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@DrGarcia Yeah I was a latecomer. Assumed it was a tool for celb gossip and lame status updates. C it now as most powerful PLN tool.
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RT @btozier: Here's a graphic I've found helpful when talking about 21st century skills. http://bit.ly/59lBuw #edchat
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@rliberni Its easy to bump scores on SATs by just figuring out how many ? not 2 answer. Wonder Y they dont move 2 Comp Adpt Testing #edchat
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@elanaleoni focus was online reading comprehension but we have been trying to use mix of both summative and formative assessments #edchat
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@akamrt I wonder how new this model is. Sounds alot like Mead, Dewey, and Vygotsky. Is our new simply the old better? #edchat
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my how fast an hour goes. this was my first #edhcat. learned a ton and had fun. thts 21st cent learning. couldnt tell u how to measure it
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Tech should be used to transfrom curriculum not replicate old practices, thus we need new assessment models. ensure each tchr does #edchat
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Tech should be used to transfrom curriculum not replicate old practices, thus we need new assessment models. ensure each tchr does #edtech
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I think 21st cent skills be assessed at district level w/ local control. Best way is with eportfolios centtered on student rflctin #edchat
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I blieve we encourage dispositions rather thn spcific tech skills. tech evolves too quick. civic engagment way 2 build dispositions #edchat
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@rliberni Value added assement modles do provide interesting data at both teacher and building level. Glad to see value added pilots #edchat
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@haretek stndrd assmnts here 2 stay. think need mix of forced, constructed, prfmnce based itms. need 2 know correlations among them #edchat
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RT @TEFL: RT @passandr @olafelch Imagine students could have the kinds of conversations that we are having right now? authentic and mean ...
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@rliberni Nice thought. Can portfolio systems be scaled to state level? What would you include in 21st cent tech ckills portfolio #edchat
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@angelbrady bc writing email is where they will have to write, spell, and compose. each tool provides new challenges and affordances #edchat
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@evab2001 I dont think tchrs r taught well. Making assmnts is hard. Push for accountability isnt helping #edchat
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@bjnichols Good point. Feel bad for high school stdnts when grds determine fture and based on unreliable finals not tchr jugmnt #edchat
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@passandr I @andycinek would make internet dominat text in class, include assmnt of online comprhnsin and multimodal composition #edchat
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@karimderrick Thanks for link on the paper. Moved to top of reading list #edchat
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@karimderrick Sounds like very intersting assessment. Also powerful teaching tool. Test-retest or Fleiss' Kappa for reliability?
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