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Formative Assessment with CBE of the Month Tracie Gones

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We'd like to introduce you to September's Certified BrainPOP Educator of the Month, Tracie Gones! Tracie became a CBE in October 2016 and teaches 5th grade in Branson, MO. With 19 years of teaching ex...
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Formative Assessment with CBE of the Month Lauren Johnson

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Please welcome December's CBE of the Month, Lauren Johnson, to the blog! Lauren is the Technology Coordinator at St. Peter Catholic School in Covington, LA and has a passion for teaching not only her ...
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Formative Assessment with CBE of the Month Ricardo Vela

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We're excited to introduce you to April's Certified BrainPOP Educator of the Month, Ricardo Vela! Ricardo teaches US History and is part of the White Plains Public School District in White Plains, NY....
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Formative Assessment with CBE of the Month Lauren Wade

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Please welcome our January Certified BrainPOP Educator of the Month - Lauren Wade!  Lauren shares with us some of the deep ways she utilizes BrainPOP's tools like Make-A-Map and our partner games on G...
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Formative Assessment with CBE of the Month Nikki Vradenburg

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Please welcome December's Certified BrainPOP Educator of the Month Nikki Vradenburg!  A true BrainPOP power user, Nikki has helped us test and refine our features through feedback from her K-1 and 4-5...
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Assessment with CBE of the Month Steve Isaacs

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Fresh off the heels of the 2016 ISTE conference, we're excited to introduce you to Steve Isaacs of Basking Ridge, NJ - ISTE's Outstanding Teacher of the Year and July's Certified BrainPOP Educator of ...

Formative Assessment and Concept Mapping with Make-a-Map

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Originally Recorded March 2015 BrainPOP’s concept mapping tool, the Ideaphora®-powered Make-a-Map – encourages learners to represent thinking in a visual manner. Analyzing concept maps can help tea...
A-Games Project

Using Games for Formative Assessment: The A-Games Project

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We’re thrilled to be able to tell you about the A-Games Project, a newly published study that looks at the use of digital learning games for formative assessment. This project, funded by the Bill and ...
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A Games Part 2: Case Studies of Game Features that Support Formative Assessment Practice

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The A-GAMES project (Analyzing Games for Assessment in Math, ELA/Social Studies, and Science), a collaboration between the University of Michigan and New York University, studied how teachers actually...