Top 14 Tools for 2014

Dr. Devin Vodicka, SuperintendentVista Unified School District

Dr. Lisa Gonzales, SuperintendentPortola Valley Unified School District

Dr. Charles Young, Assoc. SuperintendentPalo Alto Unified School District

TICAL Leadership CadreACSA Technology Leadership Group

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High quality videos of inspiring & exemplary teaching practices

Ties to CCSS, tips for watching and discussions, reflection questions, supporting materials

Videos and resources for every standard Challenges and extensions for at-home work Supports ongoing professional development, especially

for frontloading and reteaching

Assessment & Rubric

Support materials that align to the CCSS

Rubrics to assess different student products

Technology Integration Matrix

Provides a framework for defining & evaluating tech integration

Gives educators a common language for setting goals Helps target professional development resources

Great place to share/save information House professional development and evaluation

information Update in real time, collaborate with multiple people

Orange County Dept of Ed

http://www.ocde.us/commoncoreca/Pages/default.aspx

Google Readability Search

Use web-enabled devices for instant student feedback Engage students with quick exercises, exit tickets,

quizzes, games, reports

Infographics:Visual.ly Infog.ram Glogster

Student created visual representations of data use information, visual & tech literacies

Infographics can be used as formative and summative assessments

Recommends content to readers at their levels Spoken-word audio, sentence highlighting, embedded

videos, forecasts reading growth

Scholastic Math Inventories

http://teacher.scholastic.com/math-assessment/scholastic-math-inventory/

Data Driven Decision Making - COSN

Toolboxes for professional development, closing the achievement gap – establishing PLC’s, evidenced-based practices using data, analyzing data

http://www.cosn.org/focus-areas/instructional-focus/data-driven-decision-making

Pearson Assessment for a Changing Landscape

http://paframework.csprojecthub.com/?page=home

Fast, data storytelling where you input the data Insert data into cells (Excel, etc.), describe headers,

select the type of graph, and go!

Connecting the Dots

We live in the “mashable” age Uploads to one platform can migrate to

others

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