Recalculating...

Have you ever turned off your GPS because it began to repeat...."recalculating." Lola (my GPS named so after Lola from RV) has often and in her best British accent kept me going in the right direction! I was listening to Dr. Atkinson at a meeting and she talked about how wonderful it is to have these modern tools to tell us if we are going in the right direction. She compared this to the tools we have in our schools. We now have access to tons of useable data about the academic growth of our students. DId that students master goal 1? Do I need to find a way to reteach objective 4? With this data we know sooner rather than later if we need to reteach a concept. Rather than waiting for EOG/EOC scores at the end of the year, we can measure a student's progress all along. I am certainly glad Lola tells me I am going the wrong directions quickly rather than waiting until I am a few hours down the highway!

How often do we hear or recognize the need to recalculate in our classrooms? Do you turn off your GPS or stop to think about ways to reteach?

Have a great week!