TCAP Resources

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Assessment | Posted on February 23, 2010

Links to TCAP Practice Sites:

TN Dept. of Education Sampler Tests

Jefferson County Printable Practice Tests

Internet 4 Classrooms

Texas Online Achievement Practice Tests

Texas – Interactive Tests for Students to Take on the Computer

TCAP Study Guide for Students — Strategies for Success

Grade 3 Resources

Into the Book – Reading Comprehension Resources

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Assessment, Educational Resources, Reading/Language Arts | Posted on January 24, 2010

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Into the Book 

Into the Book is a reading comprehension resource for K-4 students and teachers. It focuses on eight research-based strategies: Using Prior Knowledge, Making Connections, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring, Summarizing, Evaluating and Synthesizing.
Students create an account, log in and practice various comprehension skills.

How to do Research Tutorial

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Assessment, Desktop Publishing, Educational Resources, Lesson Planning, Writing | Posted on December 1, 2009

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How to do Research web site offers a student friendly step-by-step introduction to doing research from planning to publishing.

Brain Flips Flash Cards

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Assessment, Educational Resources, Odds and Ends, Technology | Posted on October 11, 2009

Brainflips Flash Cards

BrainFlips, Inc. is committed to building the most user-friendly and effective flashcards anywhere, for students and self-motivated learners of all ages and academic levels. BrainFlips.com is your free one-stop source for flashcards on any subject. We offer tools and features unavailable anywhere else. Features include:

  • Full multimedia flashcards: text, images, audio, and video
  • Fun, easy to use interface
  • Outstanding community features like study groups and wiki flashcard decks
  • Multiple modes of study
  • Artificial intelligence that targets learning and makes study time more efficient
  • And much, much more!

Guide to Effective Essential Questions

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Assessment, Lesson Planning, Professional Development | Posted on September 23, 2009

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Thanks to Donna Murray with Hickory Public School for these links to Essential Questions. 

Guide to Effective Essential Questions 

150 Essential Questions for Math Instruction

Important Concepts Essential Questions

Social Studies Essential Questions

A Discussion of Essential Questions

Three Story Intellect

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Assessment, Lesson Planning, Odds and Ends, Professional Development | Posted on September 21, 2009

Three Story Intellect — New Take on Bloom’s Taxonomy Model

Quick Reading Assessment

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Assessment | Posted on September 20, 2009

San Diego Quick Reading Assessment is a quick way to assess a student’s basic vocabulary recognition level.

“Speedy” Instructional Strategies

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Assessment, Educational Resources, Lesson Planning | Posted on September 18, 2009

Thanks to Kathy Greene and LCBOE teachers for providing this desktop quick reference guides to instructional strategies.

Summarizing Strategies

Speedy Pre and Post Assessments

Engrade Calendar & Grading Program

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Assessment, Classroom Management, Desktop Publishing, Odds and Ends | Posted on September 16, 2009

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Engrade Online Grading Program

I set up an account and it does look easy to manage classroom assessments through this program.  The best part is that it is truly free. 

Engrade is a free set of web-based tools for educators allowing them to manage their classes online while providing parents and students with 24/7 real-time online class information. It’s private, secure, truly free, and unbelievably easy to use

Free World U Flash Cards

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Assessment, Early Learning, Educational Resources, English Language Learners, Lesson Planning, Math Resources, Odds and Ends, Reading/Language Arts, Science Resources, Social Studies Resources, Technology | Posted on September 8, 2009

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FreeWorldU.org Online Flash Cards for Elementary School

Every week, hundreds of new standards-based flashcards are added to the website.

Preassessment: A Differentiation Power Tool

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Assessment, Classroom Management, Professional Development | Posted on September 2, 2009

Preassessment: A Differentiation Power Tool is a great article by Catherine Brighton, Ph.D, University of Virginia.  If you are going to effectively differentiate instruction, preassessment is a MUST.

From our very own Loudon County Web Site are a list of effective preassessment strategies including grafitti walls, squaring off, and five hardest questions.

Research on Standards Based Report Cards

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Assessment, Odds and Ends, Professional Development, School Improvement | Posted on August 31, 2009

Standards Based Report Card Research

ASCD examines the movement toward standards based report cards and includes research from Marzano.

