what a teacher actually does
rate performance indicators in seven domains (personal and social, language and literacy, mathematical thinking, scientific thinking, social studies, the arts, physical development). save examples of child work in a portfolio. write a short summary report at each of the three checkpoints.
where tiny signals helps
the assessment platform holds the ratings and the portfolio. tiny signals holds the writing: the family-facing summary at each checkpoint, the anecdote that goes next to a piece of child work, the conference draft.
- conference write up, a one page draft in about fifteen minutes.
- observations, drop the anecdote in the moment.
- handoff, one minute at pickup in the family's language.
used in these programs
- georgia's pre-k, work sampling paired with gelds.
- new york state upk, one of the district-approved options.
- head start, an approved child assessment for many grantees.
- all program pages, the hub of program-specific pages.