A presentation for educators to see how much they can learn about assessment for learning (formative assessment) from Twitter.

1. If you were on Twitter… @MmeNero Compiled by: Image credits: http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/100-remarkably-beautiful-twitter-icons-and-buttons/ http://drawn.ca/archive/free-twitter-birds/

2. You wouldn’t have missed these Tweets about: #A4Learn Assessment for Learning or Formative Assessment! #A4Learn

3. This presentation has been created for educators to understand the power behind using Twitter as a pedagogical tool. Professional development has evolved; teachers can collaborate all over the world on topics which interest them directly. If you are not using Twitter, hopefully this presentation (and that of @sylviaduckworthwill help you change yourmind). If you are interested in Formative Assessment, COPY & PASTE the people listed on the followingslide. The success of Twitter for Teachers is all about learning from like-minded educators! Warmest regards, @MmeNero

4. # MERCI This presentation has been made possible by the collaboration and Tweets of the following educators : @MsFrenchTeach, @informed_edu, @sylviaduckworth, @missnoor28, @mrsebiology as well as the Tweets and RTs of these educators (and 4 Moms who share a dream ): @MrWejr, @georgeabbottbc, @GraemeCampbell, @kimberdray, @eLearningMC@agarridodiez, @johnkleeman, @questionmark, @DreamBelieveDo, @Ilotimo, @mjgormans,@caileycraw, @cae_ace, @dr_dmd,@lsfraser, @msreneescience, @mel1017,@OurClassroomCDN, @UMAKADIFF, @MakeaFuture, @davidwees, @chrkennedy, @4moms1dream , Image credits: http://technorati.com/blogging/article/do-twitter-follower-counts-really-matter/

5. My presentation was inspired by the Google Doc presentation created by @sylviaduckworth Click here to be directed to her presentation

6. Dear Educator, #A4Learn If you had been on Twitter recently, you might have found: 1. BC Personalized Learning Guide http://www.personalizedlearningbc.ca/#/1 Tweeted by: @georgeabbottbc Retweeted by: @GraemeCampbell

7. #A4Learn 2. Applications of Formative Assessment | Mr. Gonzalez's Classroom http://bit.ly/kS29Pd Tweeted by: @MrWejr

8. #A4Learn 3. 3 Educators Discuss Personalized Learning Part 2 @4moms1dream ft@davidwees@chrkennedy http://bit.ly/k7scuv Tweeted by: @MrWejr Re-tweeted by: @kimberdray

9. #A4Learn 4. Assessment for Learning Tools http://www.slideshare.net/mikegershon/afl-toolkit Tweeted by: @agarridodiez

10. 5. Informal Assessment Strategies http://bit.ly/kKJohV Tweeted by: @mrsebiology Retweeted by: @eLearningMCand @tcash #A4Learn

11. #A4Learn 6. Moments of Contingency: How Black and William conceptualize formative assessment http://bit.ly/ks91kQ Tweeted by: @johnkleeman Re-tweeted by: @questionmark

12. 7. Interview About How an AB District is Moving Away from Grades http://bit.ly/lSlQxb Tweeted by: @MrWejr #A4Learn

13. #A4Learn 8. Here's what happens when you put the math vocab into Wordle. Shows the keywords appearing! http://www.wordle.net/gallery?username=Melv Tweeted by: @DreamBelieveDo Re-tweeted by: @informed_edu

14. #A4Learn 9. Using Google Docs in the Classroom http://bit.ly/kKJohV Tweeted by: @Ilotimo Retweeted by: @msfrenchteach

15. #A4Learn 10. “Math is not Linear” PREZI presentation by Alison Blank http://prezi.com/aww2hjfyil0u/math-is-not-linear/ Tweeted by: @informed_edu

16. #A4Learn 11. Gapminder…An Amazing Website For All Curricula.. Promotes Inquiry And Divergent Thinking http://t.co/13BhFvQ Tweeted by: @mjgormans Re-tweeted by: @informed_edu

17. #A4Learn 12. Livebinder on ePortfolios http://livebinders.com/play/play/80990 Tweeted by: @kbkonnected Re-tweeted by: @sylviaduckworth

18. #A4Learn 13. Using ePortfolios in class http://www.edweek.org/dd/articles/2011/06/15/03e-portfolio.h04.html Tweeted by: @CASLS_NFLRC Re-tweeted by: @sylviaduckworthand @dr_dmd

19. #A4Learn 14. Great Wiki on ePortfolios (and a bunch of other great teaching tools) http://echucaelearning.wikispaces.com/Digital%20Portfolios Tweeted by: @sylviaduckworthand @mrsebiology

20. #A4Learn 15. A Google site for making ePortfolios (Googlios) https://sites.google.com/site/googlioproject/home Tweeted by: @sylviaduckworth

21. #A4Learn 16. A high school website which suggests formative assessment techniques http://ow.ly/5D1jr Tweeted by: @mrsebiology

22. #A4Learn 17. Reproducibles and overview of the book Formative Assessment & Standards-Based Grading (R. Marzano) http://ow.ly/5D1nu Tweeted by: @mrsebiology

23. #A4Learn 18. A blog about Formative Assessment strategies http://ow.ly/5D1tI Tweeted by: @mrsebiology

24. #A4Learn 19. Canada Education article: Unleashing the Promise of Assessment for Learning http://bit.ly/lhDt5W Tweeted by: @caileycrawand @cae_ace Retweeted by: @mrsebiologyand @lsfraser

25. #A4Learn 20. Reading Graphic Organizers and Printables su.pr/7MQNWp Tweeted by: @msreneescience Re-tweeted by: @mrsebiology

26. #A4Learn 21. How to use flipsnack to create interactive student portfolios budurl.com/vtvk Tweeted by: @mrsebiology

27. #A4Learn 22. A Periodic Table of Visualization Methods (AFL for Science teachers) http://ilearntechnology.com/?p=4053 Tweeted by: @mel1017 Re-tweeted by: @mrsebiology

28. #A4Learn 23. A blog about Illustrating Student Learning tinyurl.com/5vfhqgc Tweeted by: @OurClassroomCDN Re-tweeted by: @mrsebiology

29. #A4Learn 24. Blog “All Things Assessment” on descriptive feedback that inspires tinyurl.com/5vfhqgc Tweeted by: @UMAKADIFF

30. #A4Learn 25. Blog “Heart of Education”: Relating formative assessment to real life experiences http://t.co/0uZlrtF Tweeted by: @UMAKADIFF Re-tweeted by: @MrWejr and @MmeNero

31. #A4Learn 25. Slideshare Presentation: Assessment in the 21st-Cenutry http://t.co/0uZlrtF Tweeted by: @MmeNero Re-tweeted by: @MakeaFuture

32. @missnoor28 has suggestedsomegreat sites for new teachers to Twitter: #A4Learn A YouTube video about Twitter for Teachers http://ow.ly/5D3lK An Educator’s Guide to Twitter http://bit.ly/twitterguideforedu Twitter Handbook for Teachers http://scr.bi/16Nsa

33. Now it’s up to you to learn to fly on Twitter! #A4Learn Share and learn about other Assessment for Learning strategies which will be tweeted…you don’t want to miss out on anymore! Any questions or comments? Tweet me @MmeNero