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CSTP 5: Assessing Students for Learning

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Is aware of the purposes Explores the use of Decides on the purpose Develops and adapts the Demonstrates purposeful
and characteristics of different types of pre- for assessment and skills range of appropriate use of a wide range of
formative and summative assessment, formative to be assessed to select assessments to address assessments to support
assessments. and summative appropriately matches questions about students’ differentiated student
5.1 Applying assessments. pre-, formative and learning needs and learning needs and reflect
knowledge of the summative assessments. progress. progress.
purposes, Begins to identify specific
characteristics, and characteristics of Selects assessments Integrates a variety of Draws flexibility from a
uses of different assessments that yield based on clear characteristics into repertoire of appropriate
types of assessments different types of understanding of the assessments to allow assessment options and
information about purposes and students with a ranges of characteristics to
student preparedness, characteristics of learning needs to maximize student
progress, and proficiency. assessments to support demonstrate what they demonstration of
student learning. know. knowledge.
I am still exploring and I understand that I use both informal and
experimenting what different assessments formal assessments for
works best with my have different purposes. my students. One
students. I want For example, diagnostic example is that I assess
assessments that are assessments given before students on paper and
accurate and informative. a unit can test your also verbally by having
I sometimes have them students’ prior them explain to me how
do daily exit tickets, while knowledge of the to do the problem. This
sometimes having them material. You want to allows them to
do quizzes after a few know if they already demonstrate proficiency
lessons. I use know what you are about and understanding to me
independent practice to teach. I do this at the in different ways.
worksheets as an beginning of the year and Another thing I do is I ask
assessment as well. The sometimes before a unit them how they are feeling
purpose of assessments is that I think they already and what questions they
to learn what the have previous knowledge have. This is also a way of
students understand and on. I also do check for assessing them because I
didn’t understand, and understanding am waiting for their
use it for the purpose of assessments all feedback and giving them
planning what is going to throughout class in order opportunities to pause
happen next. to gauge how my and ask questions before
09/27/2017 students are moving on. I will always
understanding the topic. I make sure the student
have them rate has plenty of opportunity
themselves and how they to work out problems
feel. At the end of class I together with me, and
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have them rate their when they are
overall understanding of comfortable, to
the learning objective to demonstrate mastery by
see whether or not we completing problems all
need to continue on their own. I will also
practicing it the next day. test students using
Summative assessments programs such as
at the end of a quarter or Plickers, and Think Pair
semester are for the Shares.
purpose of testing their 05/01/2019
mastery of all the topics
covered. 05/12/2018 I’ve been making
different versions of the
I give my students same quiz for different
assessments based on types of learners. After
what I hope to really getting to know my
accomplish by having students, I realized that
them take it. I use the they all need different
assessments to analyze tools in order to be
and understand my successful. For one
students’ knowledge and student with an IEP, I
use it to inform my designed a quiz that was
instruction and my full of graphic organizers
planning. for him to fill in the blank
01/08/2018 to guide his thinking. This
proved useful because he
used it and was able to do
very well on the quiz.
From working with him
during the learning
packet, I realize that if a
problem required him to
do multiple steps of work,
he would get lost and not
be able to finish the
problem. Having a
graphic organizer for him
allows him to break down
each step, fill in one at a
time, and then guide him
to the final answer.
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My students either take


