A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 27, 2016

I for one want students empowered to own their learning, create artifacts, to demonstrate conceptual mastery, use their voice, be responsible in online spaces, and connect with the world in authentic ways. Artifacts : Examples of digital lessons, projects, assessments (formative, summative, rubrics, etc.)

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TeachThought

JULY 12, 2024

For schools looking to connect with communities, it also actuates social media channels like Instagram, twitter, facebook, and pinterest, and allows for the blogging or site updates that keep parents informed. None of this is new, really. The technology has been there for years. Parents have always been ‘informed’—but of what?

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 3, 2014

The missing link is guidance on how these tools can be used effectively and appropriately to allow students to create artifacts of learning to demonstrate conceptual mastery. Educators want to desperately see and know how technology compliments and/or enhances the work they are already doing.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 4, 2013

It is also cross-posted at her blog Worlds of Learning. The following post was written by Laura Fleming who is the Media Specialist at my school. Here Laura describes our philosophy and journey to create a Makerspace for our students. For example, we have provided computers designated for students specifically to disassemble and investigate.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

Anyone who reads my blog knows that I am a huge proponent of research-influenced practice, evidence, accountability, and efficacy. Create mechanisms for educators to share work through artifacts and portfolios. I made it a point to conduct each observation post-conference the very next school day.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2024

Most playlists culminate in a performance task or artifact intended to demonstrate students’ ability to transfer or apply what they learned working through the playlist. ” I wrote a blog about the difference , but here is a quick comparison that might help.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 2, 2019

Create artifacts of their learning that can be shared easily with parents. Reflect on their learning and growth with an embedded reflective blog. If you are working with secondary students and want them to use Blogger or Google Sites to create their digital notebooks, check out this blog ! Add additional slides.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 14, 2021

I also encourage educators to share their discoveries and thinking with a larger audience by doing one of the following: Write and publish a blog Produce an original podcast Create a video on the topic Design and publish an infographic. Those artifacts can also function to support other educators who are also interested in the same issues.

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Teaching Anthropology

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Picture 1: Outreach Display case showcasing artifacts recovered from the SWP field school at the University of Toronto Mississauga Library (Photo Credit: Mitchell Ma) As Teaching Assistants (TAs) in the SWP field school during the summer of 2023, we supported Dr.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 11, 2021

Recently, a teacher posted a comment to my blog lamenting that direct instruction consumed much of the class period. Some students may prefer offline strategies involving writing, drawing, or designing, while other students will prefer to use technology and create digital artifacts of their learning. This is not unusual.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 4, 2020

an easily accessible public facing artifact shares the product’s research basis, such as a blog or video. “We Explore the Edtech Marketplace Today blog series to hear other voices from the field share important perspectives on challenges and strategies to improve the edtech market.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 12, 2019

This blog post is the second in a series where participating districts share why they are committed to providing maker learning opportunities to their students. The walls and shelves of this 106-year-old building are covered with authentic student learning artifacts.

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Mr and Mrs Social Studies

DECEMBER 7, 2022

In this Roman Empire Archaeological Simulation, students take on the role of archaeologists to dig for artifacts at six different Roman sites. Your students will have a great time learning about these different artifacts and locations! These sites include Roman Egypt, Gaul, Roman Britain, Pompeii, Rome, and Constantinople.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 7, 2019

Digital Promise’s Adult Learning initiative recently launched Community Impact Stories, a new series of blog posts to highlight adult learner stories across the nation. Re-design, or remix, literacy refers to the ability to construct new meanings, texts, or multimedia products with existing texts, images, and other artifacts.

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Digital Promise

MAY 21, 2020

Because students are no longer bringing physical artifacts home to show their parents, and school work now tends to live online, schools need to incorporate new ways to loop families in to student learning. These apps help families share artifacts (videos, photos, audio, etc.), Parent-teacher communication has also been interrupted.

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Edthena

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

You’re] able to give really specific praise and feedback in a particular area, when you have that video artifact.”. Monica shared, “It’s a good opportunity to build out an artifact of your professional experience over the course of the year.” A digital portfolio can be very helpful to share when applying to new jobs or roles.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 16, 2024

The first and second blogs in this series focused on providing meaningful choices when students are acquiring information and making meaning. In this third and final installment of our “Would You Rather?” series, we will explore how we can provide students with choices that enable them to transfer and apply their learning effectively.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 22, 2021

Include artifacts (e.g., While this may feel overwhelming (as many of us haven’t explored our educational philosophy since our teacher preparatory program), it can help to provide a clear focus to capture and create connections along the way, making the learning more meaningful. Write frequent, short summaries on a weekly or bi-weekly basis.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 10, 2022

Are there options for types of artifacts requested? Equity : Does the micro-credential consider equity in how it asks for the competency to be demonstrated? Does it promote engagement with a diversity of learners? If demographic data is requested, is it appropriate and relevant to the micro-credential?

