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How Should We Test Students?

My question, unpacked a little bit, is really: Should our tests be designed to learn what students know or should they be designed to find out what students don’t know? Is there a place for both? How do they both … Continue reading

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Allowing Special Education Students the Ability to Learn

Schedule: Monday: Introduce modified spelling list, Guided reading groups, Small group instruction for math – modified lessons… Tuesday: Spelling list practice, Running records to monitor reading levels in groups (record data for IEPs), Assist students in large group math class… … Continue reading

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A Quick Look at Differentiated Instruction

Differentiated Instruction, or teaching various levels at the same time to a classroom full of students who are learning at different lessons, is a commonly discussed topic in the schools today. The thing that is interesting is that some of … Continue reading

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How to Improve Standardized Test Scores

Research based information on how to improve test scores. Continue reading

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Student Assessment

Student assessment is a vital part of teaching. There is some confusion surrounding lesson plan assessment, though. Student assessment is not an opportunity to find out if a student learned the required material. Rather, it is an opportunity for teachers … Continue reading

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