#908 Reforming Grading & Assessment: Rethinking Educator Grading Practices
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Last Date to Register: 1/14/2011 12:01 AM
Last Date to Cancel: 1/11/2011 12:01 AM
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Through the research from several "Grading Doctors" (Thomas Guskey, Grant Wiggins, Ken O’Connor, Rick Wormeli, and others), participants will become engage in discussion on the current research related to grading practices. This interactive presentation will seek input from participants about their current grading practices and beliefs are gathered through either 1) cell phone voting, 2) web-based voting, or a 3) manual system. A variety of presentation techniques are used: small group discussions, partner sharing, video clips, experiential learning, movement, researching readings, and note taking. A pre and post test is used to determine if new information has caused educators to rethink grading practices.
Key Discussion Points:
• What purpose do/should grades have in education?
• What is an A, B, C, D, or F?
• What am I grading? (Discussion on essential and enduring knowledge AKA Knowledge, Understanding, and Dos)
• The impact of a “0” on a 100 point scale
• Separating academic performance from behavior
• Measures of central tendency: mean, median, or mode
• What about late work?
• Grading incomplete work
How can we improve upon the antiquated grading system education uses today?
Julee Dredske has been in offering professional development for CESA 5 for the past 11 years. With 14 years in the classroom Julee provides consultation in serving gifted and talented, Eng-lish language learners, and is a PI-34 specialist in working with initial educators. Differentiated instruction is one of many topics that Julee provides professional development for.