I have always found it difficult to understand the Common Core Math Standards. Sometimes I feel like I have no clue what the standard is asking for. Therefore, it makes it difficult to plan and assess. A book I have found super helpful this year is called, “The Common Core Mathematics Companion: Standards Decoded.” In this book it explains the…Read More

A resource I wanted to share is called, “Visible Learning For Literacy.” I have always found it challenging to assess reading. It is different than assessing math. There are certain math problems students can work tied to a particular standard that can give you insight into whether or no students have master that standard. However, there are…Read More

https://ldc.org/

This is a great website to use for combing reading and writing in the content areas! Also, each module comes with a rubric for helping you assess student work/writing! I always find it hard to find the materials I am looking for to correctly assess student writing! This is a plus with this site!

Is a school’s attendance going to impact this year’s test scores? I remember hearing that average attendance would be taken into consideration when calculating performance.

Our school’s problem of practice centers around ways we can increase our writing test scores. While reading “Visible Learning for Literacy” I read a great section on writing and the effect size of different components of the writing process etc. Here is what there research concluded:

Effect Size for Writing Programs = 0.44
Effect Size for…Read More

One of my favorite books is “Better Learning Through Structured Teaching” by Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey. It is focused around how to implement The Gradual Release of Responsibility Framework. The following section is one I would like to share from this text:

When teachers are gradually releasing responsibility to students, formative…Read More

Here are great tools that will allow you to give students immediate feedback and provide yourself with real-time data. I use these in my classroom on a regular basis! Great assessment tools!

1. Play a quick formative assessment game. There are lots of great techy options here. Kahoot!. Quizizz. Quizlet Live. The list goes on and on. If we want…Read More

The Lego WeDo 2.0 Kits have been a huge success. All third graders at Paintsville Elementary have been able to enjoy the benefits of hands-on science tasks. We even partnered with Mrs. Blankenship’s third grade class to walk them through using the kits!

Excited about the money I received from KVEC in order to implement Lego Robots! Students are able to work on Next Generation Science Standards while working on 21st Century skills.

My first project is going to focus on creating guided reading instruction that will allow students to read books that will spark questions among students leading them to more reading through research. I hope to show an increase in student reading achievement on the MAP test. My second project will research if going outside of the basal series…Read More