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PBL PD: Integrating Formative Assessment, Twitter, & Brain-based Research #ettipad #ettlearns – reflection

Posted on April 11, 2013 by

My session at EdTechTeacher iPad Summit USA in Atlanta, PBL PD: Integrating Formative Assessment, Twitter, & Brain-based Research #ettipad #ettlearns, went just the way I wanted.  Yay! This tweet sums it up for me: With a quick show of hands, I estimated … Continue reading →

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PBL PD: Integrating Formative Assessment, Twitter, & Brain-based Research #ettipad #ettlearns

Posted on April 11, 2013 by

Today, I’m presenting at EdTechTeacher iPad Summit USA in Atlanta. PBL PD: Integrating Formative Assessment, Twitter, & Brain-based Research “Want faculty to engage in a project together? Want faculty to try a non-graded formative assessment technique? Want faculty to investigate … Continue reading →

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Ask; Don’t Tell: Listen to Learn and Assess – #nspiredatT3

Posted on March 9, 2013 by

At T³, Sam and I also facilitated a 90-minute session titled Ask, Don’t Tell: Listen to Learn and Assess.  Here’s the program description and our simple agenda. Ask, Don’t Tell: Listen to Learn and Assess Can we merge diagnostic and formative … Continue reading →

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Art of Questioning reflection – #NspiredatT3

Posted on March 9, 2013 by

My previous post shared the lesson plan for our 4 hour Art of Questioning session at T³. I want to share what actually happened, my reflections and what I learned. We used Skype so that Grant Lichtman could join us and … Continue reading →

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The Art of Questioning: Leading Learners to Level Up – #NspiredatT3

Posted on March 8, 2013 by

Today, we are delivering a ticked, 4-hour session on the Art of Questioning at the Teachers Teaching with Technology International Conference in Philadelphia. What follows in the intended lesson plan for the session.  We are so excited that Grant will … Continue reading →

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Leading Learners to Level Up – #LevelUpMath #LearnFwd12 – the details

Posted on December 5, 2012 by

Hello, I am Anne Conzemius, the host for your Learning Forward session. Well, no pressure there, huh?  Actually, about 15 minutes prior to this quick introduction, I scanned the roster of participants and noticed Anne’s name on the list of … Continue reading →

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Practice seeking questions – #AskDon’tTell

Posted on November 16, 2012 by

Do you create carefully crafted worksheets to guide student learning?  I did for years.  I wanted my learners to be successful, and I thought it was my job to step them through the problem-solving process.  It would foster confidence and … Continue reading →

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LEARNing: Quadratic Functions Investigation Zeros and Roots – #AskDon’tTell

Posted on November 14, 2012 by

What questions could we ask to help our learners investigate and “discover the rules” for the number of roots or zeros of a quadratic function? Should we start by questioning their understanding vocabulary?  Can we questions our learners to connect … Continue reading →

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Engaging every learner – #AskDon’tTell #TrinityLearns

Posted on November 13, 2012 by

Do you ever worry about student-directed learning? Does it mean that the teacher is not engaged?  How are we supposed to teach if we don’t tell them stuff?  What if we asked our learners to show what they know before … Continue reading →

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LEARNing: Linear Functions Investigation – #AskDon’tTell

Posted on November 4, 2012 by

I used to think I needed to carefully scaffold each algebra learning experience into a series of steps so that each learner would learn.  Now I think I should listen more and talk less.  What if I practiced inquiry and … Continue reading →

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