Thank you for your input! Our students here are VERY competitive and have a HUGE rival just 8 miles down the road, so I was trying to think of something to include that- I got some good ideas from your response, so THANK YOU :)
With state testing in elementary schools, I've found success focusing on good test-taking strategies and behaviors, rather than on performance.
At my school, starting in August, we'd start discussing good testing strategies --…
Does anyone have any great ideas of how to get the students excited about state testing? We have room to grow with our scores and we are looking for what other schools do to get their students motivated. Thank you!See More
I am a middle school history teacher and am wondering if anyone has any resources for independent war projects? My 7th graders are a bright group of students and they want to do independent projects on different american wars. I was wondering if anyone has done anything similiar and if they would be willing to share guidelines they used, etc.See More