In this episode of the podcast, Dr. Rhoads interviewed Samantha Shaffner and discussed digital assessment tools. Ms. Shaffner has utilized assessment EdTech tools inside and outside the classroom in her various roles in her career. Our conversation focused on a number of assessment tools ranging from Pear Deck, Edulastic, Wakelet, Quizzizz, and Buncee and how to effectively use them for formative assessment to then collect data to drive our instruction. Overall, if you are a teacher or school leader looking for a few new instructional practices to be used with assessment tools, this is an episode you will definitely want to tune into!
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Guest Bio: Samantha Shaffner is a district administrator at Pickerington Local School District in Pickerington, OH. Her current role is to serve as the district’s K-12 Assessment and Accountability Coordinator. Prior to working at PLSD, Samantha has served in multiple administrative and instructional design roles in Ohio community schools. Her most recent work was in a network of Drop-out-Prevention-and-Recovery (DPR) schools in Ohio called Career Prep High School. As a 14-year veteran educator, An award-winning ELA teacher, Samantha has 14 years of experience in the classroom as an ELA teacher and blended learning expert. She has served as a curriculum designer, content creator, blended learning coordinator, district testing coordinator, and academic coach. Additionally, Samantha is an independent contractor and consultant with cutting-edge educational technology companies. For years, Samantha has advocated for effective remote learning and for student access to the technology they need to succeed in all learning spaces. Samantha serves on the Edulastic Innovator Team and is a contracted blogger and content writer for Edulastic and other cutting-edge Ed-tech companies.
Twitter: @SamanthaShaffn2
