Category: Teaching

  • Assessment and Item Writing Seminar for Classroom Teachers

    This seminar, co-sponsored by Clear Lake Community School District, is appropriate for K-12 teachers who want to create quality assessments and items in order to get meaningful and actionable results from their classroom assessment practice. The agenda includes a brief introduction to assessment theory and best practices, item writing guidelines, activities to identify and create […]

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  • Coach’s Corner: Creating Strong Teacher Teams

    Writer and business manager Patrick Lencioni notes that “great teams do not hold back with one another. They are unafraid to air their dirty laundry. They admit their mistakes, their weaknesses, and their concerns without fear of reprisal.” Teaching can often feel like an individual sport. As leaders in our classroom, we need the support […]

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  • Quick Question Quick Tip #2

    Engaging Students Without a Projector Did you know that you can easily share Quick Question class results with all of your students without the need for a projector?  Whether working with a small group in class or all your students outside of class, simply press the Send Results button and the class results will be […]

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  • Metacognition: The effect of self-assessment/self-grading on student performance

    Self assessment and metacognition effect on accelerating student learning.

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  • Naiku Quick Question helps teachers Bridge the Gap

    Classroom response systems help a good teacher be a better teacher. There’s nothing magical about it; it’s a lot like the traditional way of eliciting responses from students, only better. If a teacher has ever said, ‘can I see a show of hands’ or ‘let’s take a vote’ or  ‘how many of you think …,’ […]

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  • Student Reflection and Confidence

    Discover how confident students are about their understanding and let them engage by reflecting on their incorrect answers.

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