It's often difficult for teachers to do both of these things, but it really makes sense. Parents and educators need to know whether students are meeting expectations for the grade level so some assessments on grade level help provide this information. These assessments should align with benchmark results. However, we are providing scaffolding to the struggling learners to help them make the gains they need to reach grade level expectations. The differentiated work in centers supports their learning with the goal of moving them toward grade level achievement. It allows students to experience success at their individual instructional levels. Perhaps keeping in mind that the end goal is moving them toward grade level work helps alleviate the frustration we feel in trying to differentiate, yet also provide accurate information about the achievement of our students.
Laney Sammons Instructional Coach Hubbard Elementary School Forsyth, Georgia -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 7:24 PM To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Subject: [MOSAIC] differentiated stations I currently teach third grade and we use Houghton Mifflin-supposedly with "fidelty". That said, we are supposed to be tiering our stations and I am really not sure what this is supposed to look like. We have been reamed by the AP because our benchmarks scores don't match our report card grades. Now I am supposed to be tiering all the stations-but then she isn't going to like the grades again, because some students will have modified assignments. Rosie **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004) _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
