#2ndaryELA is a group of middle and high school English Language Arts teachers looking to share ideas and best practices. We chat every Tuesday night at 8 pm EST using #2ndaryELA. We'd love for you to join us!
A1. We start every class with choice reading or writing, so i confer with Ss durung this time. Each Ss has a page in my notebook where I documement our chats.#2ndaryELA
A2: I love to assess students using creative projects such as creating a video or integrating art etc. I think a balance of assessment types projects, essays and tests is important. #2ndaryELA
A2 I tried out creating hyperdocs in Google Slides as a way to teach grammar this year and love it! I found all kinds of online practiceand used Google Forms for the final assessment #2ndaryELA
#2ndaryELA A2 question- I stink at google features b/c we are microsoft based... our LMS is county created and doesnt play that well with Engrade but goign to look into this during summer
A2I love quizlet live for practice. I use Quizlet test feature for informal- I actually print mine out so I can run 2-3 different quizzes at same time (reduce cheating) and I can change the quiz structure without losing the content for modified assignments #2ndaryELA
A4: Assessments are a demonstration of skills and concepts taught during a unit. They align to our curriculum standards. I assess most things using a Level 1 - 4 Rubric. #2ndaryela
A4: That affects the summative assessments for sure - we want to use the correct question stems that match the standards and the standardized tests. #2ndaryela
A4 Other assessments require content knowledge but are still focused on standards, i.e. a quiz on class novel would require students to have read, but questions would test standards rather than what happened #2ndaryela
A3 We MAP test 2x a yr, fall and winter (how does that measure a yr of growth?) county issued quarterly multiple choice assessments- NOT text specific, designed like PARCC. (yes I dislike it- yes I dont think it is fair- yes they dont care that I dislike):) #2ndaryELA
A3 continued- quarterly Performance based assessments- designed by county- graded by teacher, mostly essay/project design. time intensive . who has time as ELA to grade 150 essays 4x a yr at end of quarter? #2ndaryELA
A5: I use data to figure out what Ss know - and can therefore be enriched - and what students still need to know which may require re-teaching #2ndaryela
A5 Data lets you know who needs more support, if a lesson needs to be taught again to everyone, if students have mastered a skill and you can move on, and where you need to improve next year #2ndaryela
A5: I use my data to see what worked and what needs to be retaught. I also know how to group my students for small group instruction based on my data. #2ndaryela
A5 If I notice that a trend of missing info is present I work it in next unit. Make sure I note it for following yr. If handful in same class miss it, I look outside ed factors like seating, absences etc.I also do quarterly survey where I solicit feedback on unit #2ndaryELA
