Monday, I tested the top 8th graders on the 9th grade English test. They were a great group and unlike any other. They were so worried about the test, getting finished in the 5 hours, and not throwing up. They were so serious, yet a lot of fun.
Tuesday and Wednesday, I had small groups with oral administration. I enjoyed working with these students and getting to know them.
Thursday, my officemate and I tested the students who had been absent for one of the tests given earlier in the week. We had 4 different tests going. We got the directions read to everyone with the help of our Testing Coordinator and then we just monitored them the rest of the four hours.
Today, there was one student who needed to test. Since my officemate and I both had things we had to do (me--cover a 7th gr Science class & my officemate had a situation to handle with a student/parent), my wonderful principal had one of our push-in teachers do it, and we gave her breaks until the student finished.
When testing, there are so many rules connected to the laws surrounding our testing. One is that you must actively monitor each tester. I wore my pedometer every day to see if I could beat my steps from the day before. There is no sitting down, just walking and walking and walking. I got lots of exercise this week due to testing and I made sure to eat healthy meals each night.
Today, we had at least 3 classes without subs today, and I think we had around 8 others out with subs. I started my day checking on all of them. I covered a 7th grade Science class 2nd period. They were pretty good. It just amazes me the lack of respect students have these days--talking while the teacher is talking, doing whatever they want rather than listen, etc. It is hard randomly covering classes, but I enjoy it most of the time. I just have to really get my bluff in fast, lay out the expectations, and make an example out of someone if necessary. I hate that, but . . .
I made my way through my To Do list that I created to keep from forgetting eveything I needed to do while testing. There is just one thing left before I tackle the biggest one on the list next week.
I got to meet with the other Science Instructional Specialists and Facilitator this afternoon. I always enjoy talking with them.
After work, I went on a walk/jog with my BFF. She uses an App where you walk 5 minutes, jog 90 seconds, walk 90 seconds, jog 90 seconds, walk 90 seconds (repeat until there are 5 minutes left out of 30), walk 5 minutes. We then kept walking and jogged every time we were going downhill. We walked/jogged just over 4 miles. It was great! I hope I didn't hinder her workout or slow her down too much.
After a long, crazy week, I am just vegging out tonight after eating a healthy dinner.
I hope you had a great week and have plans for an amazing weekend!
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