SBG 5
Ben, there's one more thing to add, I think, about SBG: How it lines up with the weekly/bi-weekly schedule we all find so powerful. Here it goes. (And I promise this is it! Like with jGR I am trying to
SGB 4
And this is the fourth of four substantial articles from James: Ben, this is the last e-mail I'll send for the time being. Sorry for all the stuff, but I am really just feeling the flow and I have time because
SBG 3
James continues: A few people have expressed concerns about how to keep a standards-based gradebook, especially if there is a school-wide policy of so many entries per week. Here's my take. I wrote a detailed post on the practicalities of my standards-based
SBG 2
This is the second in a series of four articles by James on the SBG thread; the other two will appear tomorrow: Ben asked to establish the problem that standards-based grading solves. Why all the bother to change stuff? Good question;
SBG 1
This from James is very important: Ben, I finally had time to sit down and write out my approach to standards-based grading. I have written the first two parts so far, with one more to follow in time. There should be enough,
Laura on Standards and Common Core
Here is some quality reflection on Standards and Common Core from Laura Avila: Our school is unequivocally in the direction of Standards Based Grading (SBG). The powers that be, aware of the strong, vociferous opposition to such a change, are doing their
Standards-based Grading
Just reviewing Robert's numbers in case anybody is working on this right now: 5 = Advanced 4 = Proficient 3 = Basic 2 = Below basic 1 + Far below basic
Final Exam – Level 1
Below is a good final exam from Robert focusing on reading. Like the one just posted, it is from last January. Robert explains: Hi Ben, I am attaching my final exam for level 1, first semester. Out here in California we tend
Standards-based Grading
I got this from Robert Harrell a few weeks ago and it looks like I overlooked putting it up here. Please accept my aplogies. It looks like good stuff we can use: Hi Ben, Tomorrow night is our Back to School Night.
Laurie Clarcq on Assessment
The Era of Testing is upon us. Hopefully, it implodes sooner than later. Laurie, in the recent standards discussion here, said this - I repeat it here so we can have it at our fingertips as a new category: 1. In