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4 th Grade Warstler Elementary Plain Local Schools 2011-2012. It must be remembered that the purpose of education is not to fill the minds of students with facts... it is to teach them to think, if that is possible, and always to think for themselves. ~ Robert Hutchins~. Starting Point.
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4th GradeWarstler ElementaryPlain Local Schools2011-2012 It must be remembered that the purpose of education is not to fill the minds of students with facts... it is to teach them to think, if that is possible, and always to think for themselves. ~ Robert Hutchins~
Starting Point Reading Baseline Reading Streets Test Ohio Achievement Assessments Skill pre-test Math End of year Everyday Math Test Ohio Achievement Assessments Skill pre-test
Pre/Post Test How will students be pre and post tested to ensure growing? How can we prevent our students from feeling like this? Reading • Pre-test will be target skills from the selection test that will be on the student’s weekly test. • How? The students will us the smartboard and clickers to take the pretest. • Post test is the weekly test (Day 4 of program) • How? Students will take test on paper first. We will use the clickers to gather data. Math • Pre-test use EDM CD-rom to generate questions similar to ones on the test. • Quiz half way through unit • Post test is the EDM end of unit test
Growing Reading • After looking at pre-test we will address specific needs. • Small group or Whole group • Post-test • Depending on needs re-teach in small groups. • Re-take • To check understanding • Need more practice • Assign skill on study island Math • After looking at pre-test we will address specific needs. • Small group or Whole group • Quiz half way through unit • Post-test • Depending on needs re-teach in small groups • Re-take • To check understanding • Need more practice • Assign skill on study island
OIP The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live. ~Mortimer Adler • Reading • 2 and 4 point extended response questions • Monitor growth with dot charts • Glyphs • Weekly test or unit benchmarks • Junior Great Books through Title 1 • Math • 2 and 4 point extended response questions • Monitor growth with dot charts • Glyphs • Quizzes or unit test
Questions???Comments?Feel free to email any of us..Deb Gallucci- galluccid@plainlocal.orgRayne Lutz- lutzr@plainlocal.orgAmanda Grosse- grossea@plainlocal.org