Comments on: Student Data Tracking You Can Keep Up With

By: Suzie Vesper

Suzie Vesper — Sat, 25 Mar 2023 08:27:36 +0000

I like this idea in theory but then I have quite lopsided classes where, for instance, I have all the learning support children in one block. I can imagine it would be demotivating for the class with the lower level learners to never ‘beat’ the other classes. I have also tried doing exit tickets and have never managed to keep it going so I do want to find something more manageable though.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 15:16:22 +0000

I love this idea! Grading in front of them works for some quick checks but takes longer on others. We have so many standards and many standards get assessed multiple times. This would cause some overlap on the board. We practice standards based grading so this would be a great visual motivator to show students that just because they haven’t mastered the standard YET, if they keep working they can still achieve that goal by the time of the summative assessment. Thank you so much!

By: Dawn

Dawn — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 14:15:25 +0000

I agree there is a place for MC questions but how can you be sure a student didn’t just get lucky or circle what they noticed their table mate circling? I tend to lean toward short-answer questions but obviously amount of time needed to score changes.

By: Tyne Brack

Tyne Brack — Sat, 27 Jul 2019 12:42:25 +0000

In reply to Brandi Henderson. Hi, Brandi! That was shared to me (hard copy) by our admin team, so I don't have access to a soft copy for you. I'm sorry! I do think PowerPoint + a cute font would be a solution.

By: Tyne Brack

Tyne Brack — Sat, 27 Jul 2019 12:38:14 +0000

In reply to Mary. You could definitely still make it a competition! I think 6th graders would love to beat 8th graders!

By: Tyne Brack

Tyne Brack — Sat, 27 Jul 2019 12:37:22 +0000

In reply to Cassie. Hi, Cassie! Thank you! Sometimes the early finishers would read scholastic magazines, get started on their homework, complete a skill on IXL or Khan Academy. I occasionally would print challenge problems (ex: Use your operations and the numbers 6, 9, 2, 1 to create the number 45).

By: Tyne Brack

Tyne Brack — Sat, 27 Jul 2019 12:33:10 +0000

In reply to Lisa. Hi, Lisa! They were provided by my district.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 22:13:41 +0000

Are your weekly 5 multiple choice test questions included in your Bundles?

By: Tyne Brack

Tyne Brack — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 20:00:25 +0000

In reply to Jacquelyn Harland. Depends on which ones you are talking about. Some are purchased on Amazon or at a Teacher Supply store. The ones I created were made in PowerPoint. I used tables to create my boxes and downloaded a fun font!

By: Tyne Brack

Tyne Brack — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 19:55:30 +0000

In reply to Melody. Not old school at all! I shoot for 80% of the class scoring 80% or higher on the standard then we move on. The 20% that didn't meet the standard are targeted in small group or through some other interventions.

By: Melody

Melody — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 01:22:38 +0000

In reply to Tyne Brack. I may be old school, but I recall from teacher education that with an objective or standard it is always best practices to have a class goal of 75-80% mastery before moving to the next objective or standard.

By: Jacquelyn Harland

Jacquelyn Harland — Thu, 18 Jul 2019 02:29:47 +0000

Hi,

Thanks so much for the great ideas! Question how did you make/print the mastery charts

Jacquie

By: Brandi Henderson

Brandi Henderson — Sun, 07 Jul 2019 21:38:51 +0000

I love this idea. I have wanted to do this in the past, but have always thought the task to daunting and time consuming. I’m going to this for my classes this year. Would you mind sharing the “80 at 80” sign?

By: Cassie

Cassie — Fri, 24 May 2019 21:17:55 +0000

I love the idea of grading in front of the student. Any tips for those who have finished (i.e. what do they do afterwards while he rest are still testing)? Also, what do you suggest for early finishers in general?

By: Mary

Mary — Sun, 19 May 2019 19:04:16 +0000

Question I teach 6th, 7th, and 8th grade (only one block of each) what would you suggest? I wouldn’t want to do by standard because each grade would be different but I still would like to do a competition between classes?

By: K. Brashear

K. Brashear — Sun, 05 May 2019 15:29:25 +0000

THANK YOU for sharing your awesome ways of informing and motivating students! I teach 2nd grade and will adapt this type of data wall for my class for next year.

By: Tyne Brack

Tyne Brack — Fri, 22 Jun 2018 15:39:31 +0000

In reply to Angela. Love that you have teacher goals! Let us know how it goes!

By: Angela

Angela — Fri, 01 Jun 2018 18:04:11 +0000

I love this idea, it seems a little daunting to start. One of my personal “teacher goals” is to work on goal setting for both myself and my students. I can see how this could be easily integrated and enhance that!