Thursday, July 17, 2014

Best Practices of Math Instruction

Another Test Blog.

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Flipping Instructional Theory

Another Test Blog.

Thank you for checking into the development of Math Core Connections.  We are currently in the final stages of development.  Our goal is to have the website fully functional, including the use of our problem generator, by August 15th.  Please check back at that time and sign up for a free account.  We look forward to helping you align your existing curriculum to the Common Core Standards.

Thursday, May 15, 2014

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Saturday, May 10, 2014

Smarter Balance Feels Off Center

As a practicing teacher testing the smarter balance assessments, I was excited to see how the field test aligned with my districts interpretation of the Common Core Standards. The result was a little surprising.
Let's start with the good.
- The test was challenging but fair. In regards to the content the students had covered the test was doable.

- The interface did not seem to bother the students. Although it took a couple of practice tests for the students, they were not intimidated by the way to input problems.
- It was completely electronic and the bugs we encountered were easy to overcome.

The Bad
- Sadly the questions did not always align with the Standards at all.
- The tests administration times were not accurate. Our average class took 4 hours to finish.