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Help for Summarizing!

by Evaluation TIme

Apr 23, 2012

Hey there 2nd grade friends. It's the end of the year and I'm up for my final evaluation of the year. I am a first year teacher in second grade. The skill I've been asked to present for my evaluation is Summarizing. DOes anyone have a mini-lesson, focus lesson graphing organizers etc. that get the children engaged that they could share. I have ideas going thru my head but thought I'd consult the pros who've done this before and perhaps could give infor. on something that really works! I don't want to 'test' my ideas during an evaluation.

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Who's in front of the Class Don't you think you are being a bit harsh? People come to the chatboard to share ideas, not insults. You should be ashamed of your response. If you can't say something nice then don't say anything at all.....

On 4/23/12, who is in front of the class wrote: > Isn't this your evaluation? Isn't it supposed to be about > what you know an...See More

Apr 23, 2012

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paula I have been working with my second graders for a couple of weeks on a descriptive writing that will be their final assessment.

I think the most important thing is to get your kids to identify the beginning, middle, and end of what you are summarizing.

It is hard for second graders not to give too much information and/or get off ta...See More

Apr 28, 2012

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to Who's from who is Someone's child is destined to be this teacher's student. The teacher is being evaluated, not some people from a chatboard that give her ideas when she can't come up with ones on her own. I don't care if it is a first evaluation or last evaluation. What I do care about is that it is an evaluation of what she can come up with and do independently. T...See MoreSomeone's child is destined to be this teacher's student. The teacher is being evaluated, not some people from a chatboard that give her ideas when she can't come up with ones on her own. I don't care if it is a first evaluation or last evaluation. What I do care about is that it is an evaluation of what she can come up with and do independently. This is no different than giving answers to a student on a test when they don't know how to solve the problem.

What I think is short-sighted is giving someone ideas for an evaluation. This teacher will be in front of the class and this evaluation may determine if she is qualified to continue to do so OR if she needs improvements in coming up with lesson plans. If someone gives her a great idea and she can't come up with a lesson on her own, that piece of information is hidden from the evaluation process. Anything done to help give her ideas invalidates the evaluation.

I see this as a form of cheating. This is the teacher's test.

On 4/23/12, Who's in front of the Class wrote: > Don't you think you are being a bit harsh? People come to the > chatboard to share ideas, not insults. You should be ashamed of > your response. If you can't say something nice then don't say > anything at all..... > > > > > > > > > > > > On 4/23/12, who is in front of the class wrote: >> Isn't this your evaluation? Isn't it supposed to be about >> what you know and your ability to apply it? >> >> On 4/23/12, Evaluation TIme wrote: >>> Hey there 2nd grade friends. It's the end of the year and >>> I'm up for my final evaluation of the year. I am a first >>> year teacher in second grade. >>> The skill I've been asked to present for my evaluation is >>> Summarizing. DOes anyone have a mini-lesson, focus lesson >>> graphing organizers etc. that get the children engaged that >>> they could share. I have ideas going thru my head but >>> thought I'd consult the pros who've done this before and >>> perhaps could give infor. on something that really works! >>> I don't want to 'test' my ideas during an evaluation. >>> >>> Thanks

Apr 28, 2012

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Judy2/Ca I don't think there is anything wrong with asking for suggestions for a classroom lesson even it is for an evaluation. She could find a lesson online or even on this website - how she implements it is the important part I would think. I quit doing dog and pony shows a long time ago so my lesson would consist of whatever I was normally doing that da...See MoreI don't think there is anything wrong with asking for suggestions for a classroom lesson even it is for an evaluation. She could find a lesson online or even on this website - how she implements it is the important part I would think. I quit doing dog and pony shows a long time ago so my lesson would consist of whatever I was normally doing that day. Sometimes trying too hard can backfire. When I taught kinder I had a student teacher who had asked the principal to observe her teaching a lesson. She devised a complicated lesson which required the kids to use calculators even though they had never used a calculator. She couldn't be persuaded that this was not an appropriate lesson but soon realized it after about 5 minutes - too late then. The principal was not impressed! My only advice to the OP is to use a lesson plan you feel comfortable with and the students are familiar with.

