Melissa Negreiros, Ph.D.

What tech tools are currently most prominent in your schools/districts?

Teacher friends, I’m trying to prioritize and focus…what are integrating technology essentials that NEW teachers need as they begin their careers (not necessarily tools, but what do they need to know and be able to do)?

For today’s #projectoftheday I challenged my students @keancompsci to design and #prototype adaptive #videogame controllers for gamers with different motor disabilities! @makeymakey

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The College Board has released results for SAT and Advanced Placement assessments. S.C. students again exceeded the nation on 8 out of 10 tested subjects of AP exams, and saw an increase in graduating students taking the SAT from last year. Read more: ed.sc.gov/newsroom/news-…

Some great exit slip ideas for Assessment for Learning purposes. #edchat #edtech

No better feeling than driving over the Ravenel Bridge☀️ Happy Monday from Charleston 👋

Together, Barack and Michelle made history. With grace and class, they generated hope for millions of people who were left behind for so long. And as of today, their portraits will display on the walls of this sacred place – the People’s House – forever.

Love this!

@RepMTG You are the absolute worst

Only one day each year, we honor military members who died serving our country for ALL of us to be free. An entire #PrideMonth and millions in spending through corporations & our government on LGBTQ sexual identity needs to end. The movements goals were achieved, were they not?

I know this wasn’t accurate as soon as I heard it. It just didn’t make sense.

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It’s almost like he’s never been in a public school!

Anyone interested?

@MsRosie_library @christyjames331 @FollettLearning Divisive? Not you, Rosie! 😘

@christyjames331 @FollettLearning Kind of soured on the brand even if the correct decision was made in the end. I guess my feelings are a bit #divisive 😒

Anyone?

Novel Engineering challenge for primary! Build a tree with a place for birds to nest. Novel engineering is the idea that books have problems and kids love to try to solve them. It builds perseverance, innovation, critical thinking and creativity. #library @vocalccsd

This moment will not get much attention. But when Judge Jackson said ….”for my daughters... I admit that I did not always get the [work/motherhood] balance right... but I love you so much”. Womenfolk everywhere felt that deep inside their soul.

Need some new #edtech tools? Interactive Slides @PearDeck @Screencastify @edpuzzle Word Art @WordItOut Lesson Explanations @TeachWithKhan Comics @StoryboardThat #edtech @quizizz @quizlet @gimkit @Quizalizeapp Slide Templates @SlidesManiaSM Check-Ins @Flipgrid Language @duolingo

Much of what's called "formative assessment" is testlike and drives teaching in the wrong direction. Preferable alternatives: Yetta Goodman's "kidwatching" (is.gd/QjngJh) and, in math, 1-on-1 conversations as described by Marilyn Burns (is.gd/gJ7cWL)