Teacher Survey
Name: 


A red asterisk (*) indicates required questions.

  1. How often do administrators assess student work or assist you in assessing student work?*
    daily
    weekly
    monthly
    rarely
    never


  1. Where is student work displayed at your school?*
    hallways
    on walls (in classrooms)
    in binders (in classrooms)
    sent home to parents
    nowhere


  1. I provide my student with a rubric at the of a writing unit. *


  1. How closely do the pace, content, grading methods and academic success of your writing classes match those of your co-teacher and/or other ELA teachers?*
    very similar
    somewhat similar
    different
    not sure (don't know the pace, content, etc. of other ELA teachers)


  1. What are you assessing when you grade writing (check all that apply)?*
    grammar
    spelling
    content/ideas
    role/voice
    word choice/vocabulary
    audience
    length of piece
    organization
    other


  1. I use to score finished writing work.
    *


  1. Do you show exemplars at the beginning of a writing unit?*
    yes
    no, but I show them later
    no, I don't believe in using exemplars
    no, I don't use them because I'm a new teacher and don't have any
    no, I don't use them because I choose not to save them
    no, because I am not familiar with exemplars


  1. As an ELA team, we analyze student work together . *


  1. How has your common planning period TYPICALLY been used this year? (check all that apply)*
    content area meeting led by a teacher
    content area meeting led by an administrator
    grading and assessment done as a team
    grading and assessment done individually
    professional development led by a school staff member
    professional development led by a staff developer
    administrative tasks/duties (e.g. paperwork, test info, routines/procedures, discipline, attendance)
    no meeting - individual prep separately


  1. When my co-teachers/ELA team and I are grading writing work and projects, . *





Miss Jennifer Whitney
Reading Specialist
Ross Global Academy
New York, NY