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.