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Some teachers at Frisco ISD use Canvas along with Mastery Trackers for students to chart their progress. Progress and reflections can happen in a low or high tech fashion using either printed journal dividers (low tech) or digital trackers in Canvas (high tech) that they would update as they receive formative feedback on each standard.
Below you'll find several versions of the designs including a quick description of how they were used. Teachers have used a variety of designs.
One teacher at Frisco ISD, Matthew Lotz, has used a battery design version for Science.
"The idea being that students wouldn't leave home without a fully charged phone, so why would they take a test without a charged "battery" of knowledge. It seemed to resonate with them."
On the MS Science & Social Studies racetracks seen below, students would move their car icon each space based on correct answers on exit tickets, warmups, etc.
In this Math example, students navigate their ship from the starting point to the treasure chest. To advance their ship, they earn a space for each correct assessment answer or attending and completing tutorial activities.
Students reflect upon their mastery by seeing how many potential opportunities there were to master a topic and reflect on their progress.
Teacher Reflection
Teacher Reflection
How has this impacted student learning?
Students are able to receive frequent feedback of results and are able to make decisions about their learning progress in a timely manner.
How has this impacted student agency and engagement?
Students take ownership of their mastery and are able to seek out reteaching/extension opportunities.
Which future ready skills does this practice best bolster?
Using mastery trackers allows students to embrace challenges as they learn from mistakes on formative assessments and continue to grow. It also allows them to collaborate with friends and peers as they try to ensure that they are all reaching their learning goals before the summative assessment.
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