Standardized Testing: A Love Story
Here in Chicago we just started the PARCC assessment. This, however, isn't a post about my opinions (or anyone else's) on standardized testing. The reality is that testing IS our reality. Going into testing, I have three main objectives: 1. Appropriate accommodations are met. 2. Students feel prepared. 3. Students feel comfortable. 3. Teachers feel calm and ready. Below are my top tricks: 1. Appropriate accommodations are met. Use this link to get my testing accommodations spreadsheet. This is a great way to keep all of your students' testing accommodations in one place. I like to print this off before testing begins and hand out copies to any other proctors who are testing with me. You can also share this with the general education teacher or anyone else that would benefit from having this information. I don't like to rely on my memory for something as important as testing accommodations, and this way I don't have to! 2. Students feel prep...