My Weekly Diigo Bookmarks (April 17, 2016)

• Chris Cline on Twitter: "This needs to change. Hattie says & I agree that we need dialogue, not monologues in classrooms #wcpsmd https://t.co/Pfrtrrr93p"
  Agreed! @LangOnCourse @patrickmlarkin @E_Sheninger https://t.co/9yzaP1r9gD
• Technical glitches plague computer-based standardized tests nationwide -
  tags: computerbasedtesting
• Climbing the Pyramid of Bloom's Taxonomy Through the Writing Process - EdTech Researcher - Education Week
  tags: BloomsTaxonomy writingprocess writing
• The Hardest Type of Web Search for Students
  From Richard Byrne
  tags: search internetsearch students
• Developing Open Policy for Higher Education
  tags: policy OER openeducation
• A Short Overview of Workflow in Google Classroom
  tags: googleclassroom overview howto workflow
• Obvious to you. Amazing to others. - by Derek Sivers
  Great short video from Derek SIvers on great ideas
  tags: Innovation ideas
• Historical Survey Of Competency-Based Education -e-Literate
  By Phil HillMore Posts (395) I have previously written a primer on competency-based education (CBE) using SPT Malan’s seminal article as the basis for understanding the key elements. Chris Mallett, formerly associate provost at Western Governors University (WGU) and currently VP for … Continue reading →
  tags: competencybased philhill
• The Book Creator Conference
  The Book Creator Conference website is now live! https://t.co/60C0LBA6r7 FREE with iBooks Author Conference registration on or before 5/31!
• Patrick Larkin on Twitter: "New Feedback Activity: Not Yet/You Bet Lists via @plugusin https://t.co/cSIFVhQOWI #bpschat #cpchat"
  "Not yet" tells students where they are with skills. "No." The red "X," "F" tells them nothing. #betterfeedback https://t.co/6CYdOLc1W1
  tags: betterfeedback
• The Best Places To Get The "Same" Text Written For Different "Levels"
  tags: leveledreading text leveled text differentiated literacy
• Laura Chapman Explains the Purpose of Standardized Testing
  tags: testing standardizedtesting
• PARCC Testing Disrupts Learning
  Sadly this happens in every school that has to partake in compliance-based state testing - "I teach first grade in a neighborhood school for the Chicago Public Schools. The PARCC exam begins in the third grade, but even though my students did not take the test, their schedules and learning were still disrupted and negatively affected by the tests. "
  tags: testing learning standardizedtesting
• Survey: Districts are increasingly going digital
  tags: OER digitalresources
• Study: Ebooks, Audiobooks, Digital Textbooks Used in 80 Percent of Schools | School Library Journal
  tags: ebooks textbooks
• Depression in the Home Can Significantly Impact Kids’ Grades
  We need to remember that many of the struggles that students show in our schools are a result of things happening outside of school.
  tags: SEL
• Patrick Larkin on Twitter: "Amplifying the Writing Process with Technology via @shfarnsworth https://t.co/0xA5d1mDCg #engchat #bpschat"
  Thanks for sharing @patrickmlarkin hope to see you this summer! #satchat https://t.co/LB5Sq6NjLa
  tags: satchat

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