About this episode
Dr. Lee Smith discusses the importance of instructional adjustments and interim assessments as the spring semester progresses.
Happy Friday! Thank you to everyone across our district for the work you continue to do each day for our students. As we move deeper into the spring semester, the instructional focus of our classrooms becomes even more important. This is the time of year when the adjustments teachers make in instruction can have a significant impact on student learning as we move toward the spring ATLAS assessment. One of our goals as a district has always been to avoid simply hoping that learning is happening. Instead, we want to know where our students stand and respond with the best instruction possible. This week, I would like to share several observations from our Winter ATLAS Interim assessments in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. Interim assessments serve an important purpose. They provide evidence of student learning at this point in the school year and help us determine where additional instructional attention can help students move from approaching proficiency to being proficient. They also allow us to compare our performance with the state average so that we have a clearer understanding of where we stand and what our next steps should be. Achievement Level Descriptors…
People in this episode
Host: Dr. Lee Smith
Topics covered
- student learning
- instructional focus
- interim assessments
- proficiency
- Achievement Level Descriptors
- spring semester
Keywords
- student performance
- learning assessment
- instructional adjustments
- proficiency levels
- educational assessment
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: ATLAS, English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, state
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