Teaching Back in the 70s. You Won't Believe How We Did It! + Prizes!!!

No SMART Boards, Internet, or ESGI:

How did we ever manage? 

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Well, we did a lot of paperwork by hand, calculated grades, and tried to analyze data with a pencil and paper!

We didn't have ESGI to do it all for us, create our groups, drive our instruction, guide our RTI, and keep us all on track. 

Over the years...

I started out using a black chalk board. Oh, how it dried my hands out!

Then, they told us about the latest research and how students can see pale yellow chalk much better than white if it's used on a green background. (Ahh, that's why our freeway signs are green with off-white lettering!)

After a few years, I begged for one of those new Dry Erase boards, but funding was low, so I purchased a large sheet of tile board (the kind that can be used below ceramic tiles on your counters) and I had it installed in my classroom. 

Then, came the Internet and SMART Boards which changed the playing field altogether. I loved using them as much as my students. 

ESGI: Today's Best Tool...

Once I discovered ESGI, back in 2009, I NEVER looked back and I can't imagine teaching without it. 

I would test only the next 3-5 sight words with one child sitting at my small group table 

while the other students at this table were engaged in a simple activity. I was able to test all 5 students in less than 10 minutes. I called this "chunking" the tests into small, manageable parts. 

Not only did my students beg me to test them, but the instant data helped me to create fluid groups that changed all the time as needed. 

Pre-testing my students before the school year began allowed me to
 create groups for the 1st day of school. 

I set up my RTI using the data found in the "Item Analysis" report and my "Class Totals" report helped me to drive my instruction and meet the needs of all of my students. 

I had individualized RTI kits for each student to use in my classroom and one to use at
home while in the bathtub, the car, or just at the dinner table. 

My favorite part of this current 2023-24 Era is getting to use the Self-Assessments. How brilliant to let the students feel like they are playing while we are really assessing skills and gathering data. Win-Win with ESGI!

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