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4B - Maintaining Accurate Records
4B - Maintaining Accurate Records
An essential responsibility of professional educators is keeping accurate records of both instructional and noninstructional events. These include students' completion of assignments, student progress in learning, and noninstructional activities that are part of the day-to-day functions in a school setting, such as the return of signed permission slips for a field trip and money for school pictures. Proficiency in this component is vital because these records inform interactions with students and parents and allow teachers to monitor learning and adjust instruction accordingly. The methods of keeping records vary as much as the type of information being recorded. For example, teachers may keep records of formal assessments electronically, using spreadsheets and databases, which allow for item analysis and individualized instruction. A less formal means of keeping track of student progress may include anecdotal notes kept in folders some teachers keep for all their students.
Elements of Component 4B:
Elements of Component 4B:
Student completion of assignments
Student progress in learning
Noninstructional records
Evidence of Component 4B
Evidence of Component 4B
Data Collection Forms
Data Collection Forms
"Records inform interactions with students and parents and allow teachers to monitor learning and adjust instruction accordingly."
I was able to take this principle and apply it to home interventions. As I completed weekly data collection forms, I was able to observe the progress of the student I was working with. I saw which interventions were effective and which could be altered to reach better student outcomes. Data was collected by keying in prompts and responses for each of the three intervention goals. Explanatory notes were recorded below the data table. These are samples of the data collections forms from weeks five through seven of the intervention.
Week 6
Larson - BrynnLe Data Collection Form 6.docxWeek 5
Larson - BrynnLe Data Collection Form 5.docxWeek 7
Larson - BrynnLe Data Collection Form 7.docxWriting Conferences Notes and Photos of Student Work
Writing Conferences Notes and Photos of Student Work
Last spring I had the opportunity to complete a series of writing conferences with a kindergarten student. Because there was a week gap (sometimes more) between each of our conferences, I took some anecdotal notes after each conference, as well as wrote a reflection on the conference, so that the conference in the following week would be appropriately designed for student learning. I also took pictures of student work so that I could remember at what stage in the writing process the student was working. (This document is one example of what the outline for my conferences looked like, but also includes a reflection of the conference.)
4 Writing Conference Instructional Map.docx
Photo of student work
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