Educators understand and use data to drive their instruction and support students in achieving their learning goals.
Mentimeter
Mentimeter is an interactive presentation and audience engagement platform that allows presenters, educators, and speakers to interact with their audience in real-time. It's designed to enhance engagement during presentations, workshops, and events by enabling participants to actively participate and provide feedback. It can be used by educators to better understand data that will drive their instruction and support students in achieving their learning goals.
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- Formative Assessment: Educators can use Mentimeter to conduct real-time formative assessments during lessons. They can create interactive quizzes, polls, and surveys to gauge student understanding and identify areas where additional support is needed.
- Data-Driven Instruction: By collecting and analyzing data from Mentimeter activities, educators can gain insights into student performance and learning trends. This data can inform instructional decisions, allowing educators to tailor their teaching strategies to meet individual and group needs.
- Student Engagement: Mentimeter's interactive features, such as live polls and word clouds, promote student engagement during lessons. Engaged students are more likely to actively participate in their learning and achieve their goals.
- Feedback and Reflection: Mentimeter enables educators to gather feedback from students about their learning experiences. This feedback can be used for reflective practices and continuous improvement in the teaching and learning process.
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RubiStar
By using RubiStar, educators can gather and analyze data to inform their instructional practices, monitor student progress, and provide targeting support to help students achieve their learning goals. It promotes data-driven decision-making, personalized learning experiences, and a focus on continuous improvement in the educational setting. It also
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- Rubric Creation: RubiStar is a tool for creating customizable rubrics. Educators can use RubiStar to design clear and specific assessment criteria for various assignments and projects. These rubrics help set clear learning goals for students.
- Data-Driven Assessment: RubiStar's rubrics provide a standardized and objective way to evaluate student work. Educators can use the data collected from rubric-based assessments to track individual and class progress over time.
- Student Self-Assessment: RubiStar's rubrics can be shared with students to facilitate self-assessment. This empowers students to take ownership of their learning and align their efforts with specific learning objectives.
- Differentiation and Personalization: RubiStar allows educators to tailor rubrics to different learning levels and abilities. By accommodating learner variability, educators can better support students in achieving their learning goals.
- Feedback and Growth: Rubrics in RubiStar provide detailed feedback on student performance. This feedback can be used for goal setting and tracking growth, encouraging a growth mindset among students.
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