More research at Principals Partnership and ASCD Seven Reasons for Standards Based Grading

Skills Tutor Update

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Assessment, Educational Resources, Important Reminders, Lesson Planning, Odds and Ends, Technology | Posted on August 14, 2009

Skills Tutor Quick Start Guide

Hello everyone!

I need to let you know about some changes to Skills Tutor for this year.  I have attached a Quick Start Guide for setting up classes.  But there are a few bugs you need to know about.  When you are enrolling students in a class, the Enroll Students button is sluggish as well as the Done Enrolling Students button.  Wait a little bit for them to come up.  Also, you can assign an icon for your class so that when you go to the labe you can tell the students to click on the apple or bus, etc…  You do this by clicking on your class and then clicking Edit Class Properties.

 Another bug they are working on is with Internet Explorer.  Sometimes you will not find a scrollbar on a report which is something they were fixing.  It shouldn’t happen with Firefox or Safari.  If it does happen to you, please let me know so I can notify them the problem continues to lurk. 🙂

 Don’t forget to turn off the pop-up blocker when using Skills Tutor, especially when trying to print reports.

 When students are working, they no longer have to keep hitting the done button.  They can hit home to get back to their assignment list.  On the assignment list, it will show the student how they scored on the assignment.  If you click the score, it will show how many times they took it and their score for each.

You will find more drop downs for data as well.  Anything that is blue highlighted should be a hyperlink.

 Presently, if you have new students, I must add them.  Please email me their names.  If we have the state id number, I will set them up with that.  If not, I will set them up with a different user name until the id comes in.  Mrs. Amburn said that can take up to a month. 🙁 

 If you have forgotten how to log in, let me know and I will send you that information.

 Lastly, a little tip.  When you are giving assignments, you can put a number of assignments under one assignment name.  For example, you could call it First 6 Weeks Language Arts, and give all of the assignments for LArts under that heading.  That way, you should be able to see all of those when you are looking at assignments in the gradebook. 

 Please let me know if you have any questions or if you need any help setting up your classes!

Thanks!

Kathy

Tools for your Classroom

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Assessment, Educational Resources, Odds and Ends, Promethean Resources, Technology | Posted on August 8, 2009

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Tools for the Classroom has everything from timers, calculators, games, and random name selectors.

Super Teacher Tools

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Assessment, Classroom Management, Desktop Publishing, Odds and Ends | Posted on August 2, 2009

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Super Teacher Tools

From the site…

If you have found your way to this site looking for technology tools for teaching that are quick and easy to download, learn, and start using in your classroom, you have come to the right place.

If you came hoping they would be free, then this is your lucky day!

In the site, you will find a variety of review games, classroom management software, and other miscellaneous tools for educators.

Response to Intervention Tools

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Assessment, Educational Resources, Math Resources, Professional Development, Reading/Language Arts, Special Education | Posted on August 2, 2009

RTI Tools Web Site has numerous resources including behavior plans, reading, writing, math information, and progress monitoring tools and probes.

NCTM Focal Points for Math Instruction

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Assessment, Educational Resources, Math Resources, Professional Development, Special Education | Posted on June 2, 2009

Focal Points for Math Instruction by Grade Level

As we all get ready to implement the revised math standards for the 09-10 school year, check out the National Council of Mathematics Teachers web site.  Many of the resources are free; others can be obtained through a school membership.  If enough teachers are interested, it is certainly something I would consider for the year.  The FOCAL POINTS tell the BIG ideas for that grade level’s math instruction.  As Scott Eddin of the Tennessee Dept. of Education said today in a conference at Bearden High School, the Focal Points tell the “STORY” of math for the year in narrative form.  As you teach the year’s curriculum using the new standards, you should refer back to the “STORY” to make sure your instruction creates oppportunities for learners to experiment and try out these new concepts in hands-on fashion. 

GradePad for iPod or iPhone

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Assessment, Educational Resources, Odds and Ends, Technology, Uncategorized | Posted on June 2, 2009

GradePad Link

This ap lets you

Manage groups.
Create assessments.
Track performance.
Report progress.

A free version will be released at NECC on June 28th so our team will provide more information.  You can buy now for $1.99. 

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