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I am excited this week to be co-authoring a post with my friend and partner in all things EdTech Melissa Wilson . Melissa is an English teacher and Instructional Technology Coordinator at Neuqua Valley High School. We will be cross-posting this story on her blog “ #Whatsup Wildcats ”. If you’ve never had a chance to explore Melissa’s blog, I highly recommend that you change that today. Melissa provides some incredible insights about teaching and learning that happens every day at Neuqua. One of the perks of our profession is that we get to be lifelong learners and can use what we learn to enhance and transform instructional practices in our classroom. The best teachers are always looking for new ways to support all students. We believe that teachers need to find time to collaborate and share the awesome ways they are engaging students in the learning experience. With our busy schedules, it can be difficult to find time to share what we are doing in our classrooms with other teachers in...

You Don't Know What You Don't Know Formative Assesment is a huge part of the day to day learning process in my classroom. I use a variety of tools and strategies to support our exploration of what we know and what we don't know. Formative assessments help me adjust the learning process on the fly. They also help my students connect key concepts back to the lessons, readings, and activities. I don't know what I would do if I didn't have access to so many great formative tools.  While all types of formative assessments can be used to engage students in the learning process, some of the game-based resources are great ways to get students excited about learning. Kahoot, Quizlet Live, and Gimkit are great game-based formative tools that I use all the time as part of the our weekly learning experience, but my overall favorite game based formative tool is Quizziz . Have you ever used it? What do you think? What are your favorite formative tools? I'd love to update some...