1018: How to Grade for Learning

How to Grade for Learning - Guidelines for Fixing Broken Grades
Presented by Ken O'Connor
December 1, 2010
 

In this session standards-based grading practices will be discussed, and approaches that encourage effective learning and support student success will be presented. Teachers are effectively linking an increasingly broad range of assessment and evaluation approaches with their teaching to improve learning. The next stage is linking this standards-based classroom assessment to grading practices in order to make grades accurate, meaningful, consistent, and supportive of learning. Sometimes grades are “broken” and do not meet these standards. This session will provide a “repair kit” of strategies that can be used to fix broken grades. Participants will analyze eight guidelines and fifteen fixes for grades, which really make a difference when they are applied in classrooms.

Ken O’Connor, a.k.a. The Grade Doctor, is an independent consultant who specializes in issues related to the communication of student achievement, especially grading and reporting. Through books and articles, presentations and working with small groups Ken helps individuals, schools and school districts to improve communication about student achievement.

In 1995 Ken developed eight guidelines for grading, and he has continued to refine those guidelines. He has also designed eleven guidelines for standards-based reporting. He is now generally acknowledged to be one of a small group of leading experts on how to grade and report effectively.

Professional Development Consortium Members

 

Level I Membership
Cuba City, Darlington, Ithaca, North Crawford, Pecatonica, Platteville, Potosi, River Ridge, Seneca, Shullsburg and Wauzeka.
Level I membership entitles these districts to send three (3) people to all events sponsored by the PD Consortium during 2010-2011. Additional staff may attend the events at a rate of $100 per event/per teacher.

 

Level II Membership
Dodgeville and Fennimore
Level II membership entitles these districts to send five (5) people to all events sponsored by the PD Consortium during 2010-2011. Additional staff may attend the events at a rate of $100 per event/per teacher.

Non-Consortium Members
Non-consortium members, community based agencies and school districts outside of CESA #3 may attend event with fee ranging from $150 - $250 per person depending on the presenter fees.

 

Registration

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