From the Field

 Mr. Nisbet, Art History teacher at Grapevine High School, 

discusses how he embeds Chain Notes and Four Corners in his 

students' learning experiences to blend assessment and learning. 

 Mr. Chapa, World Geography teacher at Metro Opportunity High School, shares how his students use Text Tagging to interact with reading 

material  while he uses the tags to check for student understanding.

Looking for ways for students and educators to Text Tag using technology? 

Several free apps such as Adobe Reader allow for annotating text. 

Using the formative assessment Road Signs to help students 

communicate their level of understanding throughout their lessons. 

  Ms. Ford shares with us a science lesson on bats she designed to incorporate engagement, movement, cooperative learning and 

checking for understanding.

Students use similes to reflect on a topic while teachers use the 

students' reflections to check for understanding.

 Mr. Ford describes the impact checking for understanding 

has had on engagement and student success.