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Mr. Craft has been told he needs to incorporate more varied assessments. Traditionally, he has always given a unit test with multiple choice questions as a culminating assessment. His administration has told him to enhance the learning for his students through assessment options. What would you suggest he try?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
Depending on Mr. Craft's comfort level with technology I would recommend using websites like xtimeline.com to develop a performance assessment that has students sequence key information and dates to help students understand. Another solution would be to use sites like prezi, glogster, and bitstrip.com to create presentations about issues and events in history class. These sites not only are engaging but offer students the opportunity to work with technology.