Featured Classrooms: Strategies for Administrators

Assessment Goes Digital From the program: PT3 NOW 109

-Play -Send this clip -Add to playlist Description: Alverno College's digital diagnostic portfolios are introduced, which include key student performances, video clips, lesson plans, faculty feedback and self assessment. Faculty technology training on the digital portfolios is also discussed. Grade(s): University Duration: 08:54

Priority Technology From the program: Teaching NOW 102

-Play -Send this clip -Add to playlist Description: We visit Schaumburg School District #54 in Illinois to see how they developed a district wide technology plan through strong administrative leadership and modeling, and high quality incentive-based professional development for teachers. We see how teachers use technology such as AlphaSmarts and Kurzweil to meet the needs of struggling students and to individualize lesson plans. Grade(s): Elementary School, Middle School Duration: 08:40

Campus Wide Performance Assessment From the program: PT3 NOW 109

-Play -Send this clip -Add to playlist Description: This segment gives an overview of the ability based performance assessment system at Alverno College including discussion of non-graded environments, self-assessment, and video portfolios. Grade(s): University Duration: 06:38

Online Report Cards From the program: Teaching NOW 105

-Play -Send this clip -Add to playlist Description: We learn how Lake Washington secured community funding for their technology intiative to make the school district one of the most information rich in the country. Then we hear about their online report card project, which provides a web-based reporting tool that tracks detailed student data over time, stores teacher lesson plans, and provides more meaningful assessment data to teachers and parents. Grade(s): Grade K-12, Elementary School Duration: 05:58

Priority Inclusion From the program: Teaching NOW 102

-Play -Send this clip -Add to playlist Description: We see how this school district designed their technology plan with all students in mind and so that all student learning would improve using technology and inclusive environments. We also meet one special needs student who serves as a technology mentor for his school. Grade(s): Elementary School, Middle School Duration: 05:56