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Student Tracking: The Secret to Student Motivation and Language Production in a Second Language Classroom By Tristin West Horizon Elementary- Murray School District, Utah Dual Immersion- First Grade twest@murrayschools.org

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What exactly is TRACKING? TeacherCentered Tracking TeacherCentered Tracking Spreadsheets and Mastery Tracking Spreadsheets and Mastery Tracking Class Tracking Class Tracking Transparent Tracking Transparent Tracking Student Tracking Student Tracking Inventory Tracking Inventory Tracking Unit by Unit/Objective by Objective Unit by Unit/Objective by Objective

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Teacher Tracking Spreadsheets and Mastery Tracking Often easiest tracking to stay on top of Often easiest tracking to stay on top of Teacher takes control and teacher updates Teacher takes control and teacher updates Teacher conveys information and trends to students Teacher conveys information and trends to students Not seen as a strong investment tool Not seen as a strong investment tool Gives teacher valuable information to guide instruction Gives teacher valuable information to guide instruction Excel Spreadsheets and graphs Excel Spreadsheets and graphs NOT a gradebook NOT a gradebook

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Teacher-Centered Tracking Excel Spreadsheet

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Teacher-Centered Tracking Class Tracking Based off of Teacher Tracker Based off of Teacher Tracker On display in classroom On display in classroom Class averages of mastery or growth Class averages of mastery or growth Encourages student investment through class competition Encourages student investment through class competition Displays and celebrates class growth by showing where they were, and where they are now Displays and celebrates class growth by showing where they were, and where they are now Big bar graphs on weekly quizzes, test score averages, etc. Big bar graphs on weekly quizzes, test score averages, etc. Relate growth and data to student actions to invest students (paying attention, participating, attendance, etc.) Relate growth and data to student actions to invest students (paying attention, participating, attendance, etc.)

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Teacher-Centered Tracking Class Tracking Period 1 has 56 STARS! Period 2 has 63 STARS!

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Teacher-Centered Tracking Transparent Tracking Based on class goals Based on class goals Student-friendly Student-friendly Track progress, growth and mastery Track progress, growth and mastery Motivating and invest students Motivating and invest students Generally most time consuming Generally most time consuming Can have students be responsible- more student-centered Can have students be responsible- more student-centered Charts with students names and objectives, number of books read, homework turned in, quiz scores, addition/subtraction facts Charts with students names and objectives, number of books read, homework turned in, quiz scores, addition/subtraction facts

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Teacher-Centered Tracking Transparent Tracking

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Individual Transparent Tracking

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Student-Centered Tracking Inventories List of big ideas in unit, semester, subject or whole year List of big ideas in unit, semester, subject or whole year Students take responsibility for own learning, decipher what it is they know and dont know Students take responsibility for own learning, decipher what it is they know and dont know Can be unregulated- students go through and highlight/color what they feel they have mastered, what they are on their way to mastering, and ongoing goals Can be unregulated- students go through and highlight/color what they feel they have mastered, what they are on their way to mastering, and ongoing goals Can be more regulated and date when they master it Can be more regulated and date when they master it Provide or attach evidence of mastery- assignment/quiz/test/exit slip Provide or attach evidence of mastery- assignment/quiz/test/exit slip Can be a checklist Can be a checklist

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Student-Centered Tracking Inventories

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Student-Centered Tracking Unit by Unit/Objective by Objective Unit by Unit tracking generally done using daily or weekly assessment data to track progress leading up to unit assessment Unit by Unit tracking generally done using daily or weekly assessment data to track progress leading up to unit assessment Students can create bar graphs Students can create bar graphs Goal bar is usually set at 80% Goal bar is usually set at 80% Students keep track of own progress Students keep track of own progress Students determine for themselves how they are doing, where their gaps and strengths are Students determine for themselves how they are doing, where their gaps and strengths are May look different for different age levels May look different for different age levels Goal folders, tracking sheets, checklists, color by number Goal folders, tracking sheets, checklists, color by number

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Student-Centered Tracking Objective by Objective

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Why is tracking important in a language classroom? PURPOSE: Motivation, motivation, motivation PURPOSE: Motivation, motivation, motivation Help students NOTICE when they are using the language and recognize them for it Help students NOTICE when they are using the language and recognize them for it Track what is needed in your class- tardiness an issue? Track attendance or students on time. Language production an issue? Track students taking risks and producing language. Using language authentically a problem? Track students using language outside of class. Track what is needed in your class- tardiness an issue? Track attendance or students on time. Language production an issue? Track students taking risks and producing language. Using language authentically a problem? Track students using language outside of class.

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Why is tracking important in a language classroom? Personally track, as the teacher, their mastery and progress towards the class goal which should be listening, speaking, reading and writing in target language! Increase effectiveness as a teacher Personally track, as the teacher, their mastery and progress towards the class goal which should be listening, speaking, reading and writing in target language! Increase effectiveness as a teacher Adjust and measure progress towards goals as needed to keep unmotivated and low achieving students engaged and motivated Adjust and measure progress towards goals as needed to keep unmotivated and low achieving students engaged and motivated Great Parent Teacher Conference tool Great Parent Teacher Conference tool

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Different Tracking Tools for Language Teachers Teacher-Centered Language Objective Excel Spreadsheet Language Objective Excel Spreadsheet Transparent Tracking- Wall Trackers Transparent Tracking- Wall Trackers Transparent Tracking- Charts Transparent Tracking- Charts Individual Transparent Trackers Individual Transparent Trackers

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Different Tracking Tools for Language Teachers Student-Centered Objective by Objective Tracking- Language Rainbows Objective by Objective Tracking- Language Rainbows National Language Standards Inventory Tracker National Language Standards Inventory Tracker Objective by Objective Tracking- High School Tracker Objective by Objective Tracking- High School Tracker

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Where Can I Find all of this Good Stuff?? http://dualimmersionteacher.wikispaces.com http://dualimmersionteacher.wikispaces.com Email twest@murrayschools.org Email twest@murrayschools.org