There are many ways in which TenMarks Premium has benefitted
my students this year, but the ability to differentiate instruction and the
opportunity for students to self-reflect has made a major impact within my
classroom. Before having Premium, I was
only able to provide students with assignments.
When providing assignments, the students were unable to see their
progress within each standard. Now with Premium, my students can scroll over
each standard, monster, and can track their progress with each concept. This has been very motivating for my
students. Now the students are asking me
for certain standards that they want to complete. They are starting to take responsibility for
their own learning. The motivation has
been contagious within my classroom this year.
When students are seeing other classmates putting forth their best
effort and seeing results, the other students want to do the same thing. I teach fourth grade and some of my students
have already completed the fourth and fifth grade standards on TenMarks.
I feel that
differentiation has been the key to success this year. We use iPads or Chromebooks throughout the
week, and the students are unaware of what assignments their classmates are
assigned. The feature on TenMarks
Premium that I feel is the most powerful aspect is the ability to create
assessments by the standards. After the
students complete the assessments, it gives me instant data on how well the
students understood the standards. I
also have the ability to monitor the amount of time the students have spent on
the assessment. I definitely make sure
to let the students know that I have that ability. Another great feature is the automated
recommendations that are given to the students when they have completed the assessments. A student may be given a recommendation at
grade level or a student may need a refresher of a standard from the previous
year. If the students have successfully
completed all of the standards in the assessment, recommendation will be made
to extend the students’ learning for the up in coming year. By giving the students assessments, I have
been able to hone in on strengths and weaknesses of each of my students. I feel that TenMarks is definitely preparing
my students for the standardized testing and the up incoming school year!