the regular quiz created
by our curriculum team
or a modified one that
includes some extra
guidance. The one they
get depends on my
observation of what they
are and are not able to do
during our instruction
time together. Sometimes
I give them opportunities
to double check their
answer or make
corrections for better
learning.
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Use data from required Explores collecting Collects a variety of Designs and integrates an Infuses assessments
assessments to assess additional data using formal and informal assessment plan that strategically and
student learning. supplemental assessment data on provides formal and systematically
assessments. student learning. informal assessment data throughout instruction to
5.2 Collecting and Follows required on student learning. collect ongoing
analyzing processes for data Make adjustments in Uses analysis of a variety assessment data
assessment data analysis and draws planning for single of data to inform Uses data analysis of a appropriate for the range
from a variety of conclusions about lessons or sequence of planning and broad range of of learner needs.
sources to inform student learning lessons based on analysis differentiation of assessments to provide
instruction. of assessment data. instruction. comprehensive Uses results of ongoing
information to guide data analysis to plan and
planning and differentiate instruction
differentiation of for maximum academic
instruction. success.
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I am formally and I collect data on student
informally collecting data learning by comparing
on student learning, but I their pre and post
am still learning best assessment for NWEA
practices in this area. math. I test my students
Because I still feel fairly every 6 months to see
new to the one-on-one how they are progressing.
teaching environment, I If a student doesn’t go up,
have yet to master the we talk about what might
best techniques that are have caused this and I
most effective and allow the student to
efficient. For example, reflect on the results. I
one thing I currently do is also use the NWEA data
have students self-grade to make sure the student
their own practice test, gets placed into the
and I go over the correct starting math
problems they got wrong class and then allow them
with them. What I would to demonstrate growth
like to eventually do is throughout the year as
create a system where well. Together, my
they could submit their students and I also
answers online and we review their credit scores
could get an immediate for individual math
score to see if they are credits and we celebrate
ready to take the actual high scores and discuss
quiz. In addition, I have opportunities and
ideas on them taking learning when the scores
online exit tickets aren’t so high. This gives
throughout their learning them the chance to assess
packets, so I can have their own data and gives
more data on their me the chance to learn
learning. from the data, because
12/10/18 the data also tells us a
story and gives teachers
Currently, students work direction on where to go
on their paper packet for next and what to do next.
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when they have
questions, and when their
packet is complete, I
assess them to see if they
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are ready for the quiz.
This is a lengthy process
because the thorough
check for understanding
sometimes comes at the
very end. From this point,
a student is either given
the quiz if I feel they are
ready, or told to see a
tutor or redo some work
if they are determined
not to be ready.
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I use assessments to
inform my instruction by
using it to determine
what needs to happen
next. For example, if the
majority of the class did
poorly on an exit ticket or
quiz, that tells me they
were confused or had
misunderstandings of the
day’s learning objective.
Assessment data is
important to collect
because it informs my
planning and tells me
whether or not I need to
revisit the objective.
Sometimes I will only
need to reteach it to a few
students if the majority
understood it. If this
number is very small, I
will invite them to visit
me during office hours. If
it is pretty big, I will use
class time to readdress.
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Every time my students


take an assessment, I
grade it and collect the
data to understand the
results. I reflect and take
the time to understand all
factors that could explain
why the students either
did good or bad on an
assessment. I collect data
from having them rate
thumbs up or thumbs
down, having them rate
their understanding on a
scale, or check the
average score on an exit
ticket. I even analyze the
assessment results by
standards to determine
what needs to be
readdressed with what
students. For example,
after the quarter 3
benchmark, I looked over
the results and only 55%
of my students mastered
finding the area and
perimeter of composite
shapes. For combining
like terms, 85% of them
mastered this area. I
knew I didn’t have to
review combining like
terms but that it makes
sense to review
composite shapes due to
the assessment results.
Also, students who got an
A or B on the benchmark
did not have to review.
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But students who got a C
or lower were given an
assignment to correct
their mistakes for
problems that they got
wrong. 04/03/2018

