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Elementary teacher. Go to assessment is a quick “show me what you know” on their white board and doing observations. I’m elementary school your are constantly assessing the students. Her goal is that no matter where a student started, every kid will grow in her classroom during the year. Doing work with each student in small groups has shaped her classroom, “high” kids still need need to grow. Kids get a chance in small groups to ask questions they maybe didn’t want to ask in front of the whole class. Remember your “why.” I loved her class “goal” board as well as a goal for herself that students can track as well. Hearts in the students desk of things the teacher is either proud of or they they wrote about theirselves.

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Special services coordinator, school psychologist for 15 years. “Assessment is an estimation of the quality, nature, or ability of something.” MTSS assessments or RTI is where assessments start for him and day-to day- assessments such as exit tickets or quizzes. Students have just as much right to be assessed in the general education setting. Teaching is lasting work and “you are investing in humanity.”

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3rd grade teacher. Teachers should make observations when in the classroom on what the students are mastering and what they are still struggling with. Assessments don’t have to be pen and paper. She likes to assess in small groups and make sure that even the kids who are in track are getting her attention. Get to know and build relationships with your students, parents, and staff. “Divide and conquer.” The mood of your room sets the tone for your students.

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Coach, science teacher, principal. “Can students apply the knowledge?” Give students opportunities to continue to grow instead of finalizing the lesson. Think about the small things you can do to make an impact, you can slowly get to the place you want to be. Building relationships with students and getting to know their background helps you find out how to effectively work with them.

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Kindergarten teacher. “Assessment is necessary.” A tool to determine what students know, and what they are ready for next. Go-to assessments in kindergarten are hands on and fast and easy. Lean on your teammates to make your work load lighter. “Be extra nice to the secretary and custodian” :) also, listen to your team and coworkers, “its all about us”. Get to know your students, don’t judge what you first see on the outside. Everyone needs a great teacher. Colored coded items in the room help with organization, have a plan book handy for when you may have to be absent.

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Instructional coaching coordinator. To her assessment is when you have a goal or objective you need to meet and you need to be able to see if you’ve met that goal and if not, what you still need to work on to get there. Rubrics help keep you more objective and tied to what your standards are. As a first year teacher dont try to wing it, teach and review procedures and routines with your students. (Love this advice!)

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Elementary resource teacher. Her definition of assessment as a special education teacher is a little different from others and depends on what they’re looking at such as social skills, math, or reading. Some assessments are not formal and are just based on observation. Use the resources around you. Behavior app to take quick behavior data.

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3rd grade teacher. Personal definition of assessment is “getting to know what the kids know and how I’m going to use that information”. Overall you should look at what you did during the day that they took with them, and what you may need to do the next day. EXIT TICKETS. Students feel more secure when they know what you expect of them and more connected with you. “When they walk in, what do I want them to do?” Loved her classroom set up! The students have a space to hang up their assessments and assignments such as a food web they created. A list of “layover activities” of things they can do when finished with work. Visuals of where students are and what they still need to work on. They each have a writing portfolio. Rules, voice level charts, give students jobs, flexible seating.

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Math coordinator. Personal definition of assessment is “assessment is simply a procedure for making inferences”. Hips advice to new teachers was “teach to the test”. We should be starting with what is it that we want kids to know. You’ll know why you want to teach when you meet your students.

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Preschool/coach for early childhood educators. Assessment to her is getting a accurate picture of where her students are both academically and social/emotionally. Working on self regulation is important to her, middle schoolers need to work on this too. Take the help, resources, and advice that you can from others and coworkers! There is no job you will get the joy and fulfillment that you get form being a teacher and making a difference.