Aja Huffman

Description The focus of this week’s reading was about formative and summative assessments and why they are important to students and the teacher. Analysis Formative assessments/evaluations are important because it tracks how well students are doing and lets the teacher know what concepts or skills a student may need additional help and support in. Formative evaluations are designed by the teacher to let them know if students' need additional instruction or if students need additional learning (Slavin, 2014, pg. 350).  They are also important because they find what weaknesses and strengths students are showing in their learning. With the outcomes of the assessments, teachers can focus on what students need to learn more of or what skill a student understands. Formative assessments are quick and gives teachers immediate results and feedback. The brief assessments can be given orally or by students' writing short learning probes (Slavin, 2014). Teachers can even listen to stu

Description This week I read about effective learning environments and different classroom management strategies for dealing with behavior issues. Analysis Classroom management are different strategies that teachers use to create positive and productive classroom experiences (Slavin, 2014, pg. 272). Classroom management starts on the first day of school by setting class rules and procedures and also making expectations of conducts clear to all students (Slavin, 2014). To provide an effective learning environment for students, classroom management strategies should include ways to prevent misbehavior, ways to respond to students misbehaving and using class time correctly and effectively. To keep students engaged in the classroom, teachers must provide an atmosphere that is conductive to interest and inquiry, and permitting activities that engage students (Slavin, 2014, pg. 272). Classroom management issues that I have seen and experienced have been disrespectful students, students