Spring Training Time!

Today, we kicked off testing season with what we affectionately call "Spring Training." We rally the students to do the work of test prep with this spin of spring training for the big game (the state test). Since we work in the Saint Louis metro area, the best baseball city in the country, we use any excuse to celebrate baseball.

To add to the fun teachers dress in Cardinals gear, refer to their classes as teams, and ask students to refer to teachers as "coaches" for the duration of spring training (approximately 10 days). We coach our teams on strategies and secrets to help them win the big game. Ironically, standardized testing really is a game! We fill our days with test taking tips and review of any content that we might need to brush up on before "opening day."

Even though it's test prep season, it's one of my favorite times of the year to coach in classrooms. We make it fun and meaningful. There's a sense of camaraderie that we're all in this together. Let's play ball!






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