jlpillsbury Says:
November 20, 2011 at 10:17 pm
I agree with this article in that I need more assessment training. I also agree in following assessments with corrective instruction and giving second chances for students to demonstrate success. My PLC of 6th grade Math teachers has always allowed students to correct the mistakes on their tests for half credit. This is the first year we are implementing retests (four problems long) for students to demonstrate success on any learning targets they did not pass the first time around. We are struggling with how to fit all this retesting into the trimester before students have to take a district wide common assessment on all of the required learning targets for the trimester. We do not have time for retesting students during their normal Math class period and our school is still working on implementing a true intervention program during the school day. Right now our students have to come in before or after school to complete these retests and improve their grade. Do you have any advice on fitting it all in? Or on creating a better intervention program that would allow students to retest during their normal school day?