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

3. 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.

4. 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

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

6. 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

7. 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

8. Data Collection and Application
show grade tracking here 8

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

10. 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

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

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

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14. ABI application 14

15. 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

16. Student Response: Shifting Culture
Quiz Quotes 16

17. Student Response: Shifting Culture
Organization Quotes 17

18. Student Response: Shifting Culture
Reluctant Learners 18

19. Student Response: Shifting Culture
Advanced Students 19

20. Student Response: Shifting Culture20