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Chelsea Bowden
Alyson Mcdonald
Lindsey Hancock
Michelle Lawless
We realized that their math scores are significantly higher than their reading scores. We believe this
could be from their STEAM initiatives and their desire to promote math and science for all students.
The difference between poverty and non poverty test scores can point back to Traces need for
individualized attention to the students who fall in this poverty category.
We feel the students living in poverty scored lower because they might not have the proper
resources at home as well as their involvement with their parents are minimal.
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Strengths
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Weaknesses
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Many teachers do not differentiation in their lessons; one size does not fit all in teaching
Teachers should learn to better analyze student work so they can better differentiate in their clasrooms
through the use of stations, groupings, problem based learning, etc.
According to the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, teachers should modify their
instruction to meet students' varying readiness levels, learning preferences, and interests (Willis & Mann,
2000).
Teachers often made excuses for students.
Students should all be expected to reach the same goals no matter their disabilities or needs.
In Teach Like a Champion, the entire first chapter gives us ways to do this. Once is No Opt Out, which causes
every student to at least try no matter what.
Parental Involvement
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Parents were never in the classroom; only at the school for special events.
They could have parents come in and organize their classrooms, make copies, read to students, play math
games, etc.
According to the National Education Association, ...students with involved parents earn higher grades and
test scores, and enroll in higher-level programs, be promoted, pass their classes, and earn credits, attend
school regularly, and have better social skills, show improved behavior, and adapt well to school (2002)
Behavior incentives
Lead to a lot of distraction from academic progress in
the classroom
Many teachers had trouble being consistent with their
students
Students would get in trouble and receive a consequence in
one classroom, but when they would act out in another
classroom, for example specials like Art or Music, they would
not receive the same form of discipline.
It can be very confusing for a student who is receiving a
consequence from one teacher and being ignored by the other
teacher.
Getting all teachers on the same page will help improve
behavior in all subject areas, thus improving test scores
overall.
References
Blazar, D. (2015, December). Teacher and Teaching Effects on Students' Academic Behaviors and Mindsets
[PDF]. Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Ferguson, H., Bovaird, S., & Mueller, M. (n.d.). The impact of poverty on educational outcomes for children.
Retrieved May 07, 2016, from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2528798/
Research Spotlight on Parental Involvement in Education. (n.d.). Retrieved May 07, 2016, from http://www.
nea.org/tools/17360.htm