Reviews and monitors Reviews and monitors Reviews and monitors a Reviews and monitors a Facilitates collaborative
5.3 Reviewing data, available assessment data additional assessment variety of data on student broad range of data work and fosters
both individually and as required by site and data individually and learning individually and individually and with colleagues ability to
with colleagues, to district processes. with colleagues and with colleagues to colleagues to analyze identify and address
monitor student identifies learning needs identify trends and student thinking and causes for achievement
learning of individual students. patterns among groups of identify underlying patterns and trends.
students. causes for trends.
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I get together with the During our last math
other two teachers from department meeting, we
the math department discussed the data behind
weekly. We discuss how how many of our
our classes are going and students pass their math
how we are progressing credit exams on the first
through our learning try. We discussed how
objectives. We discuss this data has a lot to do
student assessment and with how strong our
provide ideas to one check for understandings
another. We have a math are before allowing a
department meeting on student to take an exam.
Wednesdays, along with For example, if a teacher
our faculty meeting. just accepts a student’s
09/27/2017 credit and doesn’t
thoroughly check if the
The teachers of the math student has mastered the
department and I get topic and can
together about once a demonstrate
month to discuss our understanding on the
classes and what is exam, the student is
working and what is not highly likely to fail the
working. We look at exam and this will
NWEA math scores negatively impact our
together to identify data. If a teacher does the
patterns and give each opposite, and makes sure
other advice on how best to spend a lot of time
to proceed with our checking and instructing
students. We’ve the student and properly
discovered patterns and gauges that the student is
similarities between all ready, the student is
three grade levels in the highly likely to pass.
area of math and we’ve Because we teach
come up with ideas on independently, the speed
tackling those obstacles. at which we instruct our
For example, at our last students is highly
meeting we concluded dependent on the student
that SBAC math and and the teacher. It doesn’t
common core math have to follow a class
emphasizes more word scope and sequence or a
problems and real-world set due date. Reviewing
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math applications as the data together allowed
oppose to basic math. us to reflect on the why
Knowing this, we’ve and also come up with
identified and decided action plans to improve
that our classes need to student learning data.
increase the rigor and After this conversation,
provide more we all agreed to spend at
opportunities for our least 20-30 minutes with
students to engage in a student to do a quality
these types of problems check for understanding
that they will see on before allowing them to
future math assessments. take a quiz. We want to
We looked at trends in maximize their chances of
NWEA math testing and passing the first time.
made an action plan to 05/01/2019
raise our numbers for
every grade level. The math department
05/02/2018 gets together monthly in
order to reflect on how
our students are doing
and find ways to improve.
We always start the
meeting by reviewing
data. The data could be
anything from the
number of students
passing math credits,
NWEA averages, or SBAC
scores from previous
years. We look at data
from our own student
caseloads to understand
how each individual
student is doing and we
look at data from a
schoolwide perspective
to understand how our
school is doing. From our
last meeting, it has been
brought to our attention
that our students are
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scoring at the bottom 5%
in the nation on these
standardized tests, so
right now there is a big
push on helping them
grow and helping our
school and students rise
in this area.
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Uses data from Uses data from available Uses a variety of Uses a broad range of Reflects on data
assessments provided by assessments to establish assessment data to set data to set learning goals continuously to make
site and district to set content-based learning student learning goals for for content and academic ongoing refinements to
learning goals for the goals for class and content and academic language that are learning goals for content
class. individual students in language. integrated across content and academic language
5.4 Using assessment single lessons or standards for individuals for the fill range of
data to establish sequences of lessons. and groups. students.
learning goals and to Plans instruction using Plans differentiated
plan, differentiate, available curriculum Plans adjustments in lessons and modifications Plans differentiated Uses data systematically
and modify guidelines. instruction to address to instruction to meet instruction targeted to to refine planning,
instruction learning needs of students’ diverse learning meet individual and differentiate instruction,
individual students. needs. group learning needs. and make ongoing
adjustments to match the
Modifies lessons during evolving learning needs
instruction based on of individuals and groups.
informal assessments.
I use data from their When working with one
NWEA schoolwide test, of my students on Math
from their quizzes in my Foundations, she
class, and from informal struggled with credit 3
assessments to inform and was unable to
my instruction. I align my demonstrate mastery
learning goals to match during her practice test.
with NWEA, since our So instead of just giving
school’s performance is her the real test, we went
measured by this exam. I over the practice test
also match my learning again, I gave her
objectives to the common additional supplementary
core standards for the assignments, and worked
class I am teaching. with her a few more
09/29/2017 times before I felt
confident that she was
ready. This is an example
of using assessment data
to establish learning
goals. Her learning goals
consisted of the targets in
her credit and in the end,
the best strategy that
worked for her is when
we chunked the learning
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goals for the target and
allowed her to
demonstrate proficiency
with a focus of 2 learning
goals at a time, as oppose
to one quiz testing 6
learning goals.
05/01/2019

Our curriculum team


used a variety of
assessment data that was
taken from our school
and also our partner
schools in order to set
student learning goals in
our curriculum. They are
also constantly making
changes to our
curriculum as they see fit
(for our students). We
definitely have
opportunity in teams of
our curriculum team
making differentiated
packets for our different
types of learners. The
curriculum team has
created different courses
for the different types of
learners but they have
not made differentiated
packets for English
language learners or
students with IEPs. The
teachers have been
adjusting the packets to
meet the learning needs
of our students. I recently
created 2 differentiated
packets for 2 different
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students, because the
students didn’t have
access to the regular one.
I adjusted it to meet their
learning level and it
worked out.
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I use data from NWEA,


from their quizzes, from
their benchmarks, and
from the student in order
to set learning goals. I
plan lessons that help the
students reach their goal
of mastering a certain
objective. I make sure
that the standards they
learn in my class are
linked to their NWEA that
they take throughout the
year so that they can also
use that exam to
demonstrate what they
learned in my class. My
goal is to help them grow
in all areas of math and
NWEA is a critical part of
helping them grow their
skills. 05/12/2018

