Metacognition Meetings
At Goldsmith, Mrs. Grider adopted a classroom to provide meetings with each student individually 3 times a year. She believes that a student's knowledge of their most recent assessments, resources and what they can personally do to increase success is the key to student improvement.
Students would fill in their most recent assessment scores on a data tracker (see attached). The scores were compared to previous scores and plotted on a poster that was hung in the classroom. Posters tracked KPREP, RPAs, MPAs, Science and Social Studies and MAP scores. After each assessment, the students would meet with Mrs. Grider and move their "emoji" to physically demonstrate either making progress or falling back. The student emoji was used for anonymity, only the student, the teacher and Mrs. Grider knew student emoji assignments. The posters were hung in the classroom during the year as a reminder of progress.
A presentation to celebrate the growth of each students that had made progress. Students received accolades for highest scores, most improved and most percentage moved. All students with progress were celebrated. Many students that were not usually celebrated got to see their names on the presentation and stood up to be cheered. See the prezi attached. This tracking and celebration built student comradery, pride and a sense of contribution to themselves and the community.
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At Goldsmith, Mrs. Grider adopted a classroom to provide meetings with each student individually 3 times a year. She believes that a student's knowledge of their most recent assessments, resources and what they can personally do to increase success is the key to student improvement.
Students would fill in their most recent assessment scores on a data tracker (see attached). The scores were compared to previous scores and plotted on a poster that was hung in the classroom. Posters tracked KPREP, RPAs, MPAs, Science and Social Studies and MAP scores. After each assessment, the students would meet with Mrs. Grider and move their "emoji" to physically demonstrate either making progress or falling back. The student emoji was used for anonymity, only the student, the teacher and Mrs. Grider knew student emoji assignments. The posters were hung in the classroom during the year as a reminder of progress.
A presentation to celebrate the growth of each students that had made progress. Students received accolades for highest scores, most improved and most percentage moved. All students with progress were celebrated. Many students that were not usually celebrated got to see their names on the presentation and stood up to be cheered. See the prezi attached. This tracking and celebration built student comradery, pride and a sense of contribution to themselves and the community.
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