Writing Pathways Share Out by Joanna Mierkowicz

Group 2--Pages 66-67

2014-10-08 19:34:01 UTC

Consolidating Data Ideas

1. Allowing students to self-grade or Peer Grade their own work.

2. Teachers randomly selecting some pieces to grade.

3. Scan pieces and assess according to the grade level model

4. Options for collecting data; Using Evernote, Excel or Confer to track data

5. Organizing Data and color coding in Excel the data to show you areas of need for small group and conferring.

Group 3 - Pages 67-68

mierkowj1 — 2014-10-08 19:35:04 UTC

Look back to see student needs and growth

1. Recording sheet on page 67 for students to keep in their WN for goals

2. making students more aware and accountable of their progress

3. have students save drafts (on-demand) to show growth

Group 1 Pages 64-65

2014-10-08 19:35:43 UTC

1. Record keeping systems take work, just like we tell our kids "you need to know what works for you"

2. Change it every year

3. Help writers track their own progress towards their goals. Help them understand they are making progress. Student engagement regarding their progress.

4. As a teacher your goal is to progress so acknowledge small increments of growth.

5. No one week of teaching will allow students to MASTER a skill.

6. Look at progress or lack there of as feedback on your own instruction.

Group 4 - pages 69-70: Helping Students Keep Conferring Records

2014-10-08 19:36:33 UTC

Special education teachers may need to scaffold the goal process.

Template
Sentence starters
Adult guidance to choose within parameters

Students can make simple goals to remember to use periods.
Students can write/read what was done at a mini conference instead of only the teacher writing it down. Students will have ownership of their learning.
Allow freedom for students to address their needs individually. The teacher makes flexibility for students within a set system.
Keeps the student accountable for their learning.

Group 3: Record Keeping Systems

mierkowj1 — 2014-10-08 19:48:39 UTC

*Students score their own Pre On Demand after the unit.

*"Progressive Edit" of their own On Demand during Active Engagement

Group 1: Record Keeping Ideas

2014-10-08 19:49:02 UTC

* Establishing writing partners -- matching up ability levels and looking at complimentary pairings (a strength w a weakness AND keeping in mind student selected goals)

* Use standards-based grading

* After teacher eval, give student piece back and have them self evaluate

* Use percentage range to report to parents

* Write goal at top of five pages in writer's nb for focus during one week of time...

Group 4: Record Keeping for On-Demand Essays

2014-10-08 19:57:37 UTC

quick group into “low”, “medium”, “high” piles
look for commonalities with groups for teaching points within that grouping
Allow students to look back and compare Pre and Post On Demand assessments
Students should have access, in some form, to their On-Demand writing piece throughout the unit.
Partner students, based on student On-Demand writing. Ex. A student that has difficulty writing leads partnered with a student that scored well on leads. Partners may change based on writing topic.