Mid-Term grade checks can be a time when a great deal of stress and pressure can be felt not only by teachers, but the students as well. Many of us have been in rush trying to get assignments and assessments graded and put in the grade book as the deadline approaches. Sometimes we are even a little late. What I would like everyone to remember though is that this time is an excellent opportunity to evaluate instruction and student comprehension. As the year progresses and you begin to collect various forms of student data, take the time to analyze what has been collected and how you are going to use this information to improve your instruction. This is also an excellent time to meet individually with students to go over how they are progressing and what they need to do to improve. Thanks for everyone’s hard work getting grades entered and TURN UP THE HEAT!!!!!!
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AuthorI'm Ben Rubey, Instructional Coach at Excelsior Springs Middle School. Archives
April 2015
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