{"id":380,"date":"2025-09-12T16:42:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T22:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oer.uregina.ca\/assessmentsk\/?page_id=380"},"modified":"2026-03-18T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T02:40:57","slug":"secondary-advice-for-new-teachers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oer.uregina.ca\/assessmentsk\/secondary-advice-for-new-teachers\/","title":{"rendered":"Secondary Advice for New Teachers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"#mindset-philosophy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"719\" src=\"https:\/\/oer.uregina.ca\/assessmentsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/30-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oer.uregina.ca\/assessmentsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/30-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/oer.uregina.ca\/assessmentsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/30-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/oer.uregina.ca\/assessmentsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/30-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/oer.uregina.ca\/assessmentsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/30-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/oer.uregina.ca\/assessmentsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/30.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"#principles-and-practice\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/oer.uregina.ca\/assessmentsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/31-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oer.uregina.ca\/assessmentsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/31-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/oer.uregina.ca\/assessmentsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/31-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/oer.uregina.ca\/assessmentsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/31-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/oer.uregina.ca\/assessmentsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/31-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/oer.uregina.ca\/assessmentsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/31.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"#managing-workload\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"721\" src=\"https:\/\/oer.uregina.ca\/assessmentsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/32-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oer.uregina.ca\/assessmentsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/32-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/oer.uregina.ca\/assessmentsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/32-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/oer.uregina.ca\/assessmentsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/32-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/oer.uregina.ca\/assessmentsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/32-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/oer.uregina.ca\/assessmentsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/32.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"#practical-secondary\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"722\" src=\"https:\/\/oer.uregina.ca\/assessmentsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/33-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oer.uregina.ca\/assessmentsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/33-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/oer.uregina.ca\/assessmentsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/33-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/oer.uregina.ca\/assessmentsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/33-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/oer.uregina.ca\/assessmentsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/33-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/oer.uregina.ca\/assessmentsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/33.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-default has-border-color has-custom-color-4-color has-custom-color-2-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-ce6dcea30d2440db2c36312795c4cdee\" id=\"mindset-philosophy\" style=\"border-color:#ffc82e;border-width:7px;border-radius:0px\"><strong><strong>Mindset &amp; Philosophy<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-text-subtitle has-custom-color-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-48f49e3b0a7c48130bf74abe430c8b1c is-style-text-subtitle--2\">Understand Your OWN Teaching Philosophy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width:608px\"><div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:66.118421052632%\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-text-subtitle has-custom-color-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-55b32a997b8600cd2557d2cacd6a8824 is-style-text-subtitle--3\">Don\u2019t Just Teach the Way YOU Were Taught<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width:608px\"><div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:66.118421052632%\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-text-subtitle has-custom-color-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d1df4ff80138cc2c5aef90c8b2c06de6 is-style-text-subtitle--4\">Students Are Forgiving So Forgive YOURSELF<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width:608px\"><div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:66.118421052632%\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-text-subtitle has-custom-color-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ce2c5202b556fd3c9419d88f148f32f2 is-style-text-subtitle--5\">Don\u2019t Compare Yourself &#8211; Just Get Better<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width:608px\"><div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:66.118421052632%\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-text-subtitle has-custom-color-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-54549fc1354c6b040f1e11e8ed2769bb is-style-text-subtitle--6\">\u201cTradition\u201d Can Be Dangerous<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width:608px\"><div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:66.118421052632%\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-default has-border-color has-custom-color-4-color has-custom-color-2-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-1b576b63d235a68a9eae3d564189708a\" id=\"principles-and-practice\" style=\"border-color:#ffc82e;border-width:7px;border-radius:0px\"><strong><strong>Assessment Principles &amp; Practices<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-text-subtitle has-custom-color-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2313dbdd108ce48a441a07f8f2ba295e is-style-text-subtitle--7\">Never Assess the CHILD, Always Assess the ACTION<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width:608px\"><div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:66.118421052632%\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-text-subtitle has-custom-color-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4e317386404180b8b9eab597cf522283 is-style-text-subtitle--8\">Start With the End in Mind<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width:608px\"><div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:66.118421052632%\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-text-subtitle has-custom-color-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0923deb8e264b222f59c0689ac08a50c