by Derek Spencer
Happy Friday, everyone! I wanted to share with you this list of cool resources I saw this week. Check 'em out!
1. The first chapter of a book on Formative Assessment:
The Fundamentals of Formative Assessment — via +ASCD (@ASCD)
2. A good video on scaffolding. Though the video focuses on history and not ELA, the information it presents on scaffolding is general enough to be applied to any discipline.
Nice short video on scaffolding — via @Larryferlazzo
3. A short presentation on potential applications for Chromebooks in education. There's a substantial amount of buzz surrounding Chromebooks these days, particularly because basic models are relatively inexpensive compared to iPads, other tablets, and PCs and Macs.
30 ideas for using Chromebooks in Education — via @ArielMyers1
4. An infographic on Creative Commons licenses. Useful for any teacher wondering if their use of a particular image, sound file, or bit of text is legal under copyright law. It's a good resource for students as well. The English isn't perfect, but we won't hold that against the creator.
A must-see graphic on creative commons — via @danielrolo
5. Finally, PARCC released its ELA/Literacy Performance Level Descriptors for grades 3 – 11. The Performance Level Descriptors basically explain the grading system behind PARCC examinations. They're worth a look if you're in one of the states that's joined the PARCC consortium.
Have a great weekend, and we'll see you on Monday!
Derek Spencer is a Marketing Communications Associate at Prestwick House.
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