Reflection 5 by https://padlet.com/cfpietr/aa1yi0mm2egw Made with big dreams en-us 2016-11-16 19:05:56 UTC 2026-03-14 14:17:58 UTC hello@padlet.com Grades and Test Scores Should Not Be Your Driver cfpietr https://padlet.com/cfpietr/aa1yi0mm2egw/wish/138220295 source: http://connectedprincipals.com/archives/13671]]> 2016-11-16 19:10:07 UTC https://padlet.com/cfpietr/aa1yi0mm2egw/wish/138220295 "No school teacher has EVER had a former student return to say a standardized test changed his or her life" cfpietr https://padlet.com/cfpietr/aa1yi0mm2egw/wish/138220955 -Joe Martin]]> 2016-11-16 19:11:51 UTC https://padlet.com/cfpietr/aa1yi0mm2egw/wish/138220955 "If you were teaching French, would you prefer your students walked away with an "A" in French, or that they became fluent?" cfpietr https://padlet.com/cfpietr/aa1yi0mm2egw/wish/138221977 This really stuck out to me because it shows how wrong a letter grade can go. Our main goal as teachers should be to help students learn not to get a good grade. If you are learning and retaining the information then you will get that A grade!]]> 2016-11-16 19:14:41 UTC https://padlet.com/cfpietr/aa1yi0mm2egw/wish/138221977 "The curriculum tells you what to teach, not how to teach it." cfpietr https://padlet.com/cfpietr/aa1yi0mm2egw/wish/138223255 I loved this quote in the article, because this is so true. We can help our students learn the stuff we teach by making it engaging and using techniques we have learned in our teaching courses. It is so easy to go up and lecture to a class, but it is more difficult to create activities, keep your students engaged, and make sure they are learning everyday!]]> 2016-11-16 19:18:01 UTC https://padlet.com/cfpietr/aa1yi0mm2egw/wish/138223255 It is important to constantly make changes to your teaching style! cfpietr https://padlet.com/cfpietr/aa1yi0mm2egw/wish/138224565 Even years down the road, when we are comfortable teaching and have a particular way of doing things, it is important to keep an open mind and always make positive changes in our classrooms.]]> 2016-11-16 19:21:14 UTC https://padlet.com/cfpietr/aa1yi0mm2egw/wish/138224565 We became educators to teach students, not to grade tests! cfpietr https://padlet.com/cfpietr/aa1yi0mm2egw/wish/138600270 We should not get stuck in the ways of only giving tests and grading our students based on tests, we want our students to learn so we need to help them learn in as many ways as possible.]]> 2016-11-18 02:01:21 UTC https://padlet.com/cfpietr/aa1yi0mm2egw/wish/138600270 What do YOU think you could do as a teacher to help eliminate this problem? cfpietr https://padlet.com/cfpietr/aa1yi0mm2egw/wish/138781639 Answer in the comments below :)]]> 2016-11-18 17:47:15 UTC https://padlet.com/cfpietr/aa1yi0mm2egw/wish/138781639