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Grade Point Averages

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GPAs are an ongoing measure

of work habits.

What are they?

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What will it look like?

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there are several options

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• Concerns with our reports..

• New guidelines present an opportunity to bring about changes to reporting.

• Visits to other schools have shown ways we can do better.

Why change?

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• Tangible.

• Timely.

• Helps them set goals.

• Clear.

• Fair /non biased.

Student interest in GPAs? WHY?

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Ongoing formal FEEDBACK =

frequent opportunity for students to

change behaviours.

Why do GPAs work?

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• Understanding of the common GPA rubric by all teachers, students and families.

• GPAs must also be backed up by an understood structure of Rewards, Interventions and Consequences.

What is needed for GPAs to work?

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Working through a process of ‘Reporting Change’.

• Learning the mechanics of ‘how to’ work with GPAs

• Working toward end of semester reporting becoming a less onerous task by introducing more frequent feedback through GPAs.

For 2014 end of year reports will have minimal change as outlined in the Semester 1 & 2 Comment Guidelines booklet .

Where are we NOW?

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• Course Documentation.

• Common assessment tasks..

• Become familiar with new Curriculum and Planning guidelines.

• Incorporate GPAs and simplify 2015 Semester Reporting.

What is the way forward for WSC?

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If you do not have Homework requirements in your subject, consider the following to measure Revision techniques (recall, transfer, application)  

• Is there evidence that students have thought about or applied some of the class learning at home.

• How much do students require you to go over work ( have they processed the information)

• Can students recall what to do and transfer information from one lesson to the next.

• how much scaffolding do students need to ‘get’ or remember work /activities.