A little help request...please

Okay so I feel that I am confident with publishing items to my blog, but I have a few questions. How do I get anyone to actually view my blog? How do you get all the cutesy buttons? Is there a great resource out there to help learn how to blog?

Anyone tired of all the required assessments? Okay I don't want to sound negative but I just heard that we yet have another new assessment for kindergarteners next year. This is all new information to me that was passed along by another colleague. I know very little about this other than each child has over 30 different observation forms that need to be filled out! We have 28 kindergarteners! This is on top of the District assessments that take weeks to complete. Enough is enough! Does anyone else feel bombarded with paperwork for assessments?

Here is just one sample assessment piece from the common core website.

Formative Assessment Task

 

Kindergarten: Counting and Cardinality

 

K.CC.4a. For any number from 1 to 20, count and say number names in standard order, with one to one correspondence

 

Directions:

 

1.    Use the attached workspace with bear counters (or other manipulatives) with individual students or groups of students.

2.    Place some counters on the workspace and ask the student how many counters are on the workspace.

3.    Teacher or student removes the counters from the workspace and waits a few seconds.

4.    Teacher or student replaces the same counters. Teacher asks the students how many counters are on the workspace.

 

 

Considerations:

 

Watch how students count.

·        Do students use fingers to count?

·        Do students touch and correctly count each item?

·        Do students recount the second time?

·        Do students recognize that the quantity is the same from the first count?

 

 

Collecting Data:

Student performance can be scored with the attached checklist or rubric created by the teacher. Do not forget to record the number of counters used in the set.

 

Data can be recorded on a score sheet.

 

Checklist of skills:                Formative Task Assessment – KCC4a - 1

Check (V) the skills the students were able to demonstrate.

 

Date	Student Name	# of counters used in the set	Used fingers to count	Touched and correctly counted each item	Recounted the second time	Recognized that the quantity is the same from the first count

 

 

I highly encourage anyone that uses the common core to check out this website: https://gradekcommoncoremath.wikispaces.hcpss.org/Kindergarten+Home