On 4/28/12, to Who's from who is wrote: > Someone's child is destined to be this teacher's student. The > teacher is being evaluated, not some people from a chatboard that > give her ideas when she can't come up with ones on her own. I don't > care if it is a first evaluation or last evaluation. What I do care > about is that it is an evaluation of what she can come up with and > do independently. This is no different than giving answers to a > student on a test when they don't know how to solve the problem. > > What I think is short-sighted is giving someone ideas for an > evaluation. This teacher will be in front of the class and this > evaluation may determine if she is qualified to continue to do so OR > if she needs improvements in coming up with lesson plans. If > someone gives her a great idea and she can't come up with a lesson > on her own, that piece of information is hidden from the evaluation > process. Anything done to help give her ideas invalidates the > evaluation. > > I see this as a form of cheating. This is the teacher's test. > > > On 4/23/12, Who's in front of the Class wrote: >> Don't you think you are being a bit harsh? People come to the >> chatboard to share ideas, not insults. You should be ashamed of >> your response. If you can't say something nice then don't say >> anything at all..... >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On 4/23/12, who is in front of the class wrote: >>> Isn't this your evaluation? Isn't it supposed to be about >>> what you know and your ability to apply it? >>> >>> On 4/23/12, Evaluation TIme wrote: >>>> Hey there 2nd grade friends. It's the end of the year and >>>> I'm up for my final evaluation of the year. I am a first >>>> year teacher in second grade. >>>> The skill I've been asked to present for my evaluation is >>>> Summarizing. DOes anyone have a mini-lesson, focus lesson >>>> graphing organizers etc. that get the children engaged that >>>> they could share. I have ideas going thru my head but >>>> thought I'd consult the pros who've done this before and >>>> perhaps could give infor. on something that really works! >>>> I don't want to 'test' my ideas during an evaluation. >>>> >>>> Thanks

Apr 29, 2012

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ona I agree with Judy. Teaching is a difficult job. I don't think I could have survived 33 years without the help and support of other teachers. We have always supported each other professionally and personally.

Are you a teacher? I can't imagine a teacher suggesting we not help a fellow teacher in the preparation of a lesson. When you prepar...See MoreI agree with Judy. Teaching is a difficult job. I don't think I could have survived 33 years without the help and support of other teachers. We have always supported each other professionally and personally.

Are you a teacher? I can't imagine a teacher suggesting we not help a fellow teacher in the preparation of a lesson. When you prepare to teach, (to use your example) it is like studying for a test, you may seek out more than one source of information, in order to pass the test. Would it be cheating for a student to go to a chatboard to prepare for a test? Of course not! You'd call that student resourceful! It doesn't make sense to imply that seeking out information for instruction is cheating. None of the teachers in this chatboard will be in her classroom teaching her class, that's up to her.

On 4/29/12, Judy2/Ca wrote: > I don't think there is anything wrong with asking for suggestions for a > classroom lesson even it is for an evaluation. She could find a lesson > online or even on this website - how she implements it is the important > part I would think. I quit doing dog and pony shows a long time ago so > my lesson would consist of whatever I was normally doing that day. > Sometimes trying too hard can backfire. When I taught kinder I had a > student teacher who had asked the principal to observe her teaching a > lesson. She devised a complicated lesson which required the kids to use > calculators even though they had never used a calculator. She couldn't > be persuaded that this was not an appropriate lesson but soon realized > it after about 5 minutes - too late then. The principal was not > impressed! My only advice to the OP is to use a lesson plan you feel > comfortable with and the students are familiar with. > > > > On 4/28/12, to Who's from who is wrote: >> Someone's child is destined to be this teacher's student. The >> teacher is being evaluated, not some people from a chatboard that >> give her ideas when she can't come up with ones on her own. I don't >> care if it is a first evaluation or last evaluation. What I do care >> about is that it is an evaluation of what she can come up with and >> do independently. This is no different than giving answers to a >> student on a test when they don't know how to solve the problem. >> >> What I think is short-sighted is giving someone ideas for an >> evaluation. This teacher will be in front of the class and this >> evaluation may determine if she is qualified to continue to do so OR >> if she needs improvements in coming up with lesson plans. If >> someone gives her a great idea and she can't come up with a lesson >> on her own, that piece of information is hidden from the evaluation >> process. Anything done to help give her ideas invalidates the >> evaluation. >> >> I see this as a form of cheating. This is the teacher's test. >> >> >> On 4/23/12, Who's in front of the Class wrote: >>> Don't you think you are being a bit harsh? People come to the >>> chatboard to share ideas, not insults. You should be ashamed of >>> your response. If you can't say something nice then don't say >>> anything at all..... >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 4/23/12, who is in front of the class wrote: >>>> Isn't this your evaluation? Isn't it supposed to be about >>>> what you know and your ability to apply it? >>>> >>>> On 4/23/12, Evaluation TIme wrote: >>>>> Hey there 2nd grade friends. It's the end of the year and >>>>> I'm up for my final evaluation of the year. I am a first >>>>> year teacher in second grade. >>>>> The skill I've been asked to present for my evaluation is >>>>> Summarizing. DOes anyone have a mini-lesson, focus lesson >>>>> graphing organizers etc. that get the children engaged that >>>>> they could share. I have ideas going thru my head but >>>>> thought I'd consult the pros who've done this before and >>>>> perhaps could give infor. on something that really works! >>>>> I don't want to 'test' my ideas during an evaluation. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks

May 6, 2012

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