🍂 Did you know November - How to access student & parent grade book view as a teacher🍂

 

How to see what students & parents see from your Teacher Login.

🍂 Did you know November - NEW Parent & Student Grade book View🍂

 

Now THAT'S a informative grade book!

Copy grade book assignments from last year to the new grading period

No need to rebuild all those standards-based grading assignments you built last year....just copy them into your new grading period quickly and easily following the one-minute video here. Violá!

👊🏽 Push to a 4 - Connections 👊🏽

 

Can students share an original insight? Can students make a connection to different or real-world contexts? That's enough to earn a 4. What task could you tweak by asking students to make one of these connections?

👊🏽 Push to a 4 - Cross Cutting Concepts 👊🏽

 

How can we provide an opportunity for a 4? Put it back on the student! Share a "Cross Cutting Concept" and ask them to design a project, paper, experiment, etc. that demonstrates that concept. Easy work for you and heavy mental lifting for the students - Win!

👊🏽 Push to a 4 - Find the Misconception 👊🏽

 

😆 Ok...so maybe they misunderstood the question?

You can catch the mistake...but can another student?

This example is meant to be a joke and not something you would put back in front of a student. Finding errors in calculation or train of thought demonstrates an ability to apply the learning in a real-world context and is a great way to provide an opportunity for students to earn a 4!

👊🏽 Push to a 4 - Inquiry Questions 👊🏽

 

In our continuing series of ideas for how to provide students an opportunity for a 4, see if your standards include Inquiry Questions.

These may prompt a great revision project or discussion that will allow students to synthesize the concepts they've learned.

AI generated multiple choice quiz --> Export to a Google form --> Activate Make a Quiz option = EZ evidence!

 

More ways to streamline your workflow and save you precious time with Magic School AI.

Don't forget about the "Make this a Quiz" option in Google Forms to auto-grade the quiz for you. Easy evidence collection over a standard of your choosing!

👊🏽 Push to a 4 - Proficiency Scales 👊🏽

Next up, don't forget the hard work of our curriculum teams with proficiency scales! Use the ECSD folder to go to the Curriculum Folder and find the Proficiency Scales Dashboard. See what ideas your content area teachers from around the district are using to allow students the opportunity to earn a 4.

👊🏽 Push to a 4 - Essential Questions 👊🏽

 

Today kicks off our "Push to a 4" series where we remind you of some quick and easy ways to allow opportunities for students to demonstrate a 4 with their learning.

First up! The Essential Questions embedded in Elementary CDE standards offer high-level questions to test students' flexibility with the standard knowledge.

How might you use these in your next evidence opportunity?

✅ Easy Copy Assignments from one grading period to the next in PowerTeacherPro

 

No need to rebuild all those standards-based grading assignments you built last year....just copy them into your new grading period quickly and easily following the one-minute video here. Violá!

Use fill-all for speedy data entry in PowerTeacher Pro

 

🏃🏽‍♀️Wanna race? 🏃🏽‍♀️

Use that "Fill All" option to make your data entry in PowerTeacherPro quick and easy. Then go back and change the scores of individual students as necessary.

EdTech team is here to support you with all your PowerTeacherPro Gradebook needs!

Standard review made easy with Nearpod

 Standard aligned activities for sub plans, independent student practice, or review before a re-take.

Go to the Nearpod Library and search by specific standards. An easy piece of evidence!

Quick Tips for designing level 4 tasks

 This is probably our most shared post of the 22/23 school year.

A quick easy way to inspire you (and your students!) to strive for that 4.

Remember, to earn a 4, a student doesn't need to show mastery of the next grade level standard, only flexibility with the knowledge and application for their grade level skill.

#ECSDEdTech #StandardsBasedGrading #SBG #Scoringa4

Sign up for Curriculum Camp today

Before you head out on summer adventures...won't you join us for Curriculum Summer Camp first?

June 5th, 6th, and 7th. $30/hour OR credit towards lane advancement. Lunch, drinks, snacks, and childcare are all PROVIDED free of charge. We would love your input on frameworks, proficiency scales, and assessments for the next school year. Click the link below to sign up! See you there. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdOJNCKkM27tP3qCpkWO4Tmk8K54scvtOsUODtNEHHewAFz_A/viewform

Social Media Posts - March 12th - 18th, 2023

Digital libraries full of video read-alouds on a variety of topics and themes

(think Women's History Month, St. Patrick's day, Spring, Etc.).

Let your students explore the library through their Chromebooks with a little help from Ms. M today!

#DigitalLibraries #Themes #Holidays

Not sure how to integrate tech in a meaningful way on a regular basis? Enter EduProtocols! Think Kagan strategies...but for tech integration. Amazing routines for any level, any content area, any day! Reach out to EdTech for a review of these strategies.

Teach Better ▪️ Work less ▪️ Achieve More

https://www.eduprotocols.com/

#EDUProtocols #KaganStrategies #TechnologyIntegration

Have no fear! A FAQ section is here!🦸🏻‍♀️ Questions are a natural part of change and ECSD is doing its best to help answer all your questions about our shift to Standards-Based Grading. Review the website or reach out today!

