Testing Period Planning/Evaluating Worksheet

During the Testing Period, we look for different types of work in each phase of the period. Linking work and task analysis work are critical in the preparation phase. In the activating phase, focusing work takes priority. The debriefing and transitioning work become priorities in the post-test period.

• Step 1: Introduction to a strategy or approach with teacher modeling and collective use.
• Step 2: Student use with direction or alerts provided by the teacher.
• Step 3: Student use in collaborative peer-group monitoring.
• Step 4: Peer-group feedback and rubric-based shaping feedback.
• Step 5: Independent use with teacher monitoring, peer-group feedback, and rubric-based shaping feedback.
• Step 6: Independent use with rubric-based self-assessment and revision to proficiency with peer review on proficiency.
• Step 7: Independent identification of critical learnings and independent development of personalized strategies.

– excerpt from Turning Around Turnaround Schools, Volume 2 – Embracing the Rhythm of the Learner Year

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Frank Desensi

Frank DeSensi is the founder and Chief Innovation Officer of Educational Directions, LLC. which consults with schools and school districts in the southeastern and mid-western United States. A retired educator, Frank spent 35 years in a variety of teaching and administrative positions. He taught at the university, college, secondary, and middle-school levels; worked in the central office as a curriculum specialist; and held both principal and assistant principal positions. From 1993 to 1998, Frank served as a Kentucky Distinguished Educator, helping to turn around schools that were labeled in decline or in crisis under the provisions of the Kentucky Education Reform Act. Frank helped develop the STAR training program for new DE’s and served as a trainer in the Kentucky Leadership Academy. He jointly holds patents for three data-management systems for schools.

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