Summer Spark 2016

Outside of your comfort zone is where the magic happens. When we encourage students to take risks, they often surprise us. This session will provide ideas for innovative assessment that quite frankly, was entirely inspired by students. We will also talk about the what, and the how of assessment, and how to provide greater opportunity for more student VOICE, CHOICE, and ownership in assessment. 

The new and emerging Web related educational technologies that were introduced in the last couple of years have made it possible to create interactive and engaging assessment tools. In this session you will discover various tools that will increase your students' performance. We will focus on Google forms, various add-ons and various formative assessment tools. Learn to create assessments that will shake up classroom practices and improve your students' performance

Learn to leverage Google Apps for Education (GAFE) to secure functional student feedback. These tools allow teachers to build formative assessments, measure student progress, enable flexible lesson redesign, and support students at all levels. Explore the add‑ons and extensions that customize learning outcomes and create personalized learning options for all students. Focusing on learners, this session will provide examples from across content areas and grade levels.