Standards based grading

So this whole post is probably rather ridiculous but it's really just something I'm trying to make a decision on. So last month I modified Kelly O'Shea's flowchart to make my own: Then yesterday, Sar

This is my third year using Standards Based Assessment, and I’m hooked. WHY I LOVE STANDARDS BASED ASSESSMENT Reason #1: My students have a clear, measurable goal for my class, instead of a GPA goal. Throughout my entire school career, my goal was to earn a 100. An A. A 4.0. Or higher, if I was…

50 Shades of Grades Blog Post and Anchor Chart! How can we help students better understand the meaning of their grades?

Once Marzano’s The Art and Science of Teaching became the adopted frame-work for our teacher evaluations, everyone was making learning goals and scales, and trying to figure out how to apply …

Standards-based grading (SBG) is a system of education which focuses on student learning and grades based on standards mastery.

SBG Posters - Great for student to see what the scores mean!

Anyone still out there? So much happened last year that blogging fell by the way side. I implemented 1:1 laptops and attempted PBL units. I transitioned my algebra 1 classes to standards based grading. I began a full load of graduate coursework towards my administration certification. I took on more leadership roles in my building. All in all, it was a fantastic year! I just miss my blogging and my MTBoS people! Well, this post can obviously not capture everything from last year so here are…

FREEBIE! Student Grading Rubric {For Standards-Based Grading}

After years of teaching using the principles of standards-based learning and grading, I encountered two findings that radically changed my perspective on assessment, grading, and reporting. #CultofPedagogyPin