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He defined assessment as an estimation of the quality/nature/ability of something. A snapshot of a kid on that day in that particular spot. "There are no valid assessments, only valid interpretations".

Some of his go-to assessments are:
- MTSS (RTI) assessments
- good screener
- good diagnostics
- monitoring progress with good intervention
- exit tickets
- cognitive assessments

Respect your impact. Your impact goes a long way, regardless of what your or your students' ages are.

We need to teach because these kids need us. This is lasting work that we get to shape our future in and make that positive impact on your students' lives.

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She defined assessment as making observations. Being in the classroom, this happens every day so that we notice what level they are at.

Some of her go-to assessments are:
- small groups
- having intentional time with individual students

Pay attention to the body language of students- this can be very helpful to read how students are feeling.

Working together as a team is the best way to be a successful teacher. Dividing and conquering to use strengths to the best of your ability is the best way to make planning the most effective.

It's all about the impact and how important this job is. Encouraging your students and motivating them to do their best is how we make that impact.

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He defined assessment as making sure that students can apply the knowledge and show him that they understand what he is teaching. Assessment can happen many different ways, and it allows students to flourish when they get to do it their own way.

Some of his go-to assessments are:
- having students taking essential questions and answering questions for peers
- having meetings with students
- open-ended tests

The culture of your building and how you live your life is crucial to make sure that all students are getting what they need individually.

In times like this, people are scared, so we need to make sure that students lives are happy, prepared, cared for, and successful. Touching the lives of students and making an impact students is an amazing feeling.

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She defined assessment as being a necessary to determine what her students know and what they are ready to learn next.

Some of her go-to assessments are:
- hands-on activities
- things that won't lose their attention
- questions using their tool kits

Practice is the only way we can get better. The kindergarteners spend the first month working on practicing routines.

Setting work and home life balance is so important so that you aren't lacking for either.

Teaching is not for everyone, but everyone needs a great teacher. Being able to impact the students each day by making them laugh, smile, and learn is so rewarding.

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She defines assessment as having a goal and working to complete that goal. This allows you to understand what you need to work on and what you have mastered.

Some of her go-to assessments are:
- rubrics (made by yourself to match expectations for performance)
-thumbs up thumbs down
-white boards
-exit slips

It is important to know that we don't need massive amounts of homework or in-class work, but rather use formative assessment to quickly identify what area students are struggling with so that we can adjust our instruction.

Teaching for kids and caring deeply about them is so important. Giving students an opportunity to be successful is very unique.

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She defined assessment as having a wide range from very informal just on observation all the way to standardized assessment.

Some of her go-to assessments are:
-running records
-FMP's

Don't focus on the negative talk that people have on education and just surround yourself with the good.

Believing and your students when no one else (sometimes even including themselves) believes in them is so important. Once students start to believe in themselves, they will start to grow. Even if you have a bad day, moving past that and focusing on how to change it into a better day helps you and your students be the most successful that you and them can be.

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KSU Guest Mentor Series Brandi England (SPED)

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She said that assessment begins right when the students walk in the door. Her goal is to make sure that every student grows each year, and it's not all about the content.

Some of her go-to assessments are:
-white boards
-learning continuum
-show what you know
-small group instruction to make it more fluid

Collaboration with the team is the most effective because they always work better together.

There are so many stories that you go home with and so many lives that you get to make an impact on. Having past students come back and tell you that you were their favorite teacher is such an amazing feeling and it makes it all worth it.

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She defined assessment as getting to know what the kids know and how she is going to use that information. Asking herself what they took away today that they will or will not have to go over again tomorrow.

Some of her go-to assessments are:
-exit tickets because the quick assessment is the best assessment
-peer assessments
-whiteboards

Going slow to go fast because there is never too much procedure is an important thing to keep in mind.

Teaching for the smiles is so important. One of her students thanked her for teaching them something that they had never thought about. Seeing students come back to school again and again and seeing them beginning to understand things makes it so worth it.

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Guest Mentor KSU Assessment Natasha Roseberry Part 1

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He defined assessment as being a procedure for making inferences. He also said that there is no such thing as a valid assessment, but rather there's only valid or invalid interpretations.

Some of his go-to assessments are:
-whiteboards
-reteach
-scaffolding

Designing assessments strategically in order to get more information out of it is key.

Meeting your students is the only way we can find out that teaching is for you.

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KSU Guest Mentor Spencer Brown Assessment

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She defined assessment as giving you an accurate picture of where your students are academically, and the social-emotional realm.

Some of her go-to assessments are:
- My Egdees (tailor instruction to best meet the needs of students)
- Dial 4 assessment for preschoolers
- AEPS to get family perspectives

Routines within routines are very important to have order in the classroom.

Teaching is such a rewarding job because we get to make a difference every day of our lives and give back to our community in a meaningful way.

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Guest Mentor #1 Tabatha Rosproy Early Childhood