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This blog serves as a collection of my thoughts and creations that I have produced throughout the course of my professional teaching and learning journey.

Mary Verberg

Jun 18, 20231 min read

First Time Visitor? Start Here!

In the spring of 2022, I was admitted to Michigan State University's Master of Art in Educational technology program with the goal of of...

Creating Aligned Assessments: A Curated List of Tools & Resources for Educators

Mary Verberg

Aug 18, 20231 min read

Educational Assessment

Creating Aligned Assessments: A Curated List of Tools & Resources for Educators

"Assessment is today's means of modifying tomorrow's instruction." -Carol Ann Tomlinson . . . On May 15, 2023, I posted a blog post...

AssessBot: A Guide to Using Assessment Data to Address Academic Bias

Mary Verberg

Aug 12, 20232 min read

AssessBot: A Guide to Using Assessment Data to Address Academic Bias

“Deconstructing our unconscious bias takes consistent work. We can’t address it once and be done. We need to recognize these unwanted,...

Mary Verberg

Jul 26, 20233 min read

Educational Assessment

"Hey Google, Make Me An Assessment"

“Technology will never replace great teachers, but in the hands of great teachers, it’s transformational.” - George Couros . . . I...

Mary Verberg

Jul 23, 20238 min read

Reflection & Growth

Beautiful Beginnings

"It is in endings that we discover some of the most beautiful and meaningful beginnings." -Dhiman . . . In about four weeks, I will be...

Keep Growing: A Testament to my Future Goals

Mary Verberg

Jul 19, 20232 min read

Keep Growing: A Testament to my Future Goals

“To bloom, to flourish, to reach for the sun, this growing, this becoming, is never quite done." -p.bodi . . . On June 30th of this year,...

Mary Verberg

Jun 26, 20234 min read

Educational Assessment

My Worst Assessment Yet

"Anyone can confirm how little the grading that results from examinations corresponds to the final useful work of people in life." -Jean...

Mary Verberg

Jun 14, 20235 min read

Educational Assessment

My Best Assessment Yet

"There is no doubt that creativity is the most important human resource of all. Without creativity, there would be no progress, and we...

Mary Verberg

Jun 13, 20233 min read

Reflection & Growth

Delve Unceasingly

"It's on the strength of observation and reflection that one finds a way. So we must dig and delve unceasingly" - Claude Monet . . . As...

The Shoulds and Should Nots of Academic Assessment: A Work in Progress

Mary Verberg

May 15, 20234 min read

Educational Assessment

The Shoulds and Should Nots of Academic Assessment: A Work in Progress

"While assessment has the potential to improve learning for all students, historically it has acted as a barrier rather than a bridge to...

Mary Verberg

Jan 4, 20237 min read

Reflection & Growth

My Theory of Learning

"Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin . . . What is Learning? Learning is the...

Mary Verberg

Nov 16, 20223 min read

Educational Assessment

Combating Academic Assessment Bias

"Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future, and renders the present inaccessible" - Maya Angelou . . . Before...

Mary Verberg

Jul 21, 20222 min read

Reflection & Growth

Fostering Inquiry in the Classroom

"The best you can hope to have is a good compass to guide you. The ones who understand that -- and can embrace that -- are going to have...

A Wicked Problem: Teacher Burnout, Shortages, and Retention

Mary Verberg

Jul 20, 20225 min read

Reflection & Growth

A Wicked Problem: Teacher Burnout, Shortages, and Retention

"The impending teacher shortage is the most critical education issue we will face in the next decade" - David Price . . . According to a...

Mary Verberg

Jul 20, 20223 min read

Reflection & Growth

Diversity = Strength

“In diversity there is beauty and there is strength.” - Maya Angelou . . . One of the biggest parts of education that I am passionate...

Biggest Takeaways of My Masters Program So Far

Mary Verberg

Jul 18, 20223 min read

Reflection & Growth

Biggest Takeaways of My Masters Program So Far

"We argue that TPCK is the basis of effective teaching with technology and requires an understanding of the representation of concepts...

Revisit, Review, Revise: A Maker Movement Lesson Plan

Mary Verberg

Jul 15, 20224 min read

Educational Technology

Revisit, Review, Revise: A Maker Movement Lesson Plan

"The Maker Movement is about moving from consumption to creation and turning knowledge into action" - Laura Fleming . . . I recently had...

Are Your Students Playing Enough Video Games?

Mary Verberg

Jul 13, 20222 min read

Educational Technology

Are Your Students Playing Enough Video Games?

"Video games provide a good way of embedding curriculum content, such as mathematical and science concepts, which may be difficult to...

Exploring Toy Theater: Virtual Manipulatives

Mary Verberg

Jul 7, 20225 min read

Educational Technology

Exploring Toy Theater: Virtual Manipulatives

"Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children, play is serious learning." - Mr. Rogers . ....

Mary Verberg

Jul 6, 20223 min read

Reflection & Growth

Covid in Replay

"Music, once admitted to the soul, becomes a sort of spirit, and never dies." - Edward Bulwer-Lytton . . . I have spent some time...

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