Colby Tillman of the Discovery Education Assessment Support team joins me again to discuss some of the things that she is having conversations about during her week. This is the second in a series of podcasts, and discusses the Discovery Education Assessment calendar, locations within the DE site to more information, and some specific activities
To Tweet or Not to Tweet
… there really is no question! Of course you should! What are the benefits of using Twitter? First of all, there’s more to Twitter than Oprah and Ashton, what everyone ate for dinner, and a random stream of consciousness. Twitter is what you make it. Thousands of teachers world-wide have turned Twitter into 24/7 on-demand
Making May Marvelous
Well, 10 days into May and teachers are counting down the days until the buses leave campus for a well deserved summer hiatus of sorts. At the beginning of the school year, students walked patiently in straight lines are now trying to run, shout, scream, giggle, and jump like they are wild. Some blame it
Interactive Web Samples for North Carolina's End of Grade Tests
It’s that time of year again…Testing Time! Have you checked out the interactive EOG web samples (for grades 3-8 and Algebra I and II)…here’s the site – http://cuacs8.mck.ncsu.edu/mathsampleitems/main.html Happy EOG-ing!!!
April Shower Bring May Flowers, then EOGs!
Spring Breaks marks the coming of the end of the school year. The number of school days between now and the end of grade tests in middle school means it’s time to focus on resources for review. As a teacher, high stakes testing preparations is serious business. It is like Tax Day deadline for CPAs
More Assessment Tools
In Debra Bolinger’s Januray blog post, “Assessment Sites”, she pointed 5th grade teachers to games to play in class. Well, our middle school teachers will like Internet4classrooms.com’s 6th, 7th, and 8th grade skills builders interactive sites in math, reading, and language mechanics. http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_5th_original.htm http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_6th_original.htm http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_7th_original.htm http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_8th_original.htm Assessing Projects helps teachers create assessments that address 21st
Top 8 Educational Uses of Laptops
With budgets as tight as Ebenezer’s purse string these days, I can think of no better topic to reflect on. Questions filled my head and I find it hard to turn off. In this post, I have pulled together my favorite educational uses of laptops in the classroom. 8. Graphic organizers. Our laptops have an
Snapshot from Fall Science Supervisors Meeting in Charlotte
The Fall Science Supervisors Meeting was held in Charlotte, NC, October 29, 2008, in conjunction with the North Carolina Science Leadership Association (NCSLA) meeting and the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) regional meeting. The purpose of these meetings were to update districts on current North Carolina issues and national initiatives in science education. Elementary, Middle
NC Revamps Computer Skills Test
Framework for Change: The Next Generation of Assessments and Accountability North Carolina educators…have you heard the latest news on the NC Computer Skills?? The current NC computer skills test is to be reviewed and revised to ensure it measures 21st century ICT literacy, including understanding of systems of technology. The testing window for students to