tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067208550306577321.post2793072023462350185..comments2023-04-03T06:57:24.217-07:00Comments on Lighting a Fire: Using your dataJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01992369365034263003noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067208550306577321.post-43650123099874462692012-04-21T18:44:54.985-07:002012-04-21T18:44:54.985-07:00It is nice- except my school is so transient that ...It is nice- except my school is so transient that we start the year with 75+ and then ebb and flow as the year goes on- I probably lose/gain at least one student every month!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01992369365034263003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067208550306577321.post-5830383152620794752012-04-21T10:03:40.153-07:002012-04-21T10:03:40.153-07:00I submitted before I was truly done! :) My school...I submitted before I was truly done! :) My school also switches classes for math, and I think it works great! Plus, I wanted to ask how on earth you have just 60 kids and 3 teachers? That sounds SO nice!EmBellishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00349904133039996358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067208550306577321.post-52444666196844862972012-04-21T10:01:51.368-07:002012-04-21T10:01:51.368-07:00Hey Julie - My school just started using the NWEA ...Hey Julie - My school just started using the NWEA Map tests too. I teach first grade this year, and I really like the feedback the test provides! Plus, it's so nice not to have to administer all of the paper-book tests. This year I've broken the kids into small reading groups and we focus on skills and reading based on my own observations of their needs and the Map test feedback... I also try to plan whole-class instruction based on where the greatest chunk of my kids fall, and even some whole-class instruction targeted to my highest-scoring students. I taught at a private school and their philosophy was teach to the top, and the other kids will rise up to it. ? But I'm still very much open to ideas, so I loved this post. <br /><br />Emily<br />will you check out my blog?<br /><a href="http://tangledwithteaching.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tangled with Teaching</a>EmBellishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00349904133039996358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067208550306577321.post-67328771158782017232012-04-18T14:54:29.365-07:002012-04-18T14:54:29.365-07:00For some teachers, it is hard to share because the...For some teachers, it is hard to share because they feel so responsible for their "own" kids' learning. We use a variety of assessments: DRA and IRI building wide, phonological assessments pre-k-1, and Acuity for grades 3-5.<br />Lori<br /><b><a href="http://conversationsinliteracy.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Conversations in Literacy</a></b>Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14511344892381128298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067208550306577321.post-49738003301271721632012-04-17T20:33:41.563-07:002012-04-17T20:33:41.563-07:00Thanks for finding me Krista! I am on my way to yo...Thanks for finding me Krista! I am on my way to your site to follow you too! :)Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01992369365034263003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067208550306577321.post-53298819988321460102012-04-17T20:32:09.694-07:002012-04-17T20:32:09.694-07:00I imagine that sharing would be hard with your fir...I imagine that sharing would be hard with your firsties...my team has already started talking about what we are going to do with second graders next year. We don't want to push them into it because it's what WE want even though they might not be ready! :)Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01992369365034263003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067208550306577321.post-85072287332950114872012-04-17T19:53:53.920-07:002012-04-17T19:53:53.920-07:00Thanks so much for sharing your ideas. This is th...Thanks so much for sharing your ideas. This is the first year my school hasn't used NWEA testing for our kiddos due to budget constraints. I loved the data that this test provides within a short period of time. ( Our school did just finish up a pilot through NWEA of the common core standards test.) I am a new follower. I too teach 3rd grade.<br /><br />Krista<br /><a href="http://stellar-students.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">stellar-students</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16698207028277372638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067208550306577321.post-11700624548598108442012-04-17T19:11:29.150-07:002012-04-17T19:11:29.150-07:00I've got small groups in my room. I'm not...I've got small groups in my room. I'm not good at sharing...yet. :)<br /><br />❀ Tammy<br /><i><b><a href="http://foreverin1st.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Forever in First</a></b></i>Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18053983168084838303noreply@blogger.com