Applications of Standards Standards Based Grading Topics: Formative Assessments (Quizzes) Differenciated Practice Unit formation/ABI application

Objectives Try different models of quizzing By the end of our time today, you will be able to: Try different models of quizzing Make slight modifications to your units to fit the standards-based model. Experiment with formative assessments and standards based grading.

Some reasons might include: Why Quiz? Take a 2 minutes to consider the principle reasons that you give quizzes? Some reasons might include: Accountability: to make sure the students are studying Practice: Help the students assess their own learning. Prepare: Get students ready for the test. Inform: Gather data to guide future instruction The main reason that I give quizzes is…. 4

No Stakes Quizzes Fears: Change No Buy-in What do I grade, then? 5

Results Culture that values learning Grateful students Easy to collect Data and Respond Strong Connection between learning level and grade show grade tracking here 6

Data Collection and Application Lets take a look at my 3rd period freshmen science class. 37 students 6 EL or recently redesignated (English Plus/Language!) 7 Students in H English 18 students in P English 4 Students in Read 180 2 Students Resource/SDC show grade tracking here 7

Data Collection and Application show grade tracking here 8

Quiz 2 –numbers in () are quiz 1 retakes show grade tracking here 9

Unit Design and ABI application The two Ideas that I started my standards based approach No stakes Quizzes Units and Test split up into learning Standards. It has been a work in progress 10

Lets look at my progress through the semester Unit Design Lets look at my progress through the semester 11

Question? How often do our struggling learners get a chance to experience excellence? 12

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Student Response: Shifting Culture After the STAR test for Science I decided to poll my students on their opinion of the new grading system. The questions were as follows. What is one thing that you liked about the 2nd semester grading system? What is one thing I should change about the 2nd semester grading system? Was the website helpful? Which of the two did you prefer, 1st or 2nd semester? 15

Student Response: Shifting Culture Quiz Quotes 16

Student Response: Shifting Culture Organization Quotes 17

Student Response: Shifting Culture Reluctant Learners 18

Student Response: Shifting Culture Advanced Students 19

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