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Online Course: Uncheatable Assessments

Artificial intelligence has teachers everywhere wondering how they can keep kids from cheating and how to accurately assess students. Author and award-winning teacher Michael Hernandez has found the solution: Uncheatable assessments. ​

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Why take this course?
Tired of policing students and spending hours searching unsuccessfully for ways to keep students honest? Ready to just get back what matters most in teaching and learning? You're not alone.

Based on 25 years of experience in the classroom and leading professional development workshops around the world, Michael shares insights about designing authentic assignments that are not only cheat-resistant, but leverage student curiosity and passion to discourage academic dishonesty before it becomes a problem in the first place.

This online, self-paced course expands on one of the most popular parts of his book, Storytelling With Purpose. Learn whenever and wherever it suits you best--no traveling, no boring meetings at 8:00 in the morning. Take what you need and learn at your own pace!

What you'll learn.

• What makes an assignment “Uncheatable?”
• How to turn an existing assignment into an uncheatable one
• How to create authentic assessments in every subject area and grade level
• What multimodal learning is and how to use it to your advantage
• How to increase motivation and engagement by leveraging student curiosity
• How to grade authentic assignments
• How to use assessments as a goal-setting exercise
• Making the case for uncheatable assessments: bring your stakeholders on board
• Sample lessons and case studies to inspire your curriculum design
• How to fit authentic assessments into your curriculum​

Who is this course for?

• Learning coaches and curriculum leaders who want to support their teachers as they seek to design meaningful, student-centered, standards-aligned curriculum.
• Classroom teachers in K-12 and higher ed concerned about low student engagement, and existential questions about academic integrity in a world with technology and artificial intelligence.
• Educators who want to make their curriculum more exciting, relevant and meaningful to students and their communities.
• Educators who need to meet the social emotional needs of students
• Everyone who wants to bring curiosity, passion and joy back to learning.

Hear more from our author and educator on these podcasts
Find out more about the ideas in this course with these two podcasts. Michael talks about why he created the course, and how it provides educators with solutions to the challenges of artificial intelligence and low student engagement.

Listen to my interview with award-winning educator, Dr. Monica Burns of Class Tech Tips, and out my conversation with Carl Hooker at ISTE Live 2024.

Consulting services

From keynote speaking, to hands-on workshops, webinars, and leadership consulting, Michael can help you and your team find inspiring, practical ways to elevate your practice.  Book a one-on-one meeting with award-winning educator, author and speaker, Michael Hernandez. Get customized support to meet your specific needs.

Not sure where to start? Meet with Michael for a free 30 minute conversation to figure out your strategy and next steps.

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How I can help

• Keynote speaking. Energize your team with new ideas, perspectives, and examples.
• Workshops. Develop a specific skill and get personalized attention. In-person or remote.
• Curriculum design. Leveraging 25 years as a classroom teacher, I can support curriculum designers and individual teachers/professors as they implement fresh ideas or redesign existing curriculum.
• Leadership strategy & planning. Set goals, determine resources, define strategy.
• Community engagement, marketing, brand identity. Get stakeholders on board with your ideas and generate excitement and support for your innovative ideas. I work with leadership teams to develop a strategy to tell the story of learning in your school.
  

Topics for education

• Uncheatable Assessments. Based on my online course, I share case studies, research, and practical strategies to help teachers foster academic integrity and overcome one of the biggest challenges today. 
• Teaching and learning in a world of AI. Learn how to adapt to rapid changes, and keep learning rigorous and meaningful, with or without digital tools like ChatGPT
• Authentic, project-based learning. Learn how to integrate meaningful PBL strategies effectively in classrooms of every grade and subject area.
• Multimedia research projects. Foster inquiry, student agency, and media literacy through these digital alternatives to traditional assignments.
• Storytelling for science. Explain yourself clearly and share the story of science with your community through these engaging, rigorous learning experiences.

Topics for leadership

• Brand identity and strategy. Discover your voice and identity for internal and external stakeholders. Use corporate narrative to set goals and define your culture.
• Marketing and sales. Identify trends, customer needs, and develop strategy.
  
• Community engagement. Work with your biggest evangelists to get valuable feedback and create organic marketing by engaging with customers and stakeholders.