Tyler Independent School District for the past 26 years. I strengthen and improve the teaching profession by being a life-long learner and accepting any invitation to train veteran or novice teachers in the areas of Reading, Math or Data Based Assessment. During my tenure as an Instructional Strategies Facilitator in Tyler ISD, I modeled appropriate instructional strategies in teacher’s classrooms trained in the Spalding Method. Even though I was a novice at being a trainer and working in…
Educators have conceded that labeling does have possible consequences. Why are persons with disabilities labeled? W.L. Heward (2010) mentioned that “Labeling is required to be included in special education. To receive support or federal funding persons must be evaluated and place in a category. However, this can have a negative effect in that, the persons been label may see he/her been different from the norm. Nevertheless, labeling do…
WHS, fire safety and First Aid training allows me to update my knowledge and professional needs in accordance with my College (6.2.2). Attending weekly staff and grade meeting indicate my updated knowledge of school systems such as programming, assessments and behaviour management policies (6.2.2). As an educator, it is important for me to contribute to collegial discussions to improve professional knowledge and practice (6.3.2). Attending the Trio Professional mathematics and literacy training…
Understanding Characters During this learning center the students will use a jenga set labeled with character traits. For each block they pull the students will have to describe one example of the character trait on the block they have chosen. If the tower collapses during the student’s turn they will have to name two character traits describing their partner. Another way this game could be played is for each character trait labeled block they pull the student will have to name a person who…
and explicit instruction, supporting mathematical language and vocabulary and sequential planning based on a quality curriculum. Teachers also need to be mindful of their own understanding and perceptions of mathematics and numeracy and how this influences and affects their teaching. Other considerations include the cultural backgrounds of students, the prevalence of dyscalculia and effective use of data collected from formal and informal assessments. Numeracy, mathematics and teaching…
formal and informal assessment strategies to evaluate and ensure the continuous intellectual, social and physical development of the learner (Henson, 2009).” As a teacher it is important to use a variety of assessments to evaluate and ensure that students understand and are learning the content presented in the classroom. In addition to giving traditional assessments such as a quiz, exam or paper, alternatives that will be provided include group assessments, self-assessment, portfolios,…
routing subtests, which are object series/matrices and the vocabulary section of the test, as known as the verbal section. The examiners estimates of the examinee’s abilities are obtained from raw scores and can then be used to modify the remaining assessment (Roid, 2004). In the process of administering the SB5, conversion tables are used to show the examiner which functional levels of the NV and V domain scales to continue testing. However, it can only be interpreted by professionals who…
chose your reflections to respond to because I felt that when I read your post that was exactly how I saw this situation as well. These assessments are not tools to be used by anyone. They should be used by professionals who have the training and knowledge to understand the specific assessment. On the other hand practicing counselors should be able to do assessments if they possess all the qualifications. They have to follow all the same guidelines and ethics and graduate from an accredited…
and to find out if they are reaching the proficiency benchmarks and to ascertain if the children are being taught effectively. The data we receive when we do assessments to give us information helping us to plan whole- group and individual instruction to see the program quality and communicating with others. The importance of the assessment is that it shows progress in growth. It has anecdotal notes and it includes observations that will enhance your curriculum development. It is an observation…
The committee will first analyze each individual student’s disabilities and current level of achievement. We will then establish reasonable learning goals for each student and assign a time frame for these learning goals to occur. As a committee we will gather information from general education and special education teacher to see what strategic teaching strategies are being implemented to promote reading comprehension for all special education and 504 students. Then we will visit other schools…