Friday, November 2, 2018

Learning and Grading and Assessment, Oh My!

Go ahead and google anything about grading and assessment.  You will likely get results that range from "Get Rid of Grades" to "No More Zeros" to "Confessions from a Grade-Inflating Professor" to "What do Grades Really Mean" to a myriad of opinions and beliefs from parents, teachers, students, community members, administrators, and everyone in between!  Grading and assessment have become hotly contested topics in education lately, and we are going to be embarking on some reading and discussing of what are the best practices in grading, assessing, and the reporting out of learning here at Stone Bank School.

YOU ARE INVITED~to our first round of readings and discussion on November 27th from 7:30-8:30 am in the cafeteria at Stone Bank School.  I am attaching two articles and one body of research in preparation for our first discussion.  The body of research is quite extensive, yet also gives some great history of grading.  We will be breaking up into small groups to dissect each article, and then sharing our whole group at the end of our time together.

The purpose of this time is to help us learn about and weed through the changes we see in grading, assessment and the reporting out of learning, along with looking to our own philosophies and beliefs and how they may impact or fit into new ways of doing this work.

We look forward to seeing you on November 27th and until then...Happy Reading!  If you happen to find any articles that you think would enhance our learning, please share with me and I will post them on the blog.  Thanks!
Have a great weekend!
Beth



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