Hoot #1
Our first hoot is all about DATA! This year our students have 2 computerized tests that they will have to take. One is mandated by the state, and the other gives teachers a plethora of information about their students' strengths and areas of concern. Our goal this year is to GROW, GROW, GROW! In order to help us stay on track, our wonderful principals have created a "data room" that displays every teacher's data. This is a great visual for teachers to see how their students are growing. This forces us to look at our data and allow our data to drive our instruction; therefore, we are tailoring our instruction to meet our students EXACTLY where they are. We love looking at our data, and we definitely can't wait to see how much these Jitterbugs and Rockstars will grow!
Hoot #2
Speaking of growing our students and data, we are only 2 months into school and have seen our students begin to SOAR! We use ESGI in our classrooms to help with assessments that we give our students. A huge focus is on letters and sounds at the beginning of the year. We set a personal goal for ourselves and our students...we want all of our students to know all of their letters by Halloween. And with the help many Jack Hartmann videos, Leap Frog's Letter Factory, perseverance, and a few tears, we are almost there! Look at all of this growth! In August I had 7 students who knew all 52 letters, now I have 18 that know all 52!!!! I was super excited to see all of their growth, and I am proud of my kiddos for all of their hard work!
This Week's Holler...
This week's holler goes to ESGI! Thank you ESGI for your continued support of teachers and saving us HUNDREDS of hours of assessments! If you do not use this tool, then you are wasting a lot a valuable time assessing your students. Did I mention that it is paperless???!!! At a glance, I can look at my standards that I am targeting to see if whole class review is necessary.
When I click on a students name, if gives me an overview of the student's knowledge. If I press "details," then it will give me the exact question that the student doesn't know. My students have so much fun with this! It is not uncommon to hear them say, "Look how much my brain has grown!"
You can click any of the icons on the right and with no effort at all, you can have a detailed parent letter explaining their child's knowledge. We have heard of some teachers that even use these as the report cards that they send home! Every primary teacher needs this in their life!
Click on the ESGI button at the top of our blog home page to receive a code for a free trial and a discounted price!!!
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