My first year as a school teacher changed the way I view many things. I always felt like I didn’t have enough planning time, no matter how much planning I got done. There was always some data that needed to be analyzed, and there were always papers that needed to be graded. As an English/Language…
Category: Differentiated Instruction
Measuring Student Proficiency…and Reporting It Accurately
I started doing research in 2008 on grading and reporting, and that research eventually led to my dissertation topic, which was titled, “Teacher and Parent Dispositions of Grading Practices in Differentiated Middle School Classrooms.” From the research I gathered, I was able to see that teachers implemented different practices, some of which were not aligned…
Creating a Culture Where Mastery Matters
We’ve received our state test scores back, and it’s always interesting to see how teachers respond to the performance of their students. There are teachers who lurk in the hallways to see when administration will release the scores for their analysis, and there are others who may not really care how the students performed. The…