Assessments Retooled (2026) - Visible Learning Targets, Student Reflection Template & Self Tracking Tool

 

Welcome to 'Huddle Time' - the purpose of this time is to provide a short video that offers student centered ideas or teacher actions to consider for your classroom.  Essentially, I am sharing my experiences as I continue my learning journey - with the goal that ALL my students raise their achievement on grade level math standards.

The hope is that this video sparks an idea that you can use in your own classroom.  

Every classroom is different, every teacher is different, and every student is different - an yet, all three have one thing in common:  ALL STUDENTS CAN LEARN GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS.

HUDDLE TIME VIDEO #30

Video

Today's Huddle Time focuses on 

    -  Embedding the Learning Targets into the assessment so students can see them

    -  Post assessment student reflection document - LINK

    -  Long Term student assessment tracker aligned to CA standards - LINK

Please feel free to reach out with any questions, comments or concerns - Kevin.Stott@omsd.net

Remember to believe in yourself, believe that you matter, and believe that you make a difference in students' lives every time that you interact with them.

      Teaching and still loving it,              

Kevin Stott                                       

                                                                                                              De Anza Middle School 

Part III: Documenting my CAASPP view of each IL activity

                                        

Welcome to 'Huddle Time' - the purpose of this time is to provide a short video that offers student centered ideas or teacher actions to consider for your classroom.  Essentially, I am sharing my experiences as I continue my learning journey - with the goal that ALL my students raise their achievement on grade level math standards.

The hope is that this video sparks an idea that you can use in your own classroom.  

Every classroom is different, every teacher is different, and every student is different - an yet, all three have one thing in common:  ALL STUDENTS CAN LEARN GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS.

HUDDLE TIME VIDEO #28

Video

Today's Huddle Time focuses on 

    -  Documenting each lesson's components through the lens of CAASPP alignment

Additional Resources:

    -  Link to Google Sheets - LINK

Please feel free to reach out with any questions, comments or concerns - Kevin.Stott@omsd.net

Remember to believe in yourself, believe that you matter, and believe that you make a difference in students' lives every time that you interact with them.

      Teaching and still loving it,              

Kevin Stott                                       

                                                                                                              De Anza Middle School   

Part I: My initial struggles with IL - until . . .

                                           

Welcome to 'Huddle Time' - the purpose of this time is to provide a short video that offers student centered ideas or teacher actions to consider for your classroom.  Essentially, I am sharing my experiences as I continue my learning journey - with the goal that ALL my students raise their achievement on grade level math standards.

The hope is that this video sparks an idea that you can use in your own classroom.  

Every classroom is different, every teacher is different, and every student is different - an yet, all three have one thing in common:  ALL STUDENTS CAN LEARN GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS.

HUDDLE TIME VIDEO #26

Video

Today's Huddle Time focuses on 

    -  How I got past my initial uncertainties with the curriculum

    -  How the 'Mathematics Teaching Practices' helped me make a connection with the curriculum

    -  How I found 'Mathematical Rigor' in the curriculum

Additional Resources:

    -  Mathematical Teaching Practices Continuum - LINK  

        (Self reflection tool for the 8 teaching practices)

Please feel free to reach out with any questions, comments or concerns - Kevin.Stott@omsd.net

Remember to believe in yourself, believe that you matter, and believe that you make a difference in students' lives every time that you interact with them.

      Teaching and still loving it,              

Kevin Stott                                       

                                                                                                              De Anza Middle School   

Part V: Monitoring Tool to Sequence Student Work (5 Practices for Orchestrating Productive Mathematical Discussions)

 

                                           

Welcome to 'Huddle Time' - the purpose of this time is to provide a short video that offers student centered ideas to consider for your classroom.

HUDDLE TIME VIDEO #28

Video

Today's Huddle Time focuses on 

    -  How I got past my initial uncertainties with the curriculum

    -  How the 'Mathematics Teaching Practices' helped me make a connection with the curriculum

    -  How I found 'Mathematical Rigor' in the curriculum

Please feel free to reach out with any questions, comments or concerns - Kevin.Stott@omsd.net

Remember to believe in yourself, believe that you matter, and believe that you make a difference in students' lives every time that you interact with them.

      Teaching and still loving it,              

Kevin Stott                                       

                                                                                                              De Anza Middle School  

Part II: Re-Build Your Proficiency Map

 

                                        

Welcome to 'Huddle Time' - the purpose of this time is to provide a short video that offers student centered ideas or teacher actions to consider for your classroom.  Essentially, I am sharing my experiences as I continue my learning journey - with the goal that ALL my students raise their achievement on grade level math standards.

The hope is that this video sparks an idea that you can use in your own classroom.  

Every classroom is different, every teacher is different, and every student is different - an yet, all three have one thing in common:  ALL STUDENTS CAN LEARN GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS.

HUDDLE TIME VIDEO #27

Video

Today's Huddle Time focuses on 

    -  Proficiency Map aligned to Imagine Learning

Additional Resources:

    -  Link to each grade level Proficiency Map - LINK

    -  Support for selecting Essential Standards document (Select your grade level) - LINK

    -  Coherence Map (All grade levels) - LINK

Please feel free to reach out with any questions, comments or concerns - Kevin.Stott@omsd.net

Remember to believe in yourself, believe that you matter, and believe that you make a difference in students' lives every time that you interact with them.

