Meaning Of March Madness

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March Madness makes most people think of basketball for sure.. but for me, it has a totally different meaning. March madness, in the realm of an elementary intervention specialist, means testing and lots of it. We have to show academic achievement and growth from the beginning of the year until now. This is definitely necessary yet it is extremely exhausting for not only the children but myself. When you are used to moving around and including a lot of kinesthetic learning in your day, sitting for hours in a chair becomes cumbersome to the core- no pun intended.
I wish there were a way for me to show our students' learning but in an outside the box kind of way. A portfolio of their best work throughout the year, a song writing portfolio with

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