Incorporate Technology in Lesson Design Page" />Incorporate Technology in Lesson Design Page" />Resources to support educational technology through instructional design, ensuring that content area teachers are modeling best practices and incorporating digital citizenship skills into content area classroom lessons.
Formative Assessment
75 digital tools and apps teachers can use to support formative assessment in the classroom | NWEA - An extensive list of 75 digital tools, apps, and platforms that can help teachers and students use formative assessment to elicit evidence of student learning.
Teachers' Essential Guide to Formative Assessment | Common Sense Education - Formative assessment is an essential part of all teaching and learning because it enables teachers to identify and target misunderstandings as they happen, and to adjust instruction to ensure that all students are keeping pace with the learning goals.
Formative Assessment Tools | LRC-South - Find additional information regarding tech tools for formative assessment on the Using Tech in the Classroom page
Summative Assessment
Measuring What Matters | ISTE - New approaches measure learning that lies outside of traditional assessment
Infographics as an Assessment | Schrock Guide - Infographics are a visual representation of data. When students create infographics, they are using information, visual, and technology literacies. This page includes links to help you develop formative or summative assessments that have students creating infographics to showcase their mastery of knowledge
Summative Assessment in Distance Learning | Edutopia - Whether schools are using regular grades or not, teachers need to accurately assess learning while their students are at home. These are some helpful ideas to consider.
Summative Assessment | Engage, Expand and Encompass Through Technology - When summative assessment is designed within the UDL framework, student data is gathered using a variety of materials and methods, both when presenting assessment information to students and when students show what they know.
With imagination and the right apps, students learn — and can prove it! | ISTE - To level the playing field, better assess learning and prepare children for the modern workplace, educators are getting creative and encouraging students to do likewise.
Blended and Remote Learning8 Ideas to Consider for Remote Learning (Part 1) | George Couros - The author of "The Innovator's Mindset" and "Innovate Inside the Box" shares ideas and strategies that you can use in a remote, blended, or face-to-face setting.
Answers to Your Most Frequently Asked Blended Learning Questions - Blended learning can replace lecture-based, one-size-fits-all teaching with student-centered, technology-enhanced instruction that allows students to learn at their own pace, mastering content and skills as they go.
Blended Learning | Edutopia - Looking for the right mix of face-to-face instruction with technology-mediated activities? Find tips and resources for structuring learning across a range of blended-learning models.
Blended Learning Universe: Basics - A comprehensive online hub packed with blended-learning resources for educators
Digital Accessibility: How Schools and Teachers Can Support Students with Disabilities in Remote Learning - Ensuring equity for students with disabilities involves ensuring that all digital materials and platforms are accessible and work with the assistive technology tools available to students.
The Definition Of Blended Learning | Teach Thought - Blended learning is an approach to learning that combines face-to-face and online learning experiences. Ideally, each (both online and off) will complement the other by using its particular strength.
Handbook of Research on K-12 Online and Blended Learning - An edited collection of chapters that sets out to present the current state of research in K-12 online and blended learning.
Online Course Design for Teaching Students with Disabilities - 8 universal design tips for online course design every online instructor should know
Power Up What Works - Resources, strategies, and practical tips to personalize your instruction with technology to meet the needs of struggling students
K-12 Rubric | Quality Matters - The K-12 Rubric is intended for use with courses that are delivered fully online or have a significant online component (blended courses).
Remote Learning Resources | CAST - Help make remote learning accessible and inclusive. Explore curated resources on high-leverage topics that matter to you.
Remote Teaching Resources | LRC-South Online Resources - Practical resources to help teachers adjust to an online learning environment.
Supporting Students with Disabilities in K-12 Online and Blended Learning - Supplies educational teams content that will provide support for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of programs and services for students with disabilities enrolled in online and blended learning environments.
Teach Remotely | Harvard - Learn best practices, available tools, and how to get support for teaching your classes online.
UFLI Virtual Teaching Resource Hub - Designed to assist teachers as they explore new ways to teach foundational reading skills using technology. This site has tools for reading instruction and intervention with children in the elementary grades.
Educational Technology StandardsISTE Standards - The ISTE Standards are a framework for innovation in education. These standards help educators and education leaders worldwide prepare learners to thrive in work and life.
NSQOL Standards - Designed to complement one another, the National Standards for Quality have been the benchmark for online programs, districts and state agencies since their creation in 2007.
Effective Technology IntegrationThe Difference Between Technology Use And Technology Integration - The difference between using technology and integrating it deeply into the learning experiences of students.
Essential Conditions | ISTE - 14 critical elements necessary to effectively leverage technology for learning. They offer educators and school leaders a research-backed framework to guide implementation of the ISTE Standards, tech planning and systemwide change.
A Principal's Reflections: Is Technology Being Integrated Effectively? - The question about effective use provides a great opportunity for all of us to critically reflect upon the current role technology plays in education.
Smart Classroom-Tech Integration - Educational Leadership - By asking the right questions, school leaders can coach teachers to use technology to drive deeper learning.
Technology Integration | Edutopia - Explore new tools and strategies for empowering students to fully participate in a connected, technology-rich society.
Four C's: Critical Thinking, Collaboration, Creativity and CommunicationPartnership for 21st Century Learning | Battelle for Kids - Our mission is to realize the power and promise of 21st century learning for every student—in early learning, in school, and beyond school—across the country and around the globe
An Educator’s Guide to the “Four Cs” | NEA - NEA developed this guide to introduce educators to the concept, stress the importance of the “Four Cs,” and put 21st century education into classroom practice.
The 4 C’s of Learning in a Connected Classroom | EdTech Magazine - Highlights the key factors for establishing a successful marriage of technology and the classroom curriculum.
Introduction to the 4 Cs | Common Sense Education - See how technology plays an important role in building these skills for students and how you can integrate the 4Cs into your teaching.
Developing a Future Ready Classroom with the 4 Cs | Wicked EdTech - The skills connected to collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and creativity are essential for all students. The best classroom activities provide students with opportunities to practive these skills in learner-centered environments.
P21’s Frameworks for 21st Century Learning - Define and illustrate the skills and knowledge students need to succeed in work and life, as well as the support systems necessary for 21st century learning outcomes.
Quandary - A free, nonprofit teaching tool designed to engage students 8+ to develop critical thinking and perspective-taking, practice empathy, and learn to make ethical decisions through fun and engaging gameplay. Includes teacher guide, classroom implementation video, and lesson plans.
What are the 4Cs? | Common Sense Education - Learn how critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity are essential 21st-century skills for today's students.
