Brenda, I wholeheartedly agree with you that all this RTI required testing is worse than what came about under NCLB and AYP. We have to "probe" tier 2 kids every 2 weeks in addition to all the formative and summative assessments.
Teachers in my district all feel that we just don't teach anymore. We do assessments that bear no relationship to our curriculum and then teach things that have lesser value (ie. fluency rather than comprehension) because it is easier to measure in a standardized way. I am just sadden by what the children are losing out on. Kathy -----Original Message----- From: Brenda White-Keller <brenda...@sbcglobal.net> To: mosaic <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> Sent: Mon, Dec 26, 2011 2:52 pm Subject: [MOSAIC] summatives My district mandates a formative (district made with teacher input) every 3-4 weeks, and a summative or trimester test before report cards. We use a program called "Measures" that allows you to see how your class performed overall and by individual standards. I feel like we test, test, test, test. The district also pulls the trimester scores and compares schools. Unfortunately they are comparing EO schools to Title 1 schools and the latter don't fare as well. Bah Humbug...for testing. Yes, the info drives the curr. but I feel we are cheating the students in so many ways. I just don't agree to teaching to the test. Probably didn't answer your question, but it felt good to share. Brenda CA/4 _______________________________________________ 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
