SPED Teacher Comment

Today in math we were speaking about equivalent fractions and number lines.  One of my students who recently came out of the Title 1 class answered a question about what 4/4 would be equivalent to.  He immediately answered 1.  The SPED teacher was surprised he answered so quickly and asked him how he figured it out so fast.  He stated that it was the same thing as 4 divided by 4 which would equal 1, and proceeded to stated that any number over itself was 1 listing off examples.  The logic was very simple, but seeing other 3rd grade classes she was surprised to see students making connections to fractions and division.

Computer Lab (Flashcards)

One of my students noticed a new icon popped up to each section in Study Island.  The Study Island group has added flashcards as a self check before students begin answering recordable answers.  Students have now been informed to watch the video, complete the flashcards, then take the test.  Note:  students are still using quizlet to aid in the learning of vocabulary.

Computer Lab (Study Island Cleaned)

I have requested that the IT Director to revert the Study Island program back to having no student use to allow students to begin reviewing all concepts again.  Students will be required to retake each section by viewing the video then doing the questions.  Students will be required to repeat each section until they have a minimum of an 85 on each section before they can go on to the next.

Second Benchmark Complete

The second benchmark has been completed.  This benchmark was a previous April 2009 released TAKS test.  This test was easier than then previous test.  Students that required modifications were given the accommodations on this round of test.  I will begin to pull reports and begin to compare to see how students are doing.  In the preliminary round, the ELL's 2 out of the 4 have passed, and the third has improved.  We are now looking at the 4th ELL to see if there are any learning issues that may be resulting in the lack of improvement.  As far as the non-ELL's 13 have passed this round of test.  Those who did not pass are maintaining and are being sent to get small group tutoring. One of the students who did not pass is new to the school and was not in the previous round of testing.