During and after lessons, I assess students knowledge of the current skills

being taught. In order to gauge the direction of the next lesson or how to
continue with the current lesson. I use a variety of informal assessments.
The resource used to teach mathematics is Engage NY, a program which
includes an exit ticket for each lesson. The lesson is designed to be issued to
the students at the end of the lesson, to determine each students
knowledge of the lessons content. I use the exit ticket after whole group
instruction before students move on to independent practice. Depending on
the amount of students who show an of understanding of the content, I will
either pull a small group for further instruction or continue with more whole
group guided practice. If further instruction is required in a small group, the
rest of the class will proceed to independent practice. I find this practice
works well. Rather than reviewing the assessment results after students have
completed the independent practice. By issuing the exit ticket before
independent practice, I am able to direct the lesson in the need direction to
ensure students have a full understanding of content before working
independently.