The 9th grade students


have a wide variety of
skill levels, as
demonstrated on their
NWEA math score. We
used this score to
determine which class
they should take and I use
this score to determine
what the learning target
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goals are for each of my
classes. This was done at
the beginning of the year.
Throughout the year, I am
constantly still learning
about my students and
determining what needs
to be taught to them.
When looking over the
diagnostic of my honors
class for the topic of
geometry, I learned that
80% of them mastered
the Triangle sum
theorem, so I took that off
the learning plan and
added a different learning
objective instead.
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Informs students about Begins to encourage Models and scaffolds Implements structures Provides systematic
learning objectives, students to establish student self-assessment for students to self-assess opportunities for student
outcomes, and learning goals through and goal setting and set learning goals self-assessment, goal
summative assessment single lessons or processes for learning related to content, setting, and progress
results. Recognizes the sequence of lessons that content and academic academic language, and monitoring.
5.5 Involving all
need for individual include goal setting language development. individual skills.
students in self-
learning goals. exercises. Develops students’ meta-
assessment, goal-
Guides students to Integrates student self- cognitive skills for
setting, and progress
Monitors progress using Provides students with monitor and reflect on assessment, goal setting, analyzing progress and
monitoring
available tools for opportunities in single progress on a regular and progress monitoring refining goals towards
recording. lessons or sequence of basis. across the curriculum. high levels of academic
lessons to monitor their achievement.
own progress toward
class or individual goals.
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I have my students set I am constantly having
learning goals for their my students self-assess
performance in my class by having them reflect on
and also for their their current progress,
performance on the set goals for the next
NWEA. They always set a period, and make an
goal, track their action plan to reach that
performance, and reflect goal. My students do this
on their performance. We for their math credits and
do this for quizzes and also for the credit
benchmark exams also. completion tracking. I
09/29/2017 have students self-assess
at the end of every
learning period to ensure
they are constantly
reflecting and learning
from their mistakes. This
also helps them to
understand the why and
motivates them to be
more involved in their
academic performance,
because they get to chose
and create their own
goals. My SBAC
enrichment class set
goals for what they
wanted to score on the
SBAC, and this motivated
them to take their time
and do their best when it
was the day of the testing,
because they were just
taking a test to complete
it. They had a goal in
mind and a reason to
work hard towards it.
04/01/2019

I have my students self-


assess their learning all
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throughout the learning
packet. I have them do
this so they can deeply
reflect on what they
understood and what
they still have questions
on before moving on to
the next lesson. This gives
them the opportunity to
pause and ask questions
and aids in their learning.
I also have them set a
goal for what grade they
want to get at the end of
the credit.
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Students constantly self-


assess throughout the
learning packet. They do
this during the
checkpoint problem at
the end of each lesson. I
don’t allow them to move
forward unless they
assessed themselves at a
7 or higher (I have them
rate on a scale of 1-10).
This allows for chunking
of the lessons and gives
them the ability to focus
on mastering one concept
at a time before moving
on to the next one.
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For the last two units of


the semester, I created a
Student Learning Target
Log tracker that allows
them to not only see what
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objectives they are
learning for each unit,
but allows them to self-
assess on a daily basis
and monitor their own
progress towards
mastering all objectives
for the unit. This has
proven successful
because students are now
in the habit of taking it
out at the end of every
class, rating themselves,
and reflecting on their
own learning.
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Uses available Explores use of additional Uses technology to design Integrates a variety of Use a wide range of
technologies to record technologies to and implement technologies into the technologies to design,
assessments, determine implement individual assessments, record and development, implement, and analyze
proficiency levels, and assessments, record analyze results, and implementation, analysis assessments and
5.6 Using available
make required results, and communicate communicate about of assessments, and provides for an in depth
technologies to assist
communications about with administration, student learning with communication of and ongoing
in assessment,
student learning. colleagues, and families administration, student learning to all communication regarding
analysis, and
about student learning. colleagues, families, and audiences. student learning to all
communication of
students. Ensure that audiences.
student learning
communications are
received by those who
lack access to technology.
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We also use resources This semester, I Our school recently
such as MasteryConnect experimented with adopted the use of
and Power School creating an online Google Illuminate as an online
Learning to assess our Forms exit ticket for the assessment platform.
students and track data. I first credit of Geometry. It This online assessment
meet regularly with my was great because I used not only captures the
principal to discuss these technology to assess data for us, but organizes
results and the student learning and I the data in a way that
performance of the was able to get instant allows for convenient
students. Sometimes results telling me how the analysis and
students are asked to student is doing. In communication of
take their quizzes home addition to the individual student learning. In
to their parents and get it data, I also received addition to Illuminate, I
signed so their parents overall data of which use Plickers and Kahoot
how how they are doing questions the students in my SBAC enrichment
in the class. 09/27/2017 understood well and class to get data during
which ones they class time and use the
struggled on. This results to immediately
allowed me to quickly inform my instruction.
reflect on the problems We also use technology
they were making and through the NWEA online
through this efficient exam, which we use to
online exam, I even had assess and place students
time to discuss the results upon enrollment and
with my students right every 6 months as their
away. Normally, students learning progresses. This
would wait a few days NWEA score gives us a
before knowing how they clear picture of the
did on an exit ticket/quiz. student progression in
This gave them instant math and allows the
feedback. teacher and student to
12/03/18 see how much they have
learned and grown.
This year, our school is NWEA growth is
using Power School celebrated and even
Online Learning communicated to
Assessments to track parents.
student progress towards 05/01/2019
specific content
standards. We make our
assessments online and
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have students take it with
their chromebooks. What
is great about this
resource is that it
provides meaningful data
that I use to understand
the results of the
assessment. For example,
for every assessment I get
the individual student
scores, the class average,
and also the average per
standard that was on the
exam. My principal and
admin looks at this data
when I have meetings
with them to discuss how
my students are doing in
my class.
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Provides students with Provides students with Provides students with Integrates the ongoing Facilitates students’
feedback through additional feedback clear and timely sharing of leadership in seeking and
assessed work and based on formative information about comprehensible feedback using ongoing
required summative assessments from single strengths, needs, and to students from formal comprehensible
5.7 Using assessment assessments. lessons or sequence of strategies for improving and informal assessments communications about
information to share lessons. Seeks to provide academic achievement. in ways that support individual student
timely and Notifies families of feedback in ways that increased learning. progress and ways to
comprehensible student proficiencies, students understand. Provides opportunities provide and monitor
feedback with challenges, and behavior for comprehensible and Communicates regularly support.
students and their issues through school Communicates with timely two-way with families to share a
families mandated procedures. families about student communications with range of assessment
progress, strengths, and families to share student information that is
needs at reporting assessments, progress, comprehensible and
periods. Contacts families raise issues and/or responsive to individual
as needs arise regarding concerns, and guide student and family needs.
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struggling students or family support.
behavior issues.

