Elisabeth Park EDU 585 First Blog

  Trying Something New Last time, I used Quizizz as my formative assessment tool. It was all multiple choice questions so I decided to give Pear Deck a try. I wanted something more interactive and that would help my students think more outside the box. Also, I heard that Pear Deck is similar to Nearpod. I used  Nearpod before so I was curious to try this new add-on to Google Slides. I started it by watching the “How Pear Deck Works” video since I already had the Pear Deck add on  to my Google Slides. However, if you do not have it here is the link that shows you how to  create an account with Pear Deck and add it to your Google Slides:  https://help.peardeck.com/article/168-create-a-pear-deck-account Furthermore, I like that the students have the option to be anonymous while participating in  class. This will make them feel at ease. I don't remember if Nearpod has that option. I think they do but it is always good to also ha...

Teachers should always remember to create some time to reflect on their own teaching and focus on the need of their students. Therefore, I believe that formative assessments are a way of helping our  students accomplish their academic goals. Formative Assessments help students have an idea of  where they are academically and what they need to get to mastery. The formative assessment tool I chose for my pre and post-assessment is called Quizizz . I picked  this one because students tend to like it more than Kahoot or Socrative. The pros of using Quizizz is  that it is student paced and I can display on my smartboard where my students are as far as getting  the items right or wrong. It gives me and the students a quick snapshot of how much they know about  the topic. For this week’s assignment, I want to assess how much my students know about infinitives  (grammar). They should know it, but it is always good to double check...

  Transforming Teaching with Technology Assessments are crucial for teachers to check students’ understanding of the material taught in class. However, it can also be beneficial to all students since assessments can also be a way of giving them feedback of where they are academically. It can be summative (End-of-Quarter or End-of-Unit tests) or formative (assessments done throughout the learning of a new unit). I believe that both are important but formative or informal assessments done throughout the lessons are important both for the students and teachers. It gives students feedback and it gives teachers an idea of when to move on to the next topic. Formative assessments can be graded but they don’t have to as well. As a teacher, I try my best to gather as much data as possible when I can to gather multiple sources of evidence. I do not want to assume anything from any of my students. Some formative assessments can be the following: A quick warm-up Exit ticket...