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Student Tracking: The Secret to Student Motivation and Language Production in a Second Language Classroom By Tristin West Horizon Elementary- Murray School
Student Tracking: The Secret to Student Motivation and Language
Production in a Second Language Classroom By Tristin West Horizon
Elementary- Murray School District, Utah Dual Immersion- First
Grade [email protected]
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What exactly is TRACKING? TeacherCentered Tracking
TeacherCentered Tracking Spreadsheets and Mastery Tracking
Spreadsheets and Mastery Tracking Class Tracking Class Tracking
Transparent Tracking Transparent Tracking Student Tracking Student
Tracking Inventory Tracking Inventory Tracking Unit by
Unit/Objective by Objective Unit by Unit/Objective by
Objective
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Teacher Tracking Spreadsheets and Mastery Tracking Often
easiest tracking to stay on top of Often easiest tracking to stay
on top of Teacher takes control and teacher updates Teacher takes
control and teacher updates Teacher conveys information and trends
to students Teacher conveys information and trends to students Not
seen as a strong investment tool Not seen as a strong investment
tool Gives teacher valuable information to guide instruction Gives
teacher valuable information to guide instruction Excel
Spreadsheets and graphs Excel Spreadsheets and graphs NOT a
gradebook NOT a gradebook
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Teacher-Centered Tracking Excel Spreadsheet
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Teacher-Centered Tracking Class Tracking Based off of Teacher
Tracker Based off of Teacher Tracker On display in classroom On
display in classroom Class averages of mastery or growth Class
averages of mastery or growth Encourages student investment through
class competition Encourages student investment through class
competition Displays and celebrates class growth by showing where
they were, and where they are now Displays and celebrates class
growth by showing where they were, and where they are now Big bar
graphs on weekly quizzes, test score averages, etc. Big bar graphs
on weekly quizzes, test score averages, etc. Relate growth and data
to student actions to invest students (paying attention,
participating, attendance, etc.) Relate growth and data to student
actions to invest students (paying attention, participating,
attendance, etc.)
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Teacher-Centered Tracking Class Tracking Period 1 has 56 STARS!
Period 2 has 63 STARS!
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Teacher-Centered Tracking Transparent Tracking Based on class
goals Based on class goals Student-friendly Student-friendly Track
progress, growth and mastery Track progress, growth and mastery
Motivating and invest students Motivating and invest students
Generally most time consuming Generally most time consuming Can
have students be responsible- more student-centered Can have
students be responsible- more student-centered Charts with students
names and objectives, number of books read, homework turned in,
quiz scores, addition/subtraction facts Charts with students names
and objectives, number of books read, homework turned in, quiz
scores, addition/subtraction facts
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Teacher-Centered Tracking Transparent Tracking
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Individual Transparent Tracking
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Student-Centered Tracking Inventories List of big ideas in
unit, semester, subject or whole year List of big ideas in unit,
semester, subject or whole year Students take responsibility for
own learning, decipher what it is they know and dont know Students
take responsibility for own learning, decipher what it is they know
and dont know Can be unregulated- students go through and
highlight/color what they feel they have mastered, what they are on
their way to mastering, and ongoing goals Can be unregulated-
students go through and highlight/color what they feel they have
mastered, what they are on their way to mastering, and ongoing
goals Can be more regulated and date when they master it Can be
more regulated and date when they master it Provide or attach
evidence of mastery- assignment/quiz/test/exit slip Provide or
attach evidence of mastery- assignment/quiz/test/exit slip Can be a
checklist Can be a checklist
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Student-Centered Tracking Inventories
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Student-Centered Tracking Unit by Unit/Objective by Objective
Unit by Unit tracking generally done using daily or weekly
assessment data to track progress leading up to unit assessment
Unit by Unit tracking generally done using daily or weekly
assessment data to track progress leading up to unit assessment
Students can create bar graphs Students can create bar graphs Goal
bar is usually set at 80% Goal bar is usually set at 80% Students
keep track of own progress Students keep track of own progress
Students determine for themselves how they are doing, where their
gaps and strengths are Students determine for themselves how they
are doing, where their gaps and strengths are May look different
for different age levels May look different for different age
levels Goal folders, tracking sheets, checklists, color by number
Goal folders, tracking sheets, checklists, color by number
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Student-Centered Tracking Objective by Objective
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Why is tracking important in a language classroom? PURPOSE:
Motivation, motivation, motivation PURPOSE: Motivation, motivation,
motivation Help students NOTICE when they are using the language
and recognize them for it Help students NOTICE when they are using
the language and recognize them for it Track what is needed in your
class- tardiness an issue? Track attendance or students on time.
Language production an issue? Track students taking risks and
producing language. Using language authentically a problem? Track
students using language outside of class. Track what is needed in
your class- tardiness an issue? Track attendance or students on
time. Language production an issue? Track students taking risks and
producing language. Using language authentically a problem? Track
students using language outside of class.
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Why is tracking important in a language classroom? Personally
track, as the teacher, their mastery and progress towards the class
goal which should be listening, speaking, reading and writing in
target language! Increase effectiveness as a teacher Personally
track, as the teacher, their mastery and progress towards the class
goal which should be listening, speaking, reading and writing in
target language! Increase effectiveness as a teacher Adjust and
measure progress towards goals as needed to keep unmotivated and
low achieving students engaged and motivated Adjust and measure
progress towards goals as needed to keep unmotivated and low
achieving students engaged and motivated Great Parent Teacher
Conference tool Great Parent Teacher Conference tool
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Different Tracking Tools for Language Teachers Teacher-Centered
Language Objective Excel Spreadsheet Language Objective Excel
Spreadsheet Transparent Tracking- Wall Trackers Transparent
Tracking- Wall Trackers Transparent Tracking- Charts Transparent
Tracking- Charts Individual Transparent Trackers Individual
Transparent Trackers
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Different Tracking Tools for Language Teachers Student-Centered
Objective by Objective Tracking- Language Rainbows Objective by
Objective Tracking- Language Rainbows National Language Standards
Inventory Tracker National Language Standards Inventory Tracker
Objective by Objective Tracking- High School Tracker Objective by
Objective Tracking- High School Tracker
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Where Can I Find all of this Good Stuff??
http://dualimmersionteacher.wikispaces.com
http://dualimmersionteacher.wikispaces.com Email
[email protected] Email [email protected]