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Case: Too many tests! Our school district has so many tests! We do standard based report cards so an average of 30 grades per report card. We also have quarterly benchmarks, SLOs at the beginning of the year, COGATS, and STAR Reading, Early Literacy, and Math assessments. It is so tough to encourage kids to give their best on all of these because they are tired of tests!!! Does anyone have tips to get them excited? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I feel like my 7th graders are over tested and at their age level it is so hard to keep them motivated. I have tried to create a visual reminder for them when we get into a month or two where we have a particularly ridiculous amount of testing. We create a bar graph and compare our scores on each of the assessments (if they are comparable) to see if we have gotten better. We make huge graphs on butcher paper and post them on the wall. I have tried to create competition among the classes, but I teach a gifted class, an advanced class, a regular class and a co-taught/IEP class and the students pick up on that and the unfairness of that comparison. I have offered incentives for classes based on student growth. We look at our past test scores and if students score 5-10% higher (as a class) on the next one, then we have some sort of celebration. You have to find out what works for your kids to keep them motivated. Try everything. I'm not sure we will ever get rid of the crazy amount of testing, but we have to do the best we can with our kids to help them be successful no matter what. |
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