Learning to Teach
Learning to Teach
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Back in 2008, I accepted a newly created role at a school that missed AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress) on the previous year's state assessments. My role was to be a 7th Grade Targeted Math Specialist working exclusively with the math students who did not reach Proficient on the assessment.
It was in this role that I truly learned to teach, since all of my students had not only significant skill gaps but were also lacking work habits and study skills. Fast forward to the end of the school year and 95% of my previously underperforming students reached or even surpassed Proficiency on that year's math standardized state test.
My Shift that school year was learning, experientially, the fact that ALL students are truly capable of excelling!
Here's how I did it!
Flexible grouping
Data driven instruction
Standards-based instruction
Additional instructional opportunities outside of class
Standardized test prep based on standards
"Student as Teacher" strategy
Bell to bell instruction
Differentiation of instruction based on standards
Multiple, daily formative assessments
Project-based learning opportunities
Frequent parent contacts
Portfolio-based parent conferences
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