Great Idea!
I had this great idea, well... I thought it was a great idea. I decided to incorporate the use of exit tickets (1 question which takes less than 3 minutes) in math and have teachers record data using an excel spreadsheet. They would be able to use the data to monitor student's progress and differentiate instruction based on the data. They could see what percentage of a class got an answer correct. They could also see a student's progress over the course of a unit and provide interventions to prevent academic failure. They could use the data to remediate and enrich students and they would also be able to group students using the data. The exit tickets are common formative assessments that are lower DOK questions, checks knowledge of skills from a new lesson, and are meant to catch struggling learners. The teachers also have a fast 5 or 4 question quiz to administer once a week which are more rigorous questions (less than 15 minutes). Teachers are able to compare the data in their professional learning communities. Research shows that frequent formative assessments with feedback increases student achievement, right? We would want to do what is best for kids, right? But I guess this method is not best for teachers because they would have to spend 5 minutes entering the data. The students have 3 exit tickets a week. So 15 minutes a week to enter the data. They have 450 minutes of planning time a week. "The teachers are overwhelmed with entering the data". "I like the exit tickets but I don't see the point in entering the data." How do I get teachers to buy in to what is best for increasing the achievement of our students? I mean I know the benefits, but how do I get the teachers to see the benefits? My major project focuses on formative assessments and PLC's.
I love how you are having all the teachers do it, but it is a lot of little pieces of paper to keep track of and put into a spreadsheet. What about using NearPod or KaHoot? The students could use their phones to answer the ticket out the door, and NearPod graphs the results. I am sure there are other online forums too. Also, if you're in a middle or high school you could do it in Google as a survey and it would put it in a spread sheet for you because the students are signed up by teacher needs (class, student #, name...). This can help teachers in their TKES by also incorporating technology.
ReplyDeleteI showed them how to use Kahoot, Socrative, and Zip Grade to complete the formative assessments. Thanks for the suggestions!
DeleteI had this same problem when I was a media specialist. Teachers thought it would cut into their time if they brought students to the media center for lessons when, in fact, it would actually have helped them. What I did was to get a core group of teachers to allow me to help them. These teachers then helped me spread the word about how coming to the media center would help them with time and teaching. It worked. Maybe you could get a core group of teachers to show everyone how this helps student achievement and ultimately help themselves. I also think Jenae's suggestion of using NearPod and KaHoot. I personally love KaHoot & the students seem to love it too. You could push it as the students are using technology and since these graph it for them, it won't take too much of their time.
ReplyDeleteThat is a great idea! I will start with one Middle School that is on board and use them as the model.
DeleteThere has to be a common ground met between what is best for students as well as teachers. The reality of the situation is simple; if teachers think they are doing more work than the students, teachers most likely will not incorporate the practice. How do we defeat this thinking or at least challenge this thinking? I like Traci's idea of getting a core group of teachers who buy into what your doing and getting them to incorporate this practice into their instruction. Once you have done this, those core teachers can model the program for other teachers. One note to consider: Will the ticket practice continue all year or is this a short-term idea?
ReplyDeleteThis should be an ongoing initiative to check for student learning. We know the teachers are teaching. Have the students learned the skills and knowledge necessary to be proficient? The exit ticket comes at the end of a class. Teaching and learning 55 minutes. Debrief and summarize lesson then assess them with a one question exit ticket that is aligned to the standard and learning goal (5 minutes). Now the teacher can catch struggling students
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