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Below are various factors that make a successful classroom. Please rank them in the order of which you think is most important (1) to less important (12). On the back of the sheet, justify your order/explain your process. Then, create a graphic organizer that represents how each of these elements is linked.
- managing student behavior (i.e. reactive)
- personal relationships with students
- communication with parents
- experience in content area
- organization of classroom (physical appearance)
- following state standards
- following district standards (e.g. common assessments)
- communication with administrators
- collaboration with colleagues
- creating formative assessments [1]
- creating summative assessments [2]
- classroom procedures (e.g. handing in papers and bathroom passes, (i.e. proactive)
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Explain your process:
Create a graphic organizer that links the ideas:
[1] A formative assessment is a procedure employed by teachers during the learning process (such as a “ticket out the door”) in order to modify teaching and learning activities to improve student attainment.
[2] A summative assessment is a formal, often final assessment of student success, such as a test or project. The focus is the outcome of student learning.
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