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Using Essential Questions Instead of Multiple Prayer Tests(Dipping my toe into the pool ofStandards Based Grading)
Eric LanghorstSouth Valley Jr. High - Liberty, MissouriPhoto by beexxohh, Flickr
Eric Langhorst8th Grade American HistorySouth Valley Junior High
Liberty, Missouri
speakingofhistory@gmail.comTwitter : @elanghorst
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Standards Based Grading
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Hi. My name is Eric and I have a grading problem.
Eric
My Standards Based Journey
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My Standards Based Journey
How I have assessed students in the past
My Standards Based Journey
How I have assessed students in the past
Why I think I need to change my grading practices
My Standards Based Journey
How I have assessed students in the past
Why I think I need to change my grading practices
What is Standards Based Grading
My Standards Based Journey
How I have assessed students in the past
Why I think I need to change my grading practices
What is Standards Based Grading
Creating my foundation for Standards Based Grading
My Standards Based Journey
How I have assessed students in the past
Why I think I need to change my grading practices
What is Standards Based Grading
Creating my foundation for Standards Based Grading
The PastHow did I get here?
How I have assessed students in the past
Multiple choice tests at end of unit
How I have assessed students in the past
Some projects / assignments during unit
How I have assessed students in the past
Points taken off for late work
How I have assessed students in the past
If work is not turned on time then assigned a 0
0
Why Change?Why should I create chaos for myself?
Why I think I need to change my grading practices
Just move on after the unit test, no chance to reteach or help students master the standard
Why I think I need to change my grading practices
Becomes hopeless if miss a couple of assignments
Why I think I need to change my grading practices
Grades depend as much on timing as knowledge
Why I think I need to change my grading practices
Grade didn’t really reflect how much the student learned
Why I think I need to change my grading practices
Is the grade I give my students based on their learning or “The Promise”
What is Standards Based Grading?
Basic concepts
What is Standards Based Grading
Student achievement is divided into specific tasks instead of an overall grade for an entire course
The specific tasks are generally determined by state and local standards
“Think of a baseball card — when you looked at Mickey Mantle’s card, it didn’t say an A on the back.
It included his fielding average, hitting average, homeruns — then you know why he’s a good player.
Why would we give a student just one grade?” – Robert Marzano
What is Standards Based Grading
Students provided more feedback on their performance on the assessment
Students are provided opportunities to take the assessment again
What is Standards Based Grading
The emphasis for the “grades” are placed on specific formative assessments, not on smaller assignments or homework
Next YearMy plan for 2011/12
Creating my foundation for Standards Based Grading
Dividing each unit I teach into the standards required by the state and my district for 8th grade social studies
Creating my foundation for Standards Based Grading
Creating essential skills to match my Articles of the Week assignments
Creating my foundation for Standards Based Grading
Developing more ways to model and demonstrate what quality work is in my class
Creating my foundation for Standards Based Grading
Providing more feedback to students through frequent formative assessments – exit cards, clickers, reflections
Creating my foundation for Standards Based Grading
Creating a system to allow students to retake assessments when they have demonstrated they have done additional work
Rick Wormeli – video from YouTube http://youtu.be/TM-3PFfIfvI
Creating my foundation for Standards Based Grading
Adjusting the 1,2,3,4 scale to the 100 point system for the gradebook
100%
Next year our district will use this conversion for teachers using standard based grading
4 1003.5 983 932.5 852 781.5 701 65.5 60
Creating my foundation for Standards Based Grading
Communicating the new system with parents and providing updates on its implementation
Creating my foundation for Standards Based Grading
Creating a system to manage scores on assessments and attempts by students
Creating my foundation for Standards Based Grading
Include a portion on the grade report for effort, discipline, tardies, attendance
Using Essential Questions Instead of Multiple Prayer Tests(Dipping my toe into the pool ofStandards Based Grading)
Eric LanghorstSouth Valley Jr. High - Liberty, MissouriPhoto by beexxohh, Flickr
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