Assessment and Grouping-Chapter 2 The Next Step Chapter Two speaks about assessment and grouping. I’m passionate about assessment. No! Not the kind of paper pencil standardized assessment that we teachers dread and avoid if at all possible. I like the kind of assessment that is meaningful, thought provoking and that allows me to adjust my instruction to better respond to my students’ needs. Why do we assess? Ok, stick with me for a second while I switch gears and talk a ... VIEW POST
Assessment and Grouping: Chapter 2 of The Next Step
So you think you know DI . . . how about a little pre-assessment and a freebie.
Anyone who knows differentiated instruction knows that pre-assessement and instruction go hand in hand. So how about a fun little pre-assessment to find out just how much you know about the subject. I promise, no one is looking so if you get an answer wrong there won't be anyone standing by with a red pen to mark your paper with a big check. Who knows, you might even surprise yourself about all that you know. And I promise when you're all done, you can scroll on down and grab a ... VIEW POST
You’ll Love This Assessment Freebie
You can love assessing and so can your students. I promise! Not only am I going to tell you how, but I have some freebies and amazing offers that are going to make it oh so easy for you to get started. Plus . . . you could win big . . . I mean like REALLY BIG. One of the staple activities in many of my morning work sets is what I call Link and Learn activities. You know those plastic links that you have lying around your math cupboard. Those links that you aren't quite sure how to use ... VIEW POST
Is on-going assessment driving your differentiated instruction?
Ahhhh . . . the start of the school year. Everything is so fresh and new and exciting. There's a whole new batch of little honeys about to enter your door. You're poised and ready to envelope them with all the know-how and wisdom that you can cram in from now until June. You're anxious to get started . . . there's so much to learn, but WAIT!!!!! Before you do anything, before you plan your guided reading groups and start tiering your math centers, there is ... VIEW POST
Chapter 3 and Time for a Freebie!
It's time for my reflections on Chapter 3! I love that we are getting into the nuts and bolts of D5 now. This is the putting it all together, getting organized and making it work . . . all starting to come together little by little. So here's what I came up with while I followed along with Tammy's guiding questions:1. Establish a gathering place for brain and body breaks. (Do you call your gathering place anything special? A few of my teammates did. Annie called ... VIEW POST
Using Color To Help You Tier Differentiated Activities.
Before I talk to you a bit about how I tier my activities by color. I always think it's important to preface things with a little review. Some of you have seen some of this so you can just skip over this first part. I never know who is going to stumble upon my differentiated ramblings without having ever seen my previous posts. So, that being said, bear with me for a moment... Why We Tier: When we tier, we are address a student's level of readiness. Readiness is ... VIEW POST
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