tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053151003977377665.post7516459438091212360..comments2024-02-23T05:11:31.034-08:00Comments on Always Formative: Nobody Fails...AlmostJason Buellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03029995715142652159noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053151003977377665.post-31895192225560855162010-11-07T12:38:08.910-08:002010-11-07T12:38:08.910-08:00That's pretty weak. I mean...seriously?
The ...That's pretty weak. I mean...seriously? <br /><br />The leveled groups that we talked about earlier is my main go to move. It might be based off a quiz or a warm up question but I try to get them into a leveled group at least once a week so they can work on specific weaknesses. Last year I did leveled review weeks every 6 weeks or so but the switching of classes after the benchmark sucked up that time (for the better I think). <br /><br />For 90% of the kids that's enough. <br /><br />But for 10% it comes down to time and attention. Often it's just that they need the small group, distraction free time with me. Even if they're working on the perfect thing to help them, having the 29 other kids in class is just too much of a distraction. Both for them and in the amount of sustained attention I can give to them.<br /><br />I don't know how to provide that in class. There are schools (and I think Jeremy Powell is at one of those schools correct?), that can get a kid into a 45 minute class, during the school day, that meets his or her needs and then gets them to a different class once his or her needs change. <br /><br />That has to happen on a systemic level if we're serious about guaranteeing an education for 100% of our students.Jason Buellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03029995715142652159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053151003977377665.post-35721919682925209882010-11-07T06:11:26.772-08:002010-11-07T06:11:26.772-08:00We are strongly encouraged not to have kids come i...We are strongly encouraged not to have kids come in outside of class time (union issues), so the sustainability thing with regard to intervention is paramount. What types of things do you have going on within your class period to help those who are struggling?David Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06277427735527075341noreply@blogger.com