Link to FAQ

https://www.eagleschools.net/departments/equity/grading-practices/sbg-faq

Link to Video Series

https://www.eagleschools.net/departments/equity/grading-practices/sbg-video-series

#ECSDEdTech #StandardsBasedGrading #FAQ #EagleCountySchoolDistrict

Digital Citizenship is our only weapon against internet trolls! Check out our list of curated resources to explicitly teach appropriate internet behavior from Common Sense Media in the latest edition of our EdTech Connect! #ECSDEdTechConnect #ECSDEdTech #DigitalCitizenship #CommonSenseMedia

 

Social Media Posts - January 22nd - 29th

 

Let us keep you company as we review great tools for goal setting? Might as well get those dishes done AND learn some EdTech tools along the way.

https://technology.eagleschools.net/blog

You can always go through and change the few scores that are exceptions to the "fill all" score. Then get out there an enjoy the⛷❄️🏂

The impacts of ChatGPT are still unknown. How can we embrace this evolving technology while holding students accountable for original thinking? Join the discussion with the Technology Advisory Committee (TAC) through our Schoology Group! https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt/

Art contest? Yup. Math design contest! Yup, that too! Who says mathematicians aren't creative? Check out these amazing Polypad art submissions and more at Mathigon! https://mathigon.org/art-contest

Search for standard-specific Nearpod lessons to make your Standards-Based Grading reporting even easier!

Social Media Posts - November 27th - 30th, 2022

 

What is a 4 in Standards-Based Grading? That's a hot topic these days. Consider a few of these options as you create tasks that allow ALL students to demonstrate a level 4 on standards.

Looking for a way to teach your students to become news-literate? Check out the FREE resource called Checkology! "Checkology empowers learners to identify credible information and understand the importance of a free press." Check out an overview on our Blog. https://ecsedtechblog.blogspot.com/2022/08/a-free-resource-for-news-literacy.html Or start exploring directly on the site! https://get.checkology.org/

Final grade not calculating correctly? Check your Standards-Based Grading Assignments for these three major sticking points.

Social Media Posts - October 1st - October 15th, 2022

 

Building your own assessments, aligned to standards and interactive for students, has never been so easy! #ECSDEdTech #WeVideoGIF

Ahhh....breathe in.....breathe out. Feel that crisp, autumn air. 🍂 Know that the ECSD calming room is here for you, and your students, whenever you need a mindful moment. https://sites.google.com/eagleschools.net/ecscalmingroom/home #ECSDEdTech #ECSDWellness

Parent-Teacher Conferences are right around the corner. Have you checked out the new Appointment Schedule feature through your Google Calendar? Build a Parent-Teacher schedule that works for you, then share the link with families so they can sign up at a time that works for them. Click below to access a BILINGUAL email template to send to families AND a link to a how-to video https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xYhV7s_nKgdYp9UljgAm7tuFbCYPZfm6Z21fUii8OPQ/edit EdTech Chat is here to help when you are ready to build your schedule. #GCal #ECSDEdTech

Feel like you are not integrating enough tech in the classroom?

Most successful teachers using technology in the classroom can count on one, maybe two, hands the tech tools they use with their students.  Start slow by adding just one to get comfortable and build from there. Our top recommended tools can be found at the link below!

https://sites.google.com/eagleschools.net/technology/digital-learning/educators-digital-learning?authuser=0

#ECSDEdTech #EdTechTools

Want students to use their imagination and push those engineering skills as well? 👷🏽‍♀️ Check out the Lego Maker cards from TCEA linked below to add some structure to your stations or playtime. https://blog.tcea.org/download-free-lego-maker-cards-for-inspiration-and-creation/?utm_source=TCEA+Emails&utm_campaign=a2895ce392-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f3a5bb651e-a2895ce392-41020171&ct=t(RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN)&mc_cid=a2895ce392&mc_eid=565d0a797e

In a table built in Google docs, hover to the left or top of a row or column and grab the 6 dot icon 𐧻 to drag and drop into the desired order.

August seems a long time ago. Pilot teachers, need a refresher on how to build an assignment and enter scores with the new Standards Based Grade book?

Check out the grading handbook linked below which has a series of handouts and even videos featuring our own @Scott Hopkins!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-EQtpbvTefbMD9-wUOTzGm9RAecKYV0qHnl3JXPK1nU/edit#bookmark=id.j60golgfe72d

#ECSDEdTech #ECSDSBG

What's the right media balance for you, your classroom, and your students? Check out this article about Media Balance from Common Sense Media and how you can use the SAMR model to guide technology integration in your classroom. https://www.commonsense.org/education/articles/screen-time-in-school-finding-the-right-balance-for-your-classroom #ECSDEdTech #ECSDWellness

How do you prefer to collaborate? If you answered, "On my own time", then Google Spaces may be the ticket! https://support.google.com/chat/answer/7659784?hl=en If you want to learn more or need support building a Google Space for your team, do not hesitate to reach out to EdTech Chat #ECSDEdTech #ECSDCollaboration