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data-driven classrooms and schools - an educational buzzword in the past few years. Without systems to analyze assessment data, running data responsive instruction can feel absolutely impossible. Being that many districts have made the move to iReady for their district-wide benchmark assessments, teachers need tools to make meaningful use of the data that iReady provides. I personally find the iReady report site so overwhelming, that I created a simple spreadsheet to help me analyze growth from

every year, teachers struggle to explain the importance of standardized and district assessments like iReady. Being that for most teachers and students standardized testing is non-negotiable, it only benefits us and our classrooms to find some type of meaning in the mountains of data we get from diagnostic tests. This resource allows students to reflect and set goals based on their growth and placement in the iReady math and reading domains. I have found that students find real meaning in these

This is the 3rd iteration of the student-led conference portfolio slides I use in October and March with my students. A student-led conference is a preplanned meeting in which students demonstrate responsibility for their academic performance by providing a review of their work for parents and teachers. This takes the responsibility of preparing for conferences off of the teachers and places it onto students and also leads to a sense of pride and ownership over academic performance. This resour

If you're new to Lucy Calkins' workshop like I was, the term "conferring" can quickly become a sore sport if you're not 100% confident in what you're doing. Conferring refers to meeting with students briefly, sometimes in small groups but a majority of the time one on one. The idea is to figure out what your student is working on, see what they do well and what they need to improve on and give them tools to succeed. I spend 45 minutes a period every day conferring while students work on their ow

rationaleat the beginning of the year in my steam femineers class, I wanted an easy introductory assignment that would get students back in the groove and introduce them to the general class structure. Being that this class was comprised of entirely girls I thought it would be a great idea to research other successful women in STEAM and have them learn/practice researching and building a Google site (something most of them would do in one class or another by the end of the school year). In this

towards the end of the year, I was looking for a way for my students in my elective class to explore and share their passions. I had always heard of "genius hour" but had never done one in any of my classes and decided to upgrade what other teachers were doing. In this unit, you will find 2 separate pathways for students to go down, an informational or demonstration route. There are checklists and samples for each pathway, as well as a presentation schedule, introductory slides, and a topic int

These are a collection of button templates I have created over the years while creating websites for various purposes (classes, projects, portfolios, testing, etc.) The templates are completely editable and are meant as guides for you to create your own buttons in the same style. This resource pairs perfectly with the website and Google Classroom banners listing in my shop, as this contains the matching buttons to the banner themes. Please see the videos included on downloading and applying the

These are five different websites and Google Classroom header themes I have used over the years. These are all completely editable so you can change titles, graphics, or anything to fit your needs. Videos are included on how to download from Canva and change google classroom and website headers. If using these for a website, see a separate posting for matching buttons! To edit the template, you must have an account on Canva. Setting up an account is super easy, and is free for teachers! Once yo