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Michelle Scott posted
A culminating event for my grant was to have a school wide STEAM night. Here the students were able to show off their learning and teach others how to program robots and use 3-D design software and squishy circuits. It was a great night with a bigger turnout then I expected. This grant has helped lead the way in putting STEAM lessons into all…Read More
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Tony Barrett posted
A great assessment strategy I use is to follow up any summative with student analysis so they will take ownership of their performance. Formative assessments are used throughout lessons to guide instruction.
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Tony Barrett posted
My biggest concern regarding rich curriculum after reviewing the Academic Course Codes is the requirement of staffing for my school. Our financial situation in our district does not allow for more staffing to support the suggested courses. Our school will do the best we can to meet the requirements through creative scheduling.
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Yes, one of the biggest concerns of Opportunity and Access is the available resources and the differences from district to district. Whole Child Supports was eliminated after the first federal review asked that schools not have a choice in what services they chose for accountability. The committee wanted all to be required. KDE elected to omit…Read More
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Thanks Johnny! If anyone has any suggestions as to how our district can meet these goals with limited staffing, please share!
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I agree… we are constantly being asked to do more with less. My only suggestion that is realistic is to use teacher talents and strengths and use those to maximize these goals.
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Johnny Belcher posted
Welcome to the Assessment Holler. We hope this can be a place to share and pose questions about Assessment practices that will help us all become better for our students.
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Johnny Belcher posted
Welcome to the Accountability Holler. We hope this resource can serve to help all who join to better understand the complexities of our evolving state accountability model. Please join us in posing questions and posting helpful information so we may learn together.
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I love this strategy. I’ve recently started with data notebooks for our weekly target checks in grammar. Students have to keep up with their original scores and the retakes and analyze their progress in each skill. I’m hoping to be able to incorporate this with on-demand writing as well.