Making Grades Matter : Standards-Based Grading in a Secondary PLC at Work(r)(a Practical Guide for Plcs and Standards-Based Grading at the Secondary Education Level)

Matt Townsley

ISBN 10: 1949539652 / ISBN 13: 9781949539653

Editore: Solution Tree Mär 2020, 2020

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Neuware - 'In Making Grades Matter: Standards-Based Grading in a Secondary PLC authors Matt Townsley and Nathan L. Wear provide readers with a practical guide toward the implementation of the standards-based grading system. Although much has been written about the concept and advantages of standards-based grading, in this book, the authors focus specifically on implementing the framework at the secondary level with the vital support of a professional learning community (PLC). As such, this book provides a roadmap that secondary school educators and administrators working in a PLC can utilize to initiate the multiyear process toward implementing standards-based grading schoolwide or districtwide. Not only are each of the practices needed for this change covered in detail, but each practice is connected directly with one of three foundational principles of standards-based grading. In this book, readers will find all of the tools, resources, and guidance they need to not only implement the standards-based grading system in their schools but, through collaborative work within a PLC, achieve the greatest possible success with it'.

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• Titolo: Making Grades Matter : Standards-Based Grading in a Secondary PLC at Work(r)(a Practical Guide for Plcs and Standards-Based Grading at the Secondary Education Level)
• Editore: Solution Tree Mär 2020
• Data di pubblicazione: 2020
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1949539652
• ISBN 13: 9781949539653
• Rilegatura: Taschenbuch
• Condizione: Neu
• Dimensioni: 251 L x 175 A x 15 P (millimetri) 251 millimetri di larghezza per 175 millimetri di altezza per 15 millimetri di profondità
• Peso: 386 grammi

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Riassunto

Maximize learning by making grades more meaningful and motivating to students. With the support of this practical guide, professional learning communities (PLCs) will discover a clear road map for implementing a standards-based grading system at the secondary level. The authors provide all of the actionable ideas and tools needed to not only transition to this improved system but to achieve the greatest possible success with it.

Use this resource to help students feel engaged with their learning and increase their classroom performance:

• Study the foundational theories behind the standards-based grading system and how it interacts with and is supported by the PLC process.
• Learn how to use grades to effectively communicate students' mastery of learning standards.
• See what makes ungraded homework and independent practice a better tool to improve learning and enhance students' motivation to study.
• Understand the value of allowing students multiple opportunities to demonstrate their learning when taking assessments.
• Gain valuable insights for administrators and leaders into the multiyear journey of implementing standards-based grading.

Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: Standards-Based Grading in a Professional Learning Community
Chapter 2: How Grades Communicate Current Levels of Learning
Chapter 3: How Homework Serves as Ungraded Practice
Chapter 4: How to Provide Students With Multiple Opportunities to Demonstrate Their Learning
Chapter 5: Criteria for Administrators and Leaders Implementing Standards-Based Grading
Conclusion
Appendix