By Rita Platt
Looking for a fresh, fun way to quickly and easily assess your students’ progress? Try having them
“Tap Out!”
Step 1:
Tape the numbers 1 through five on your door frame.
Step 2:
Create a rubric for students. You can use a specific rubric or a very generalized one. Lots of examples here.
Step 3:
Teach students to read and use a rubric. Click here for a good prezi by Elisabeth Babin on how to read them. Students will the Superman video and rubric!
Step 4:
As students walk out the door, have them “tap out” by touching the number that corresponds with their self-assessed levels on the rubric.
Step 5:
Use the information. Record it on a clipboard and use it to differentiate, accelerate, and remediate. This is a great way to set up:
- flexible groupings,
- decide on who needs more instruction,
- prepare for peer-tutoring,
- decide who you need to confer with, and
- generally decide what comes next in your instructional sequence.
Step 6:
Follow up with your kiddos! Continually work with your students to ensure they understand how to use the rubrics and the important of self-assessment. Children who learn to accurately gauge their own levels of understanding are better equipped to move forward than those who don’t.
For more on the importance of self-assessment. Click here and here.
Try the “tap out” method and let us know what you think!
Rita Platt (@ritaplatt) is a Nationally Board Certified teacher. Her experience includes teaching learners of all levels from kindergarten to graduate student. She currently is a Library Media Specialist for the St. Croix Falls SD in Wisconsin, teaches graduate courses for the Professional Development Institute, and consults with local school districts.
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