Greg McVerry
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@skajder I actually moved from Delicious over to Google Bookmarks. Doesn't have the critical mass, but I love the ease and integration.
Greg McVerry
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RT @budtheteacher: If you've been waiting until the last minute to sign up for my free course on writing and the CCSS, it's here. #p2pue ...
Greg McVerry
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RT @teachingwthsoul: Well done, MB! RT @dmantz7: RT @mbteach: I'm a finalist for a $10K classroom grant. Vote for me! http://goo.gl/hKyBh
Greg McVerry
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RT @rbeach: Highlighter: How Digital Marginalia & Social Reading Help Engage Students | Hack Education http://www.hackeducation.com/2011/09/27/highlighter-how-digital-marginalia-social-reading-help-engage-students/ via @Diigo
Greg McVerry
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RT @mrami2: 7 PM tonight #engchat w/ @AngelaMaiers - we're talking about passion-driven learning. Pls. RT. #nwp
Greg McVerry
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@Saigon_Eldred Folder Portfoilios are better in science classroom then LA. Each year they collect new layer of dust 2 be studied #elemchat
Greg McVerry
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@Becky_Ellis_ In my dissertation student respond 2 a discussion board about Am. Revolution. Academic discourse non-existant #sschat #ecosys
Greg McVerry
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@ShawnMcCusker wholeheartedly agree with teaching academic language. Many just focus on academic vocabulary. Need words in discourse #ecosys
Greg McVerry
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Some awesome reads: http://smf.is/1y1Na8 thnx! @cristama, @JoAnnJ68 & @stumpteacher
Greg McVerry
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problem with creativity and testing is magnified. Well off schools that dont face opportunity gap invest minimal time in test prep #ecosys
Greg McVerry
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@ShawnMcCusker @erinneo #ecosys problem w/ teacher created rubrics is too often too many criteria with too many levels of scales. simplify
Greg McVerry
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RT @saraallen91: Check out my stdnts' 1st official blog posts on their passions. Please feel free 2 comment! http://kidblog.org/PVRoom121/ #edcha ...
Greg McVerry
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Don't know who said it: Statistics are people with the tears wiped away. #ecosys
Greg McVerry
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Discounting role of tech. Study-tech doesn't raise scores=tech is bad 2 expensive. Forgets tech reqs new skills test cant/dont msre #ecosys
Greg McVerry
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@ShawnMcCusker efforts out there the problem is pyschometric properties hard 2obtain. Uni-dimensional tests 4 multi-dimension world #ecosys
Greg McVerry
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#ecosys Berliner did a study that found teacher observations to be so highly correlated to test scores....millions of dollars cheaper
Greg McVerry
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In CT the biggest loss has been the month of Feb (month before test) in many of our schools. #ecosys I
Greg McVerry
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@Becky_Ellis_ #ecosys Waivers should rectify the situation. Expect no change to #ncb for quite some time
Greg McVerry
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@Becky_Ellis_ For me testing is like thermometer for understanding the climate. Very important data but can never tell whoe pic #e cosys
Greg McVerry
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Greg McVerryy, Connecticut checking in #ecosys
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