Student reflection

I have recently been looking for new ways to end lessons. Aiming for more of a focus on reflection, I created a poster for my classroom: *Click here for the high-quality, printable PDF version. I …

Notes From the Portable is a blog about teaching, reflecting on connections to Common Core Standards and 21st-Century Skills.

Tweet We are 7 weeks into the school year and gearing up for parent teacher conferences later this week. In our school, we try to schedule all conferences on a Thursday evening or Friday morning. This way if multiple folks need to be involved in the conference, we are all in the building at the same time. The evening hours also work much better for parents. As the math specialist I get invited to attend the difficult conferences. If a student is behind or in some cases very ahead of their…

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It’s so important to be intentional and to think about not only the types of math questions we are asking but also the pattern in which we’re asking them.

Formative assessment strategies allow teachers to really know their students, their academic strengths, and their areas that need more practice in real time, and then they can makes adjustments as necessary. This blog post describes easy-to-implement formative assessment activities for any grade level.

I believe that at the end of the school year, it’s important for kids to reflect on what they’ve learned and how they have grown. It’s even more important now with the emphasis on state testing because if children don’t meet expectations on formal tests, they may not recognize how they have grown in other ways. Here’s ... Read More about School Year Reflections Freebie

Most teachers agree that having students reflect upon their learning is important. But how do you incorporate this valuable reflection time into an already busy day. I've gathered a few ideas of how you can give your students time for meaningful self-reflections and not take up too much of your instruction time. Hand Signals I've found hand signals the quickest and easiest way to give student time for a quick reflect on their learning. 4 fingers mean . . . I know everything that was taught…

Behavior reflection and think sheets are super important for students to process through their choices and behaviors. These think sheets come in a different variety of versions and sheets to meet students on different levels and abilities.