Friday, June 24, 2016
How this teacher manages assessments
How does this teacher manage assessments?
The teacher that I observed managed assessments by taking each student out of the classroom, either individually or in a group, and would administer the tests that needed to be completed at the time. The school administration was in charge of administering some of the tests, like the Sage Test, and the teacher was there to offer support to the staff and to the students.
I asked the teacher how he knew which test he needed to give to which students and he told me that they had inservice meetings at the district level where they would explain how to administer the assessments and when they needed to be given. The teacher also said that some of the testing revolved around each student's IEP meeting since this was a special education classroom. He would give the tests and have the results ready to relay in the IEP meeting.
While the teacher was administering the assessments that needed to be done, his staff was ready to take over in his absence. I saw how important it was to have smart, reliable para educators working with the teacher and the students so that the classroom can run in an efficient manner. The para educators even administered some of the assessments if the tests needed to have more than one person and setting to see if the student was consistent in their answers. It definitely appeared to be a challenge to get everything done. This teacher seemed to have a good system in place.
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