J I first asked students what they think it meant to strive for accuracy.

y. Students answers consisted of being correct, trying your

best, and doing things the right way. I defined striving for accuracy for students as, doing the best you can and being precise.
o In this activity, students brainstormed a list of jobs that require accuracy. For example, veterinarians, photographers, and
teachers. After, students reflected on the consequences that could happen when that person does not complete their job
b accurately. Students answer the question why they think is striving for accuracy is important and if there was any job that did not
require you to be accurate. Each one of my students came to the conclusion that there were no jobs that do not require accuracy.
s From here I asked students, that if there is no job that does not require accuracy and comparing this activity to school, every
assignment should require accuracy as well. I explained to students that they need to take pride in their work. They need to
make sure they are checking their work over and have a desire to do well and be accuracy. This activity allowed students to
understand and start discussing why accuracy is important in the real world and why they should start striving for accuracy now.
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3 my classroom. If my students have a question they must
ask three of their peers before asking the teacher. I also
have students follow a Show Three Before Me rule where
b students have three peers look over their work before
submitting that assignment. When I introduced this activity
e to students we discussed the importance of peer review.
The students reviewing their peers work would leave
f comment on the assignment, which meant the peer had to
read over the students assignment and check if it meet all
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Above is a student essay that was reviewed by three of her peers. Each
student had to read over the essay and leave a comment on a post-it
after they reviewed their work. One student in the student work above ,
praised their peer on siting evidence from the test. Next steps will be
peers making suggestions as well as complementing their peers work.
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The Choose 3 Ways activity helps scholars learn to strive for accuracy by
asking students to choose 3 ways to solve one math problem. An activity like

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a Students had to solve a ratio problem: Steve was practicing for a marathon.
The first day he ran 3 miles in 36 minutes, the second day we ran 6 miles
y in 72 minutes. How long will it take him to run 9 miles if he kept the same
speed? Each student chose to do a ratio table and a proportion as two ways

s to find the answer. The student above set up division and multiplication
facts to check if their answer was correct, while the other two students used
a double tape diagram to solve the problem.
 Strive for Dragons
Everyday students are graded
on a fourpoint scale during To the right is the
every class. To receive four teacher point
points students must be tracker that is filled
respectful, responsible, caring, out after every
and finish all their work. At the class.
end of each week students
points are totaled up and
students who earn 85% of the
points that week are
considered dragon level and
students who earn 95% of their
Below is a picture of
points are golden dragons. the students receive
Students who are dragons and their award for earning
golden dragons get to dragon or golden
participate in special events dragon status.
each month, and golden
dragons receive special
privileges.

Each day students must strive

to be their best academically
and behaviorally so they can Above is the point rubric. Students, parents,
receive the maximum amount and teachers all receive a copy so students
of points. know what they need to strive for.
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Above is the weekly point card

students receive each Friday. This
Above is the overall monthly
point card informs the student and
point chart that totals the
their parent how many points the
amount of points each
student received that week.
student receives and
calculates the percentage.
Students percentages
highlighted in green score
85% or higher and are
dragons, while the students Students who receive four points
who earned 95% or higher each day for a week in a certain
are golden dragons and class also become student of the
highlighted in yellow. week and get their name hung up
wall in the hallway.