Blog Post 5

I would give myself a 6 on assessment. I have tried to get into the habit of always having an exit ticket at the end of class. This is usually in the form of 3-5 questions. I use these to guide my teaching for the next class. If they mastered the concept I don't review it as thoroughly. If they don't do well on the exit ticket I refocus and reteach. The other main way of assessment that I use on a daily basis is I ask lots of questions. I scaffold the questions and switch up whether I call on a student randomly or if I have students raise their hands. I normally start with basic questions and then move towards having students explain entire problems to the class. I think I could become better at assessments by becoming better at differentiating within in my class when it comes to quizzes and tests. I still haven't done a very good job of differentiating questions for both my lowest kiddos and my highest kiddos. All my tests and quizzes are district mandated and I still don't fully understand how differentiation and modification works for district mandated tests. The other area I think I could improve on is I think I could become better at making my assessments more interactive by having students talk to each other more during class (Think, Pair, Share, etc) so they are more engaged in the class.