Hello Everyone! Back on track with the blog although I hope you have been using the book throughout your school year as the ideas within this book will help you be very successful with next years evaluation tool. Next years evaluation tool will concentrate on well made lesson plans, articulation of your purpose and can do statements, and the gradual release of responsibility. This month as I circulate into your classrooms, I'll be looking for that "I do, we do, you do" model found in chapter 3. In fact, I'm going to share it with a large part of our staff. So, for this entry, let's think about the model and please blog with your thoughts about the following key idea "a successful lesson is rarely marked by a teacher's getting a good intellectual workout at the front of the room. Push more and more of the cognitive work out to the students as soon as they are ready, with the understanding that the cognitive work must be on task, focused and productive.
Another key piece to this years evaluation as well as next years is our ability to measure our students understanding of a skill/concept. Gone are the days when we can write objectives as the students will understand ______. We now have to make those goals measurable. How will we know they understand? What will be your measure? A great way to measure is through exit slips. I would like everyone to post some exit slip ideas on the blog this week. I heard a great tip this week:
Take as old desk calendar and laminate one of the months with 30 days. You can cut off the name of the month as the only thing you really want are the numbered blocks. Assign each child a block. At the end of lessons, provide sticky notes and have each child put their answer in the box assigned to them. What a great way for a visual spot check as to who is on track and who needs to have a reteach moment.
Have a great week!
I like using exit slips as a quick check with the students to see what they have learned for the day. I took this a step further in recent lessons to get the students thinking of what else they would like to learn. We are learning about weather and weather tools, so I assessed them with writing one new thing they learned about weather and weather forecasting. To take it a step further I wanted them to come up with a question of what else they were interested in knowing about weather or weather forecasting. This was a quick way to assess what knowledge they absorbed and also if they could connect it to other information possibly needed for weather forecasting.
ReplyDeleteWhile this was a written exit slip, I have also used verbal "exit slips" in the past. This is where I challenge the students to answer a content question correctly before allowing them to line up. They enjoy this activity and need to follow along throughout the questioning as they know everyone will be responsible and they cannot depend on someone else for a right answer.
I use the exit slip as a way to make sure my students understand the “I can” concepts. Usually, I do a “verbal” exit slip to get a quick assessment of who needs more help. I am really excited about the calendar idea. I am going to use it in my classroom. It will be a quick assessment on any skills. Thanks Annie for that idea. Here are some few ideas that we can use in our exit slips:
ReplyDeletePrompts that document learning:
—Write one thing you learned today.
—Discuss how today's lesson could be used in the real world.
Prompts that emphasize the process of learning:
—I didn't understand…
—Write one question you have about today's lesson.
Content Area:
•Name one positive and one negative thing that happened during group work today
•Multiply 3 by 4
I also like using verbal exit slips. The kids line up at the door and I ask each one a question before they leave. It can be as simple as give me an antonym or synonym for a word or a question related to the power standard of the week. This week we have reviewing theme. I was surprised when I asked "What does theme mean?" and a couple students couldn't tell me. I knew immediately I had to review the lesson. It is also a great review for all the students in the group. I also do quick checks by having the kids turn over their stamp cards (used to reward students) and jot down the answer to a question I ask. This lets me know immediately who gets it and who doesn't.
ReplyDeleteI made up an exit slip for my 2nd grade reading groups. I was really excited to try it. The students had to write:
ReplyDelete-3 things you learned today?
-2 questions you still have?
-1 connection you made.
After introducing it to my students, I noticed it took them a lot longer than I expected. I had to re-do the exit slip for it to be on their level.I changed it to-
The most important thing I learned today was...
I need help with...
I would like to learn about...
I have used the "Post-It" Exit slip without the 30 day calendar. I used it for grammar. Whatever I was going over, I had have them write a sentence using a pronoun, irregular plural noun, etc. The students put it next to their name tag and I would go around and check for understanding. I think the calendar would be more organized and easier to so who gets and and who doesn't very quick.
I have used white boards for exit slips for a long time. It is an easy way to look over the class to check for group as well as individual mastery of a concept.
ReplyDeleteI recently used a paper exit slip to check for understanding of closed syllables. The students selected closed syllable words from a list of words on the white board, and wrote those words on an exit slip. I noted that a small group of students did not show understanding. Throughout the week I had taught the students two components of closed syllables. When I observed the group that did not understand, I asked all students to turn their exit slips over and write why they chose the words that they did.