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always take the help!

making meaningful connections allows for deeper understanding of students and their abilities

assessment gives accurate picture of where students are

MyIGDI- allows us to compare students to their peers, more personalized assessment

APES- involves students' family in assessment

create routines and systems to best plan each day, making your job easier

work smarter, not harder

“Don’t Look Away”

“Easy to Love, Difficulty to Discipline”

“The Conscious Kid”

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"there is no valid assessment" only interpretation

keep opportunities to respond high

keeps cognitive engagement high

work smarter not hard by: understanding the interpretation you are trying to make by each assessment

guage if students have relational knowledge

quality of instrucion is less about your instruction and more about if your students are cognitively engaged

Teacher Clarity Playbook

IES Practice Guides

John Pegg --- SOLO Taxonomy

How Learning Happens by Paul Kirshner and Carl Hendrick

Dylan Wiliam

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exit tickets are a great quick assessment and can be made very easily

work smarter not harder by making the kids do everything they can

self assessment, peer assessment

use sticky notes/ whiteboards

check in with students to empower them

"culture code"

give nicknames/get to know them/form meaningful connections

set expectations from the beginning

open students' minds

follow curriculum and think of ways to add in extra to make learning more engaging

wondering wall

kids need people, they need you

all about me wall

hang up assessment here

needed materials displayed

voice level chart

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start assessing students as soon as they walk in

are they ready?

where are they at?

every kid needs to grow

its not all about the content

their feelings/emotions

use a standard tool to assess

don't walk alone

always look for new things to implement

twitter

instagram

youtube

pinterest

how do you hug a porcupine

leader in me

anchor charts for everything!

readers corner

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SPED assessments can be different than gen ed

anectdotal vs. data driven assessments

FMPs

benchmark assessment

BehaviorSnap

look at veteran teachers work

believe in every child because some may not have anyone else who does

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work smart and not harder by following a rubric closely

you don't have to have a bunch of work, you can use assessments to guage where students are

assessments can be very simple but provide so much insight

guide students to look at their work independently

create routines

re teach routines if they are not being followed

Learning by doing

follow PLC

intervening and enriching when needed

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assessment is day to day of what you notice about students

small group assessment

every level of student gets your time

often times, "good students" don't get attention from teachers, so they miss out on connection

when students are in a small group, they will take more risks

to be successful, you need to be a team

divide and conquer

embrace you and your coworkers strengths and give compliments

work smarter not harder by using the leaders in your classroom

show up to students' extracurricular events

creates meaningful relationships

good for students and parents to see

have hard conversations with parents

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draw out expectations

allow children to be okay with making mistakes

make boundaries for yourself

be prepared

listen to your team/coworkers

don't be afraid to make mistakes yourself

leave your problems at home, it is not your students responsibility to know

"representation all year long"

practice your read alouds

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look for "can students show me they understand?"

make sure students apply the knowledge to something a little different to make sure information can be transferred

student involved assessments!

students keep track of their progress

have them create goals for themself

find your compass

culture code

every student, every day

figure out their combination

be stable and consistent for your students, they need it

life is crazy but we still got this

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assessment is snapshot of a kid on that day in a particular setting

no valid assessments, only valid interpertations

Dylan William 1L

MTSS assessment is a good screener

work smarter not harder by having a process where all team members are all on the same page

your impact is important

assessments have to lead to interventions

childen are not the people of tomorrow but the people of today

kids deserve respect

respect is earned both ways

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1. What did you notice about their ADVICE?

their advice was very encouraging to hear because they have lived through what it is like to just be getting into your teaching career and what mistakes/worries one can make when doing so. it was very personally driven, which makes me value it even more

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

I heard the value of working togethr as a team with your coworkers leads to the most success and that it is okay to lean on your team!

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

I connected with Brandi England the most because I have experience working with special needs students and am on a path to teach special ed.

5. What surprised you about any of the Mentors?

what surprised me the most is that none of them have the perfect formula for how to best implement assessments in your classroom. you have to find what works best for you and each of your students

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

How can we tell that if our assessments are not effective?

how long did it take for you to feel comfortable with assessments in your teachings?