easyCMB 👍🏽

Curriculum- Based Measurement is a way teacher/educators can progress how students are doing in basic academic areas such as reading, spelling, writing and math. Teacher can see the student process and decided what to do, if to continue instruction as it is or to change it.

This week, I had to change to look over and explore the website easyCBM. There were many things I found useful for a teacher.

The following are the PROS about easyCMB:

• -       After being signed in, the first page (dashboard) is easy to read and easy to go where you need to go
• When printing reports, you can do it as a group or just one student
•  There is lots and lots of resource for teachers, such as the videos tutorials
• Video tutorials on how to lead assessments to groups and/or individuals
• There’s the measuring section. It has many assessments and links it to the students.
• If teacher does not have time, students can take those assessments at their own time and even have it read too.

As a future teacher, I will most definitely want to use this in my classroom. I wont have to keep scores separate and reports. Using easyCMB, the student’s scores are there, students can take it online without my assistance, and I could easily get a report on how they are doing. I

It is a very great website for teachers who would like to save time.

Hot Trends! 🔥

Flipped classroom:

Flipped classroom is just that, the classroom is reversed. Instead of having lecture in the classroom, that is given outside of the classroom. During classroom time, that’s where the discussion and even homework takes place.

I have experience this type of classroom only once.  In one of my English classes, our teacher had this type of format. Before we even started the semester, she made us go over a video explaining what flipped classroom was and a test if we were ready to take an online class. When we would have face to face class, we had group discussions, small circles and assignments.

The only downside that I would have in doing a flipped classroom is that is will take me to much time to prepare it. Also, I’m pretty sure not all of my students will take the time to look over the materials that had to be reviewed for the class.

Interactive Boards

This is like a whiteboard, but it goes beyond it. Many school, if can, have what they call “Smart Boards” in their classroom.

In my last placement, all of the classroom had this. Just like some examples that I read, the teacher we co-taught used it mainly for vocabulary. They would go over the vocab and draw a picture that will make it easy for them to understand the picture.

Reading different articles, I found that there is so many different things that can be down on these boards, I will just need to get some classes. By having my students engaged and moving and interacting with the use of the interactive board might make their learning experience better.

CIPA/COPPA

The Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) and the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) are laws that were put in place for children Internet safety. Let me get a better definition for each law: CIPA was put in place in 2000 by the Congress. Its goal was that the children are not exposed to any harmful content. COPPA was put in place in 1998 and didn't allow internet website to ask for personal information on anyone ages 13 and younger, they needed parental permission.

CIPA: This requires that the internet have filters to content that would be disturbing to the child, like harmful photos. Before school/public libraries can adopt this, they need to make a proposal. With this, the use E-Rate which is a way school can get funds to receive supplies they need to teach. If they do have that, they have to prove that the child is showing good behavior, like during social media, and no cyberbullying. When getting this, they can choose their role, by teaching per lesson or common core.
"Of students aged 13 and 14 from schools across Alberta, Canada, 90 percent of males and 70 percent of females reported accessing sexually explicit media content at least once." (More info) Now that many of this content is blocked, these children won't be stuck in this situation. 


COPPA: Is a great law, because some children might want to obtain something, and give their personal information, and not knowing what will happen. "All better ensure that a child's privacy is protected and are a quick check box item for parents looking for optimum privacy safe guards." (more info) This helps kids be safe while using kid-friendly website. That why many "adult"website like Facebook or even Instagram don't have the option for this. 


This is an awesome website that gives teachers resource in teaching how to use the internet safely. 

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Time Management

My current placement compared to my last semester placemen, it totally night and day. Last semester, my placement was at a location where it is know to be the “richer” part. I was placed in a High School Resource room form Freshmen English. Many of those students had a Learning Disability. There, at that school,   all students had chrome books,  all classes had smart boards,  it was all up to date. My now placement,  is not that fortune. Something that takes time out of my CT time is that she does not always have a laptop available to do her IEP’s and other important information.

When it comes to IEP’s, that’s a lot of time in that as well. She has to take time to do the assessments to all the students (since most of their IEP’s are due around the same time). She then has to corrects them and see where the child is at. Being children with special needs, their education plan has to be based on their needs. So my CT also has to take time to see what would benefit each students.

Something else she would like to do, is to be able to know how her class will go that day. Everyday is a new adventure, and a new struggle. She has to adjust sometimes and be able to just change anything.

Blog in my Class

When it comes to blogs,  it will let me to post all of the class information on it. It will give my students the information they need if or even if they missed class. All of the information and assignments will always be there and available for when my students need it. Also, I could share valuable information in videos or even powerpoint.

Awesome Blogs

Ms. Patricia Brown: Ms. Brown is an adjunct professor at Lindenwold University, technology integration coach at Ladue School District and an edtech consultant. She was passionate about discovering how students learn and applying technology to their daily lives.

Successful Teaching:  Patricia Hensley is currently a professor at Furman University at South Carolina after being an educator for many years in several high schools. She provides lots of strategies and tips to become successful teaching, tips from classroom to personal life.

Special 2 Me: Being a teacher for more than 7 years, she started to teach Emotional Impaired students, but realize that was now for her. Now she teaches 9th/10th grade resource lab at a charter school. Providing information from her experience.

Life in Special Education: Karla gives us lots of printable and many resources she has used in her classroom. Karla many has taught many years in the elementary regular general education.

Ms. Smarty Pants: Samantha Beattie has being teaching 1st grade for 8 years and has endorsements in Gifted, ELL, and Reading Endorsements. Ms Beattie blogs focus mostly on reading and literacy.

Web 20 Classroom: This blog combines technology and education. Its shows us how to make the classroom more up to date with technology and what we can do, like doing virtual field trips.

Creating Teaching and Sharing : Joey is a 5th grade teacher in Pennsylvania that likes to use hands on approaches. Not only does she gives advice on on making the classroom, but also have to manage your life when teaching.

Teachable Moments: Brooke focus her life on teaching elementary in Australia. Her bring colors and vibrant classroom tips makes it easy for teachers to make class fun.

Science Fix : Great resource for Middle School science that was created my Darren Fix. Mr. Fix have been teaching science for 17 years eat Spring View Middle School. He's blog shares many easy and fun experiments that can be done in class.

Tattooed Teacher: Rachel's blog is filled with many crafts and tips for the classroom. She has been an elementary teacher and loves it.