Making Marking Matter Effective Marking Selective Effective Formative

‘Making Marking Matter’ Effective Marking: Selective, Effective, Formative and Reflective D. I. R. T Thursday 22 nd August 2013 Rachael Edgar Familiar story?

The best thing about being a teacher is _______

Formative Marking • Selective • Effective • Reflective

Marking Policy SRS 2013 -2014 ( See p-g 8 of guide) Acknowledgement marking- checking that the work has been completed and that there are no obvious mistakes that need correcting. (All work) FB Quality teacher marking- two stars and a wish (FB/FF) (At least 5 times per term, approx every 2 weeks) FF Directed Improvement and Reflection Time (D. I. R. T) (At least 6 times per academic year prior to data entry) D. I. R. T Quality marking by students- Peer and Self assessment (At least twice per term) VF Verbal Feedback (As appropriate to support other forms of feedback)

Marking for literacy SRS Correction Code- Marking for Literacy Sp : Underline incorrect spelling (In margin instruct student to practice correction three times e. g. spx 3) O : Punctuation is incorrect P : Punctuation mark is missing T : Verb tense is incorrect exp : Expression needs correcting (underline) ^ : To indicate a missing word or letter : A correct feature/ aspect // : To indicate a new paragraph is needed

D. I. R. T Reflection for Learning and progress. . DIRT Dates: 2013 -2014: W/B: 29 th Sept 2013 W/B: 24 th Nov 2013 W/B: 26 th Jan 2013 W/B: 9 th March 2013 W/B: 4 th May 2013 W/B: 8 th June 2013 http: //prezi. com/btchylnhuvam/dirt/