October 3, 2011 AFL
Rockwood Assessment practices
· Academic and Non-academic indicators
o Addition of non-academic standard might be good. Would allow behavior back in grade, but needs to be very specific.
· Time commitment before retake is required
o A writing assignment or conference with teacher before retake
o Might be good to avoid students rushing into retakes.
o Still need formatives to prove mastery. Conference would provide opportunity for that conversation
Thoughts
· More Student Involvement (Parkway)
o Have students co-create levels of mastery using anchor examples, they sort into levels
o Teacher sets goals with each student about where they are and what the next step is
§ Would go well in journals
§ Meet with individual students while class works on practice.
· But with 26 kids in one room, how do you find the time AND keep the rest engaged and involved?
· “Gradekeeper” online grade book
o No parent portal
o Does 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 scale
· Need more self-assessment
o Goes with goal setting in journal
o Look at folder, how do scores look. . . weekly self-assessment?
§ If I were to give you the test today, how would you do? Does the teacher agree with your assessment?
· Benchmarks
o Since HC will be in the middle of st2, allow benchmark to be flexible. Have the summative for st2 somewhere in late October. Let the st1 part be a replacement assessment for something from st1 and the st2 be formative until the summative in late October.
o Or let It stand. . . retention is important too. . .
· Summative Assessments
o All tests should be cumulative?????
o Or. . . only final exam is cumulative????
· Step by step plan of attack for implementing standards based grading
o Come up with standards (you’ve done BYOC-build your own curriculum-, you already have standards)
§ Yes it will take a few tries, but start with CLE’s, throw in your curriculum and rephrase
§ Get them all typed up then you can rearrange it.
§ Don’t always start with CLE’s. You know you teach the CLE’s. Start with your wording and reference the CLE’s
§ Could also start with state standards and use a, b, c to clarify under standards.
o Come up with how you want to assess these standards
§ 5 level scale, 4 level scale, points
§ Will you allow retakes?
§ Retake same test, entire test, parts of test?
o Come up with grade book setup
§ Will you grade homework?
§ Will you record homework?
§ Will you use percentages or mastery levels?
§ How many assessments are necessary to know mastery?
§ Will you use bound paper, binder paper or excel?
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