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Teaching Anthropology

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Picture 1: Outreach Display case showcasing artifacts recovered from the SWP field school at the University of Toronto Mississauga Library (Photo Credit: Mitchell Ma) As Teaching Assistants (TAs) in the SWP field school during the summer of 2023, we supported Dr.

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Edthena

JUNE 16, 2023

With these recorded video artifacts, teaching candidates reflected on their own teaching, as well as received feedback on their practices from peers and coaches. Check out our blog post: 12 Questions to Ask When Reflecting on Culturally Responsive Teaching Video reflection and analysis support culturally responsive practices, too.

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Digital Promise

MAY 23, 2023

This 3-part blog series , featuring guest authors from The Learning Accelerator and MA DESE OET , highlights the importance of centering equity in edtech selection. In this third post, the author describes lessons learned while leading a cohort of diverse schools and districts through a process of strengthening their edtech systems.

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Moler's Musing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

With everything happening, I decided to take my weekly activities, add a quick description, and let AI handle the blog writing. To enhance their writing, we utilized AI feedback through Claude Artifact, allowing students to receive targeted suggestions on how to improve their topic sentences.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 13, 2021

Coaches in Alum Rock Union School District in San Jose, California, have created collaborative presentations and portfolios to which teachers continually contribute tutorial videos, resources, and instructional artifacts to easily share best practices with one another.

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Studies Weekly

MAY 2, 2024

Read our blog, Teaching about Asian Pacific American Heritage Month , to learn more about other Asian/Pacific historical figures you can spotlight. If you can’t find one, don’t worry. Many museums offer online resources that you can use instead.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 8, 2016

However, as educators produce evidence of competence through classroom artifacts in the micro-credential process, they are incentivized to apply their learning in their day-to-day work. Even with great professional development, the multiple demands on an educator make it challenging to transfer PD content into action in the classroom.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 17, 2019

During their professional learning communities, the teachers check in with each other on their progress, provide feedback on submissions, support each other in selecting artifacts, and provide technology assistance. Another school in KVEC’s ACT Network, Breathitt County High School is the only high school in the district.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 26, 2019

Inquisitive & Reflective : students ask questions, identify problems, investigate and create solutions, and reflect to iterate on their designs.

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Edthena

MARCH 3, 2016

But assembling the different artifacts, commentaries, and video clips in an organized way – and then transferring it to the edTPA platform – can be a challenging part of the journey for a candidate. The post Free edTPA Tools Support Teacher Candidates and Programs appeared first on the Edthena blog.

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Digital Promise

MAY 2, 2019

By analyzing the artifacts and narratives that educators presented in their submission, we sought to share specific strategies educators use to support each of their learners. While we had a purpose for the micro-credentials, we also wanted to understand the extent to which we were reaching those goals.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Evaluating the artifacts that teachers submit has had an invaluable impact on my ability to provide and craft feedback to teachers. My feedback to another educator’s submission: Please submit at least three sources of data (not to include your student centered plan–this serves as the artifact for the next requirement).

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Digital Promise

MAY 20, 2020

Thomas had long wanted to better understand how spreadsheets track student improvement and other data collection, so she chose to work on the Essential Spreadsheet Skills micro-credential , which does not require artifacts from the classroom. “I I appreciated the process of problem-solving in the areas that I had difficulty.”.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Some of the Educators Rising micro-credentials’ submission requirements call for artifacts from classroom teaching, such as teaching videos. Throughout several core courses in the Elementary Education program, students are given the choice to complete one of the five Educators Rising micro-credentials.

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Edthena

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Edthena provides tools to assemble and then securely transfer edTPA artifacts to the edTPA platform for official scoring by trained and calibrated scorers. How do you think Edthena supported candidates as they assembled their edTPA artifacts? Last spring Rebekah chose Edthena to help.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 4, 2024

In my last blog post, Using the Station Rotation Model in Math , I wrote about the benefits of shifting from a whole group, teacher-led lesson design to small-group differentiated instructional sessions. It also positions the teacher to do the lion’s share of the work and thinking in the classroom.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 8, 2018

Personally, I struggled with video editing and uploading artifacts, but after a lesson from a student of mine and some collaboration with a colleague from the pilot, it became very easy for me. I’ve always believed the best professional learning for any teacher takes place in the classroom – a belief foundational to micro-credentials.

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Edthena

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Heather describes how creating routines with coaching cycles can release the cognitive burden off of teachers and coaches, allowing them to have a rich and purposeful dialogue about the artifacts of teaching. Fun fact: She’s observed more math classrooms on video than any other researcher in the country!

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