      Teaching and still loving it,              

Kevin Stott                                       

                                                                                                              De Anza Middle School 

Part IV: The Gradual Release Model is NOT the best instructional strategy for every lesson

 

                                       

Welcome to 'Huddle Time' - the purpose of this time is to provide a short video that offers student centered ideas or teacher actions to consider for your classroom.  Essentially, I am sharing my experiences as I continue my learning journey - with the goal that ALL my students raise their achievement on grade level math standards.

The hope is that this video sparks an idea that you can use in your own classroom.  

Every classroom is different, every teacher is different, and every student is different - an yet, all three have one thing in common:  ALL STUDENTS CAN LEARN GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS.

HUDDLE TIME VIDEO #29

Video

Today's Huddle Time focuses on 

    -  Knowing the lesson focus and choosing the best instructional strategy

Additional Resources:

    -  Dr. Juli Dixon "Layers of Facilitation" Interview - LINK (Time stamp 15:15)

        -  Blog Post by Dr. Dixon on 'Layers of Facilitation' - LINK

    -  Book, "5 Practices for Orchestrating Productive Mathematics Discussions" by Smith & Stein

        (5 Practices:  Anticipating, Monitoring, Selecting, Sequencing, Connecting - Blog LINK)

    -  Book, "Building Thinking Classrooms" by Peter Liljedahl

        -  List of Podcasts LINK

        -  Illustrative Mathematics Blog Post LINK

    -  EFFL, "Experience First, Formalize Later" by Math Medic

Please feel free to reach out with any questions, comments or concerns - Kevin.Stott@omsd.net

Remember to believe in yourself, believe that you matter, and believe that you make a difference in students' lives every time that you interact with them.

      Teaching and still loving it,              

Kevin Stott                                       

                                                                                                              De Anza Middle School  

Imagine Learning Series of Videos - Introduction

 

Welcome to 'Huddle Time' - the purpose of this time is to provide a short video that offers student centered ideas or teacher actions to consider for your classroom.  Essentially, I am sharing my experiences as I continue my learning journey - with the goal that ALL my students raise their achievement on grade level math standards.

The hope is that this video sparks an idea that you can use in your own classroom.  

Every classroom is different, every teacher is different, and every student is different - an yet, all three have one thing in common:  ALL STUDENTS CAN LEARN GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS.

HUDDLE TIME VIDEO #25

Video

Today's Huddle Time focuses on 

    -  Introducing the next series of videos related to my journey with Imagine Learning

Please feel free to reach out with any questions, comments or concerns - Kevin.Stott@omsd.net

Remember to believe in yourself, believe that you matter, and believe that you make a difference in students' lives every time that you interact with them.

Teaching and still loving it,               

Kevin Stott                                        

De Anza Middle School                    

      

Activity - Students creating their own problems (All Grade Levels)

 

Welcome to 'Huddle Time' - the purpose of this time is to provide a short video that offers student centered ideas to consider for your classroom.

HUDDLE TIME VIDEO #24

Video

Today's Huddle Time focuses on 

    -  Students creating their own math problem and then solving other created math problems

    -  High student engagement with grade level material

Classroom video clip #1 - Student work - LINK

Task assignment via Google Slide - LINK

Please feel free to reach out with any questions, comments or concerns - Kevin.Stott@omsd.net

Remember to believe in yourself, believe that you matter, and believe that you make a difference in students' lives every time that you interact with them.

      Teaching and still loving it,              

Kevin Stott                                       

                                                                                                              De Anza Middle School   

Four Corners Activity - To Engage & Move Students

 

Welcome to 'Huddle Time' - the purpose of this time is to provide a short video that offers student centered ideas to consider for your classroom.

HUDDLE TIME VIDEO #23

Video

Today's Huddle Time focuses on 

    -  Students work on an error analysis activity and then share their work with their classmates using the 'Four Corner' protocol

Classroom video clip #1 - Students working independently - LINK

Classroom video clip #2 - Students in their four corner groups - LINK

Classroom video clip #3 - Students in their four corner groups - LINK

Please feel free to reach out with any questions, comments or concerns - Kevin.Stott@omsd.net

Remember to believe in yourself, believe that you matter, and believe that you make a difference in students' lives every time that you interact with them.

      Teaching and still loving it,              

Kevin Stott                                       

                                                                                                              De Anza Middle School    

Students Presenting Their Work in a Math Classroom

 

Welcome to 'Huddle Time' - the purpose of this time is to provide a short video that offers student centered ideas to consider for your classroom.

HUDDLE TIME VIDEO #22

Video

Today's Huddle Time focuses on 

    -  Students presenting their work to the whole class in a safe environment

Presentation Script Resource - LINK

Audience TAG Feedback resource - LINK

Student Video #1 - LINK (slightly blurred on purpose)

Student Video #2 - LINK (slightly blurred on purpose)

Please feel free to reach out with any questions, comments or concerns - Kevin.Stott@omsd.net

Remember to believe in yourself, believe that you matter, and believe that you make a difference in students' lives every time that you interact with them.

      Teaching and still loving it,              

Kevin Stott                                       

                                                                                                              De Anza Middle School