Summary essays are boring. They are tedious regurgitations of what students have read. Unfortunately, they are also an easy way to measure reading comprehension for many of my students, so as my students were wrapping up their readings of WWII literature circle novels I started to dread the upcoming summary activity. Then I decided to…
Category: Grading
What stories do the numbers tell?
I love statistics. I love numbers. I love all of the interesting stories numbers can tell, and I love trying to interpret what causes peaks and values in any data set. I have spreadsheets full of student data that I’ve started analyzing for my new students, everything from previous reading scores and math scores to…
More than Just a Data Point
Yesterday was the last day of MAP testing. I think I was more nervous than the students. I want the students to do well. I want their hardwork to pay off, and I want them to be able to see growth from the beginning of the year. As I looked over the final scores, I…
