Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Goal Setting

Helping students to understand "What is the GOAL SETTING process?"

Challenge: What is my specific skill-based need?
Goal: What do I want to achieve? Write my goal with SMART features.
Start Date:
Action Steps: How do I get there?
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Who will help me?
What barriers might I encounter?
Will I be asked to participate in flexible groups?
How much practice will I need?
What kind of work will I submit for my portfolio?
How will I track my student progress?
Target Date:

Teacher Feedback

Monday, March 9, 2009

The Errors of Editing

Why did our grade 7 students have so much trouble with the NYS ELA editing paragraph?
  • What are the common editing errors?
using quotation marks
fixing a fragment - end punctuation - capital letter/new sentence
correcting a run on sentence
knowing the difference between an adjective and an adverb
using a consistent verb tense
using commas correctly
using capital letters correctly

So, what do you think?