I could not have been more proud of the 3A students as they knuckled down and faced a fully unfamiliar testing scenario. They came in on Monday purposeful and calm. They listened well to instructions and were attentive and focused while testing. They took the schedule in stride, even the later recess time. They were good to each other, keeping the room quiet until everyone finished. They managed the time demand well and with only the tiniest air of complaint.
The second day, they began the day asking how they had done. They wanted to know their grades!
I told them that information was not immediate, and we had to wait until the tests were scored. They thought I could see their tests on my computer.
We had a bit of a glitch on Tuesday when several of ERB's data centers went down. We could not start our second test. We shut our computers down and took a recess outside. (No one was disappointed!) When we came back inside the problem was resolved and we jumped right back into the swing of things.
By Wednesday, we were ready to finish. The students took two tests reading on their own and we finished with Auditory Comprehension, a test I read to them.
I really liked the on-line testing. The computer presented only a page at a time, so the student only focused on that page. At the halfway point of each test, the students were cued to review what they had done and several students had a chance to catch errors of omission. The time allowed was adequate in every case. No student failed to finish.
The remainder of this week, we have worked on our books. Most are in their final stages and on Monday and Tuesday, we will spend time assembling the books. Misty Roberton is helping with the assembly. She may call for reinforcements.
We have begun work on decimals and the students are fascinated by the idea of large numbers and how decimals have an infinite number of divisions possible between any two whole numbers. They are catching on rapidly and are enjoying the study.
I would love for our students to bring in some board games. I'm trying to have them develop interest in playing games with a social component, rather than a single player or players hidden away behind computer screens. They were excited to bring games in, but failed to remember to actually bring them. Help your student remember.
Be sure to read the upcoming dates in the main section of the blog. The month of May is terribly busy with exciting activities.
The second day, they began the day asking how they had done. They wanted to know their grades!
I told them that information was not immediate, and we had to wait until the tests were scored. They thought I could see their tests on my computer.
We had a bit of a glitch on Tuesday when several of ERB's data centers went down. We could not start our second test. We shut our computers down and took a recess outside. (No one was disappointed!) When we came back inside the problem was resolved and we jumped right back into the swing of things.
By Wednesday, we were ready to finish. The students took two tests reading on their own and we finished with Auditory Comprehension, a test I read to them.
I really liked the on-line testing. The computer presented only a page at a time, so the student only focused on that page. At the halfway point of each test, the students were cued to review what they had done and several students had a chance to catch errors of omission. The time allowed was adequate in every case. No student failed to finish.
The remainder of this week, we have worked on our books. Most are in their final stages and on Monday and Tuesday, we will spend time assembling the books. Misty Roberton is helping with the assembly. She may call for reinforcements.
We have begun work on decimals and the students are fascinated by the idea of large numbers and how decimals have an infinite number of divisions possible between any two whole numbers. They are catching on rapidly and are enjoying the study.
I would love for our students to bring in some board games. I'm trying to have them develop interest in playing games with a social component, rather than a single player or players hidden away behind computer screens. They were excited to bring games in, but failed to remember to actually bring them. Help your student remember.
Be sure to read the upcoming dates in the main section of the blog. The month of May is terribly busy with exciting activities.