Assessment for learning

Rubrics… You know, those scoring guides that assist teachers with objectively evaluating student work. These same tools also provide teachers with a consistent framework using specific criteria to determine if and how learning objectives are achieved and skills are mastered. On the flip side, rubrics demystify the grading process for students by clearly stating, in age-appropriate terminology, the expectations of an assignment. Regardless of whether or not you utilize rubrics, the must-see…

Finding out what a student knows about phonics is made easy with this quick and simple phonics assessment for K-3 readers! And it's FREE.

This product is great for teaching about growth mindset. I used in conjuction with the book "The Dot" by Peter H. Reynolds and discussed with my students how changing something as simple as our words could change our whole outlook on things and ensure that we stay life-long learners. ...

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If you're bored with the same informal assessments such as the ticket out the…

First and Second Grade Reflection Journal. Build a growth mindset, set goals…

Are Your Students Self-Assessing?

ClassDojo is not only a great tool to communicate behavior and help with classroom management, but it can also be used to share student progress!

'4B' was the code our school secretary used to easily identify our class back when I taught 4th grade. 4 = 4th grade. B = Bongers. I later went on to teach Language Arts at a middle school, so this blog documents the learning we did in reading and writing each day, in addition to many posts from when I taught fourth grade. I figured keeping it all in one place was better than having two separate blogs. One more thing: please feel free to PIN anything you see!

This parent friendly FREE handout explains evaluation scores, standard scores…

How to Grade STEM Projects

Student Self Assessment Tools - Emoji Style! Everything you need to get students…

Use ChatterPix to check your students learning quickly and easily! Such a FUN and easy app to use. LOVE this!

Your new favorite teaching strategy: This pared-down version of learning stations keeps the movement, interactivity and variety while minimizing the prep work.

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Does this look familiar? Stack after stack of papers to be graded. I have had many of these stacks. So many in fact that I have felt like I’m drowning in papers. Uggg…..not fun at all! About four years ago, I found a solution to this problem. No more stacks for me! My solution […]