Standards Based Grading An Intro Gerry Swan What
Standards Based Grading: An Intro Gerry Swan
What does/could this mean?
Grading Criteria 1. Product Criteria 2. Process Criteria 3. Progress Criteria
Ghostbusters Rule
Just Remember Ghostbusters Spengler: Don't cross the streams. Venkman: Why? Spengler: It would be bad. Venkman: I'm fuzzy on the whole good/bad thing. What do you mean, "bad"? Spengler: Try to imagine all life as you know it stopping instantaneously and every molecule in your body exploding at the speed of light. Venkman: Right. That's bad. Okay all, Important safety tip. Thanks, Egon.
"The revised report cards are known as standard space report cards and are already in use with kindergarten students, " Thannum said. "It is an expanded report card that shows more information. " The Carroll Independent School District (Carroll ISD) is an independent PK-12 school district serving the city of Southlake, Texas (USA)
"The revised report cards are known as standard space report cards and are already in use with kindergarten students, " Thannum said. "It is an expanded report card that shows more information. " The Carroll Independent School District (Carroll ISD) is an independent PK-12 school district serving the city of Southlake, Texas (USA)
Grading requires Thoughtful & Informed Professional Judgment!
Standards Based Grading requires Coherent & Consistent Professional Judgment!
This is not Fleetwood Mac
You are grading gravity
We need to Challenge & Change Our Professional Practice
Why do we have to do this?
What’s an A?
A typical test ? ? ? ? Grade = Correct/Total
A boat with a rock on top of it is floating in an enclosed pool of water. Under that condition one marks the level of the water on the side of the pool. The rock is thrown overboard and sinks. What happens to the level of water on the side of the pool?
Which block is more dense?
A Slightly Different Approach C C C B B B A A A How would you determine what grade a student got?
Model for Grading Exceptional Learners 1. Does the standard need adaptation? Yes Modification No 2. What type of adaptation is needed? 3. Determine Modified Standard Accommodation 4. Grade on Modified Standards Grade on grade-level standards 5. Communicate Meaning of Grade on grade-level standards
Mathematical Precision is Not A Grading Policy & can get you into trouble
Technology will work against you
Check your math Percentages 92 95 91 89 76 65 78 83 85 87 84. 1 to Scales 4 4 4 3 2 1 2 3 3 3 2. 9 to Percentages 100 100 75 50 25 50 75 75 75 72. 5
Questions?
Course Rosters from Infinite Campus Reporting Standards 1. Understands number relationships, knows basic facts, and performs computations 2. Uses standard/non-standard measurement concepts 3. Uses patterns, functions, and variables to represent and solve problems 4. Collects, organizes, analyzes, and presents data 5. Uses geometric concepts 6. Uses appropriate strategies to solve problems 7. Comes prepared to class with homework done Imported to SBR System
Student names
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