Standard 6

Standard 6: Assessment (part 1)
The teacher understands and uses multiple methods of

assessment to engage learners in their own growth, to monitor
the learners progress, and to guide the teachers and
learners decision making.
6(a) The teacher balances the use of formative and summative
assessment as appropriate to support, verify, and document
learning.6(b) The teacher designs assessments that match
learning objectives with assessment methods and minimizes
sources of bias that can distort assessment results.
Artifact 1:
Wilson Elementary has implemented a 6-day cycle into their school
schedule. It works by doing an A through F day. Each day is a set
schedule so the teachers and students know exactly what they are
doing on those days. It continues to repeat itself. A and D days are the
students have their specials classes such as: Library, music, PE,
Japanese, Hawaiiana, Sustainability, BPA, and Technology. The grade
levels rotate among these classes on certain letter days. It is a great
way to also plan for our classroom curriculum and assessment. With
Reading Wonders being the main component of the Language Arts
program we have a found a way to incorporate this into the 6 day cycle
wonderfully. A day is the day we introduce all the new information and
focus skill. We teach everything throughout the week and by F day it is
assessment day!
Reflection:
Each A day the students are taught their new phonics and spelling
words. The new vocabulary words are introduced, and the beginning
story in Reader Writers workshop book. On A day there is a pretest for
spelling to see where the student knowledge first lies. The students are
then able to continue to work in their spelling book component of the
Reading Wonders program. I check their practice pages and assess
each of the students work. On B day the students work more with the
Vocabulary words and I then teach the grammar lesson. Once the
grammar lesson is taught the students work in their grammar books of
the Reading Wonders program. Each student is assessed after the

grammar lesson is taught and their grammar pages are done in their
book. They perfect the grammars focus skill for that week. The week
continues on as the students learn new concepts and focus skills for
that particular unit and week. Test day is always assessment day. By F
day the students have practiced all the focus skills for that week and
will now be assessed. Reading Wonders provides the thorough
assessment according to the lesson. The students receive a 3-4-packet
LA test. The assessment includes a spelling assessment, a vocabulary
assessment, a grammar assessment, reading comprehension
assessment, and the focus skill learned for that week (main idea,
sequence, cause and effect, or problem and solution.) I have found that
this way of assessing works well. The 6 day letter cycle that is
implemented has made the scheduling consistent and organized, the
parents and students know what to expect and how to help guide the
students learning. There are many summative and affirmative
assessments done throughout the week to check for understanding but
F day is the day where I can see as a teacher what students are lacking
and which ones need extra help to perfect the skills learned.
Assessment (part 2)
Artifact 2: Math Assessments for EnVision are given daily. The
students have formative assessments for homework nightly, classroom
work after the lesson is taught shows me what the students retained
and know, and at the end of each topic the students are assessed on
the overall skill.
Reflection:
I have really enjoyed the EnVision math program and how it is laid out
for lessons and assessments. Once I teach the lesson and the skill the
students are then guided through a classwork worksheet on the
overhead. We do this together and I help each child arrive at the
general understanding for the skill. I then release the students to do
independent practice and I assist in their individual learning. Envision
math provides worksheets that go along with the focus for that lesson.
Once student are done with independent practice they then receive a
quick check assessment. The quick check allows for me as the teacher
to really see after each lesson if the student understands it. Once their
quick check is completed then I check their homework each night.
Each of the problems on the quick check or their homework is a great
way for me to assess and see where each student needs help.
On a particular lesson I take the students that do not understand the
skill and pull them aside for an extra mini lesson and reteach. Once I
have retaught I will reassess to see if the students have improved.
I feel as though assessing math regularly is extremely important. Math
skills are built upon one another and if the teaching goes on and
students were not able to understand or perfect the first skill then their
math foundation of understanding is weak. I want my students to fully
understand before I move on. The continuous checking for
understanding is important to me as a teacher so I can help each

student learn. I have the best interest for my students understating
and assessment is how I will always check. It is east to see who
understands it and who doesnt.

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Standard 6: Assessment (part 1)

The teacher understands and uses multiple methods of

the Reading Wonders program. Each student is assessed after the

understanding is important to me as a teacher so I can help each

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