Standards Based Grading resources
The 4 C's
http://www.chawanakee.k12.ca.us/Minarets%20HS/2818-Untitled.html
Standards Based Grading implementation manifesto for a middle school in Texas
https://www.dropbox.com/s/mii1fym688oo3bu/MISD_Grading_Manifesto%5B1%5D.pdf?m
A book that was recommended to me by many on Twitter:
http://poweroficu.com
An example of a school district's implementation of SBG:
http://www.qcsd.org/domain/61
Fawn Nguyen's take on SBG in her classroom (includes links to other SBG resources as well):http://fawnnguyen.com/2012/09/17/im-free-the-bitch-is-gone-thank-you.aspx
It is insane to see students coming into my room who got all A's in all 3 trimesters for math during 7th grade, yet they don't know how to set up a 2-step equation. The fear is that they're receiving false senses of understanding by getting points for trying or behaving well for the day. I don't know how you grade specifics of your class, but I'm hoping to change the way that my room operates. I'm tired of students coming up to me and asking "what do I need to do to raise my grade?". I'm tired of students being ok with getting a 0.
What do you think? After looking through those links, do you think there is anything in that pile that we can draw from and run with? It wouldn't be possible to make a sweeping change in everything that we do, but even one element would be a positive start. Let me know your thoughts.
http://www.chawanakee.k12.ca.us/Minarets%20HS/2818-Untitled.html
Standards Based Grading implementation manifesto for a middle school in Texas
https://www.dropbox.com/s/mii1fym688oo3bu/MISD_Grading_Manifesto%5B1%5D.pdf?m
A book that was recommended to me by many on Twitter:
http://poweroficu.com
An example of a school district's implementation of SBG:
http://www.qcsd.org/domain/61
Fawn Nguyen's take on SBG in her classroom (includes links to other SBG resources as well):http://fawnnguyen.com/2012/09/17/im-free-the-bitch-is-gone-thank-you.aspx
It is insane to see students coming into my room who got all A's in all 3 trimesters for math during 7th grade, yet they don't know how to set up a 2-step equation. The fear is that they're receiving false senses of understanding by getting points for trying or behaving well for the day. I don't know how you grade specifics of your class, but I'm hoping to change the way that my room operates. I'm tired of students coming up to me and asking "what do I need to do to raise my grade?". I'm tired of students being ok with getting a 0.
What do you think? After looking through those links, do you think there is anything in that pile that we can draw from and run with? It wouldn't be possible to make a sweeping change in everything that we do, but even one element would be a positive start. Let me know your thoughts.
