Wednesday, April 27, 2011

5 Things To Remember For Teachers Prepping Their Students for The Big Exam | The Jose Vilson

5 Things To Remember For Teachers Prepping Their Students for The Big Exam | The Jose Vilson

5 Things To Remember For Teachers Prepping Their Students for The Big Exam

I have exactly 5 days to prepare my students for the New York State Mathematics Test. 40+ multiple-choice questions, 8 short-response, and 4 extended-response. Cathie Black Dennis Walcott and Co. implicitly put the burner under our butts when they released our Teacher Data Reports a couple of weeks ago for us to peruse and look at the smooth graphics. Fully aware that these reports mean nothing, I can either go into these next 5 days with a kill-and-drill mentality, one I didn’t espouse all year, or get them to remember the more important topics