is-style-text-subtitle--9\">General Advice for High School Assessment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width:608px\"><div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:66.118421052632%\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-text-subtitle has-custom-color-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-939fcd90fafdaa257bbdf125da6f6b88 is-style-text-subtitle--10\">Use Your Professional Judgement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width:608px\"><div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:66.118421052632%\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-text-subtitle has-custom-color-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-782b26698f8e600764d14aa3c689e58c is-style-text-subtitle--11\">Your Environment Impacts Your Assessment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width:608px\"><div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:66.118421052632%\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-text-subtitle has-custom-color-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-21c3f0600d6ad87d0461b2e9fe642074 is-style-text-subtitle--12\">Singular Movement Pattern<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width:608px\"><div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:66.118421052632%\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-text-subtitle has-custom-color-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c7fcd8d52c9064babbb4aa63205bc5cc is-style-text-subtitle--13\"><strong>Physical Literacy Terminology and Exit Slips<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width:608px\"><div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:66.118421052632%\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-text-subtitle has-custom-color-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8f950fe75334b777980069e988a00d87 is-style-text-subtitle--14\">Physical Demonstration and Consistency<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width:608px\"><div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:66.118421052632%\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-text-subtitle has-custom-color-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-89615ff5723f6a502e82e3c92241960e is-style-text-subtitle--15\">Giving Students Extra Help<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width:608px\"><div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:66.118421052632%\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-text-subtitle has-custom-color-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-32a5d789eff854f9e88a67e2de6894b2 is-style-text-subtitle--16\">Competitive and Non-Competitive Structure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width:608px\"><div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:66.118421052632%\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-default has-border-color has-custom-color-4-color has-custom-color-2-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-4cd44a0bccf8a294289c99785eb3048a\" id=\"managing-workload\" style=\"border-color:#ffc82e;border-width:7px;border-radius:0px\"><strong><strong>Managing Workload &amp; Balance<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-text-subtitle has-custom-color-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7b74b2f1aa00324457be0e7681b366a3 is-style-text-subtitle--17\">Don\u2019t MARK Everything!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width:608px\"><div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:66.118421052632%\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-text-subtitle has-custom-color-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6625aa0d2e8c23db015c5b2e09be8b2c is-style-text-subtitle--18\">You Can Just Assess PARTS of Assignments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width:608px\"><div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:66.118421052632%\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-text-subtitle has-custom-color-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-488d02eb79ac57429b743d654c58a9af is-style-text-subtitle--19\">Don\u2019t Create More Work for Yourself<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width:608px\"><div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:66.118421052632%\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-text-subtitle has-custom-color-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-84dd2dda434932dab96bcc670ab23303 is-style-text-subtitle--20\">Assessment Shouldn\u2019t Take Up Your Whole Life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width:608px\"><div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:66.118421052632%\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-text-subtitle has-custom-color-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0959741d9f4edb7f73024f427f052c7b is-style-text-subtitle--21\">The \u2018Never Do This Again\u2019 Folder<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width:608px\"><div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:66.118421052632%\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-default has-border-color has-custom-color-4-color has-custom-color-2-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-df9b375c68a050d8bad875d7de0d3518\" id=\"practical-secondary\" style=\"border-color:#ffc82e;border-width:7px;border-radius:0px\"><strong><strong>Practical Realities of Secondary Teaching<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-text-subtitle has-custom-color-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-60af23c142467839d9e26b10030f4823 is-style-text-subtitle--22\">Never Cut a Kid From Extra-Curr<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width:608px\"><div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:66.118421052632%\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-text-subtitle has-custom-color-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e3c269d889b6cbfce973c61e27c2047c is-style-text-subtitle--23\">A Final Exam Is Not A Time to Find Out Something New About Your Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width:608px\"><div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:66.118421052632%\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-text-subtitle has-custom-color-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9b9e81df86e179a2a9410394e3610977 is-style-text-subtitle--24\">Math Assessment Doesn\u2019t HAVE to Be Pencil and Paper Exams<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width:608px\"><div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:66.118421052632%\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-text-subtitle has-custom-color-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1934cea026b0e282ac029e17226122ee is-style-text-subtitle--25\">Taking Interns Gives A New Perspective<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width:608px\"><div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:66.118421052632%\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-26 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oer.uregina.ca\/assessmentsk\/elementary-teachers-talk\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"700\" data-id=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/oer.uregina.ca\/assessmentsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/23-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oer.uregina.ca\/assessmentsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/23-1.png 1000w, https:\/\/oer.uregina.ca\/assessmentsk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/23-1-300x210.png 300w, 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