One of the realities that teachers face today is the prevalence of assessments. We assess at the school level, at the district level, and at the state level. I won’t go into the politics of assessment, but I will address the fact that we as teachers want our students to be successful on these assessments. If you haven’t checked on the first test prep post on how to keep it fun and ...
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Making Test Prep Fun for Students and Teachers
Preparation for any standardized test is a daunting task. Preparing 100+ students for a standardized test is quite a feat! You want students to buy-in to the content, even though they will claim they “already learned” it! You can accomplish this by making test prep fun! It is a challenging job, but as a teacher, it is exactly what we have to do. This is the first of three ...
10 Low-Prep Probability Activities
As promised, I have returned to present Probability activities I found after scouring the internet. To make this list, the activity had to be straightforward, engaging for students, and have good value. Also, Maneuvering the Middle resources will be on this list because I have used and loved them! Helpful Tools to Support Activities Before we jump into activities, you will want to ...
Using Test Corrections as a Tool for Mastery
Teaching students to do test corrections doesn’t have to be time consuming or result in a paper pile! Test corrections are actually one of my favorite tools for pushing students and measuring their progress. Giving math tests can be equally rewarding and frustrating. As a teacher, you can see what skills your students really understood and what skills you ...
4 Test Review Tips for Teachers
The end of the semester is upon us. Let’s talk about some best practices for test review. First and foremost, I support best teaching practices, which involve monitoring your students throughout the year, consistently spiraling skills, and striving for high mastery. USE DATA TO REVIEW STRATEGICALLY Look at collective student data and determine the weak spots. What ...
Standardized Test Review, Yes or No?
With the increase in testing days, the time for a standardized test review can be difficult to find. Each district and even school take their own stance on benchmark exams, unit tests, common assessments, and even weekly quizzes. In this day and age of assessment as "king", we see the impact of instructional time in the classroom. In one school, the district provided exams every three ...
Utilizing Our STAAR Question Bank
STAAR is a registered trademark of the Texas Education Agency. Maneuvering the Middle® is not affiliated with or sponsored by the Texas Education Agency or the State of Texas. For Texas Teachers The STAAR (State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness) is moving online with a variety of new open-ended question types. Maneuvering the Middle has designed a bank of questions to ...
WAYS TO END THE SCHOOL YEAR REMOTELY
This school year has been unlike any other school year ever. I think we can all say that while we don’t know what next year will hold, we can do our best to finish this year strong. I was thinking about how I normally would end the school year. Our grade level participated in an end of year field trip after STAAR, my students would pie my face based on a test prep incentive they were ...
Algebra 1 EOC Cheat Sheet for Teachers
Whenever it was time to begin reviewing for the STAAR (the state standardized test in Texas), I spent hours planning what I was going to focus on before I even thought about the activities, assessments, or individualized student plans that would fill my daily plans. You see, knowing what skills to focus on is just as important as actually reviewing those skills. As teachers, ...
TEKS Math Curriculum
ALIGNED AND ENGAGING STUDENT-CENTERED MATH LESSONS WHAT IS INCLUDED IN A TEKS-ALIGNED MATH CURRICULUM ? NOTES | HOMEWORK | HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES | ASSESSMENTS UNIT OVERVIEWS | TEACHING TIPS | EDITABLE UNIT TESTS | AND MORE 1 STUDENT-FRIENDLY NOTES Scaffolded notes that allow students to obtain the content in a step by step manner. Each unit is organized ...