practical classroom strategies to reinforce each of these four qualities. Autonomy Providing students with freedom of choice is one strategy for promoting learner autonomy.
Assessment and Rubrics
Learn more about our Online Courses, Online Certificate Programs, and Graduate Degree A collection of rubrics for assessing portfolios, group work/cooperative learning, concept map, research process/ report, PowerPoint, oral presentation, web page, blog, wiki, and other social media projects. Quick Links to Rubrics Social Media Project Rubrics
Augmented Reality: an Alternative to QR Codes?
Over the past year we have seen QR Codes make a mark in the classroom as an easy way to send students to a site, make interactive book talks , share information with parents at Open House , among many other uses. But what is augmented reality (AR) and how does it match up for classroom use? From dictionary.com : - - an artificial environment created through the combination of real-world and computer-generated data. My first experience (other than on TV) was seeing a couple of our teachers play with String at our Regional Ed Tech Cadre. This app works by printing images, called targets, already made by the company from www.poweredbystring.com.
PowerPoint Rubric
University of Wisconsin - Stout — Schedule of Online Courses, Online Certificate Programs, and Graduate Degree Follow us on Facebook. This rubric may be used for self-assessment and peer feedback. PowerPoint Rubric
Tools for Educators
At Inside Mathematics, we’ve assembled multiple ways for educators to begin to transform their teaching practices. Tasks and Assessments Aligned with Common Core State Standards for Mathematics Explore materials and tasks you can use immediately with your students; search by grade level and content area below to find core mathematical principles as well as materials developed by the Mathematics Assessment Resource Service (MARS). >> more Problems of the Month The Problems of the Month are designed to be used schoolwide to promote a problem-solving theme at your school. The problem is divided into five levels, Level A through Level E, to allow access and scaffolding for the students into different aspects of the problem and to stretch students to go deeper into mathematical complexity. >> more Tools for Coaches The work of a content area coach or teacher leader addresses dilemmas of education reform, pedagogical change, relational and collaborative work, and reflective practice.
Computer Literacy Self-Assessment : Saint Anselm College
A critical factor in online learning success is computer literacy. Students should possess basic computer skills and be able to communicate effectively using various technology tools. This Self-Assessment Guide is designed to help you determine if you will need additional technology training or practice to meet the computer literacy requirements of our blended program.
Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Office
Rubrics make clear the criteria by which student work will be assessed. In best practices, rubrics, like other forms of assessment, are part of a cycle of reflection; they evolve based on input from users and the on-going refinement of learning goals and course activities. Criteria that describe the conditions that any performance must meet to be successful.
HTML Table Generator
Use the following HTML table generator to create a table for your website. In HTML, tables are created using the <table>, <tr>, and <td> elements (as well as other optional elements). The table generator below automatically creates these tags, as well as the relevant CSS for any customization that you decide on. Customizing The HTML Once you've generated your HTML table, you can customize it further by adding more HTML elements.
Assessment Criteria
Fundamentally, assessing multimedia projects is no different from assessing a traditional project, writing assignment or presentation. The primary difference between traditional assessment and assessing multimedia projects created with technology and web 2.0 tools is that one must consider the unique features and possibilities associated with a specific medium. A podcast for example has a unique set of possibilities that are entirely different from a wiki. Whereas, a wiki would have a completely different set of expectations and requirements when compared to a student video project. When assessing student work created with technology, it is important to consider the learning curve that is typically associated with using a new technology.
Integrating Google Tools 4 Teachers
Winning ways to use Google Apps in your Classroom or Library CA Google Summit July 2013 Winning ways to use Google Apps in your Library
Coda - One-Window Web Development for Mac OS X
Good question. Coda is everything you need to hand-code a website, in one beautiful app. While the pitch is simple, building Coda was anything but. How do you elegantly wrap everything together? Well, we did it.
Examples of Rubrics
Several examples of rubrics that can be found on the web are linked below to aid in the development of rubrics for post secondary education settings. Template for Creating a Rubric The below link is to a MSWord file that contains a template for a rubric and instructions for how to use and modify the template to meet individual grading needs.
Mathematics 101: Leading Sites for Math Teachers
Math education has always been important, and is growing more so since many of the most appealing career fields and industries are relying more on people with mathematics and quantitative analysis skills. This means that math educators who are working on increasing the numeracy of the next generation are playing a more vital role than ever. Becoming a math teacher is an excellent option for anyone with a bachelor’s or master’s degree in mathematics, and it offers the opportunity to be instrumental in preparing the next generation for an increasingly math-centric future. For current and future math teachers everywhere, the web offers a treasure trove of resources, from advanced curricula to games and activities for teaching math concepts to students of all ages and skill levels. Many math educators are prolific bloggers, and the sheer volume of excellent math resources available freely online is astounding. Mathematics Organizations
Rubrics and Rubric Makers
As we all know grading is the most necessary procedures of our career. It might just be me, but grading is the bane of my existence. Do you feel the same way?
