by Kara Parker | Nov 23, 2013 | 4 Assessments, Last Days
Published November 2013 In the beginning, I gave very grammar-focused tests. As my teaching style changed, I found that my tests didn’t match what we were doing in class. Then I switched to performance assessments. I realized that they were great, but... 
by Megan Smith | Nov 11, 2013 | 1 Planning, 4 Assessments, Activities/Sports
If you have been following the last few posts then you know what I’m up to. This was my (very basic) mini sports unit plans. Step 1: Listen about Hispanic athletes. (Comprehensible input) Step 2: Read about Hispanic athletes. (Wikipedia) Step 3: Talk about... 
by Kara Parker | Oct 30, 2013 | 4 Assessments, Class Routines
I really need to improve my ways of assessing their learning at the end of a lesson instead of waiting until they take an assessment. I have revamped my exit slip procedure by adding this poster to my old bag of tricks. (To read about other ideas, click here: Exit... 
by Kara Parker | May 28, 2013 | 4 Assessments
The end of the year is near! (Don’t rub it in if you are already on summer break!) The seniors have graduated and the underclassmen are struggling to maintain their enthusiasm. I needed to put the learning in their hands since they’ve already taken the... 
by Megan Smith | May 23, 2013 | 4 Assessments, Last Days
Published on May 23, 2013 It’s that time of the year! It’s a chance to see how our students are doing. Did they learn what they were supposed to learn? I’m helping proctor the tests at our school and I have a few observations… Students are not... 
by Kara Parker | Jan 10, 2013 | 4 Assessments, January, Listening, New Year's, Reading, Three Kings
How do I hold them accountable without making them translate on interpretive tasks? Oh and I also want it to be quick to make! On Monday they read two infographics about winter traditions in Hispanic countries (Día de Reyes and Año Nuevo). They did some Venn Diagrams...
