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Assessment: "Accurate picture of where my students are academically."

Work Smarter Not Harder

Day by day

routines & little systems

make students be more independent.

Be culturally knowledgeable.

Grow personally.

Why Teach?

fulfillment and joy

Organization

checklists

schedules

"snowflakes" for each child.

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Guest Mentor #1 Tabatha Rosproy Early Childhood

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Is an assessment valid and reliable?

there is no valid assessment there's only valid and valid interpretations.

Whatever my inference is, it can only go as far as that assessment.

understanding validity of interpretation is important.

Go-to assessments:

whiteboards

Design assessments strategically to get the information you need.

Greatest advice:

teach to the test

start with the assessment, then figure out how to design instruction to get to what they need to know.

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KSU Guest Mentor Spencer Brown Assessment

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Guest Mentor KSU Assessment Natasha Roseberry Part 1 & 2

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What guides her teaching?

exit tickets

Have an assessment every single day!

empowers children to see where they are.

Greatest advice to new teachers.

connect personally with each student. Have something between just you and that student.

when the kids know exactly what you expect of them they feel more secure and feel like they know what to do, which helps them feel more connected to you.

think of how you want your students to be; classroom management!

run an orderly ship with clear expectations.

Why teach?

"those smiles man"

teachers open students minds.

students need teachers, they are the future of America.

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Guest Mentor KSU Assessment Natasha Roseberry Part 1

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Goal: Every kid grows, no matter where they started!

Go-to Assessments to guide teaching

learning continuum (standardized system)

Helps look at class as a whole.

base lesson/start with standard always.

small groups!

Best Advice For New Teacher

don't walk alone - we are better together.

Constantly look for new things, but still have your Core books that shape your classroom.

WIG (Wildly Important Goals)

students set their own goals and then track them throughout the year.

Teacher has a goal as well, and watches the teacher to see if she is reaching her goal.

sometimes the teacher doesn't meet her goal, which shows to students that it is okay.

Anchor Charts - great engagement tool!

Make anchor charts continuous.

The teacher has stuff on bulletin boards as a display.

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Personal Definition

looks at assessment different because of SPED

pure observations

achievement tests (IEP)

social skills checklist

Truly depends on what you are looking at!

Uses Anecdotal Notes and Data

behavior charts

Assessments that guide teaching

FNP's (benchmark)

Smarter not Harder

Strategic resources and lessons

understanding where to pull lessons and resources from

use veteran teachers

don't reinvent the wheel use other people!

You will always have those students that you will remember.

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KSU Guest Mentor Series Brandi England (SPED)

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Instructional Coaching Coordinator

Personal Definition of Assessment

any time of your life where you have a goal and you have to assess whether or not if you have completed that goal.

"im at this point, i have this much left to do"

Go-to Assessments

educator rubric

create own rubric so you can determine the standards/what you are asking students.

need rubric to match expectations for performance.

Why Teach?

teach for kids

care for opportunities for kids to develop

want them to be able to be productive members of society.

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Assessment is necessary!

it is a tool to determine what they know and what they are ready to learn next.

It is not to see how "smart" they are. It is simply to see where they stand.

Go-to Assessments

Hands on activities

Look at standards

Practice rules and routines many many times

don't get mad, just keep practicing.

Work smarter not harder?

have a good work life balance.

Set boundaries.

she plans every Tuesday for the following week

work ahead and prep ahead

work with your team!!

You are where you are for a reason!

Why teach?

it is not for everyone, but everyone needs a great teacher.

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Definition of Assessment

can students apply the knowledge

doesn't care how they show, but can they do it?

Work smarter not harder?

take a piece that makes the most sense to you and ace it to the best you can and then repeat!

Why Teach?

We need education the most when we are going through rough times.

Having a consistent adult in someones lives can help them out tremendously.

Its the life long impact we have one people.

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Assessment

an estimation of a kid on that day in that specific state.

assessment is not end all be all.

Go-to Assessments

general education assessments

exit tickets

day to day assessments

cognitive assessments

Work smarter not harder

have a process and framework

know how you're going to use assessment and be consistent

Why teach?

Instant impact

you are investing in humanity and our future.

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Assessment

make observations day to day

what do you notice?

Go To Assessments?

put every child in a small group

don't forget about the high achieving students

Divide and conquer

find what you are good at and utilize it

work with your team

Why teach?

it is the impact you have

you are responsible for helping every single student think about what they could do with their life

when those students go on to do great things, you have played a small roll in that journey

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1. What did you notice about their ADVICE?

I noticed that all their advice involved relying on your resources. Multiple times I heard "you are not reinventing the wheel." This honestly really helped me realized that i'm not and I have resources to help me, including my team. Almost everyone said to create a strong relationship with your teaching team and the people in your building to help make teaching more enjoyable! All the guest speakers advice under "why teach" were motivating. I get to be involved in a child's life and help their future and that is special to me and motivating.

2. What are the strategies that you hear most often?

The strategies that I heard the most often were to use my resources and create great relationships within my team and building. I also heard multiple times that assessment is an everyday activity and not just at the end of a unit. I will make observations and assess my students everyday. I also heard to let the students show their learning in a way that best suits them. TJ Ulmer even said, "I don't care how they do it, but can they do it?" Using different assessment types to assess students and giving them different opportunities to show their learning is a great strategy that I hope will thrive in my classroom.

3. What lessons will you add to your toolbox from listening to these mentors?

A lesson I will add to my tool box is having the mentality that "every kid grows, no matter where they started." Having this mentality will help me personally see each student and their individual learning growth. Another lesson I will add to my toolbox will be having clear expectations and being consistent. Oftentimes, it is hard for me to differentiate and balance between the "cool teacher" and having consistency and clear expectations. Letting certain things slide one time, and then not another time really confuses students and is not effective classroom management. Being a teacher who has clear expectations and not letting my students walk over me just because I want to be the "cool teacher" is not benefiting them or me. I will definitely use this in my toolbox!

4. Which Mentor did you connect with? Explain why!

A mentor I connected with was Andy Heinicke. I connected with his answer to "why teach?" He said that us teachers have an instant impact on students and we get the opportunity to invest in humanity and the future. His answer aligned with my "why teach?" Most of the time I hear teachers "why" being the children and although that is extremely important and apart of my "why" as well, being inspired to teach because I get the opportunity to invest in something so important is awing and inspiring.

7. What are one or two questions you would like to pose to a Mentor Educator?

What are some outstanding classroom management skills that help make your classroom orderly and calm?

What do you do when a student just does not care? They do not care about their grades or consequences or their future. I care a lot so this is really hard for me and often times I take it personal. What do I do when they do not care? Are there ways I can get them to care about themselves, their work, and their future, other than giving them positive reinforcement?