Educational Technology at IU13

Spring is right around the corner!!  We have some great events planned to help us usher in Spring this March and April!  Check out the following line up:

Assessment continues to be a hot topic in today's education circles.  As educators, we spend a great deal of time learning the pedagogy behind classroom instructional practices, but do we spend enough time thinking about and creating formative assessments?  Formative assessments are used to alter teacher practices in order to understand what learning in occurring in our classrooms.  Teach 21 from the West Virginia Department of Education cites, "The formative assessment process guides teachers in making decisions about future instruction."  There are many analog and digital formative assessments that can be used to help guide instruction on a day to day basis.  Formative assessments are rarely graded as they are more of a check for understanding as teaching and learning transpires. There is a time and a place for both analogue and digital formative assessments.  Each have their place and specific value depending on the classroom scenario, topic, and investigation. 

Keystones 2015 are accepting nominations from building principals by March 10, 2015.  Any educator who directly impacts the classroom through the use of technology whether classroom teachers, media specialists, librarians, technology coaches, curriculum coaches, etc. are eligible to be nominated as a Keystone.  Only Principals can nominate one educator per a building per a year. "One a Keystone always a Keystone!"

We are pleased to announce that Dan Rockwell popular author of the Leadership Freak Blog is coming to our Tech Media Integrator Meeting on March 17, 2015.  "In 2014 I (Dan) made my (his) first appearance on the Inc. list of Top Fifty Leadership and Management Experts (#37). Top 100 Great Leadership Speakers." To learn more about Dan, click here.