They always get their When students test on


quizzes back with a short the NWEA, they come see
comment. If they do well, me right after they are
they will get a “great job!” done testing and we
or “I am proud of you!”. If discuss their score. I am
they do bad, they are honest with them and I
invited to come see me always communicate
for office hours. They get with them what their
their quizzes back within score means. For
2 days of taking it, so that example, students who
they receive timely meet grade level
feedback,. They are given standards for NWEA are
a week to come after celebrated because they
school to retake it and can be placed into a high
drop their previous score. school math course
I will only call home if a without needing
student has been remediation. They
struggling for a while and become happy and proud
has not come to see me of this. Students who
for help during office receive a below-grade
hours. 09/27/2017 level score are told that it
would benefit them to
review and practice
foundational math skills
or middle school math
skills. Students
appreciate the feedback
because it helps them
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understand the data and
why they are being
placed into a certain
class. I also make sure to
call home to tell a parent
if a student demonstrates
hard-work and growth in
math, so that the parent
can help celebrate in the
student’s success.
05/01/2019

Through the online


Google Forms exit ticket,
my students got instant
feedback on how they
did. This is useful because
it allows them to reflect
and ask questions that
lead to more learning. For
times when this online
assessment is not
available, I try to grade
their quizzes while the
student is still present so
that I could go over what
they did wrong and also
share with them their
areas of strength so they
understand where they
did well. I always
encourage them to do
their best and for
students who are always
exceling academically, I
make sure to call home
and communicate with
the parents. For example,
I have a new student
whose mom told me
during her first meeting
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that she was very bad at
math and has never been
good at it. She has since
been working very hard
and she has been getting
A's on the first three
credits. I made sure to
call home to let mom
know and mom was
ecstatic.
12/12/18

When taking a paper


assessment, students
receive them back within
2 days with a score, a
letter grade, and
comments on what they
did wrong! I also try and
leave some positive
feedback on their exam. I
think it is important that
they know how they did
and the earlier they
know, the better. This
gives time for them to
come in for office hours
to review or even retake
the exam for a better
score. When my honors
students took a quiz on
inequality constraints, I
gave them back their
quizzes the following
class and gave students
who scored low an
opportunity to come in
for a retake. 05/03/2018

I love making positive


phone calls home to
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parents of students who
work hard and do well on
exams. I also make phone
calls home for students
who show improvement.
Calling home allows you
to communicate with the
parents about how their
child is doing in your
class so that they are
informed and can
continue to encourage
them and provide
support for their child.
Calling home is also a way
that I can get parents to
bring their child in for
office hours so I can help
them after school in a
one-on-one setting.
05/12/2018

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