Using Essential Questions Instead

of Multiple Prayer Tests(Dipping my toe into the pool of

Standards Based Grading)

Eric Langhorst

South Valley Jr. High - Liberty, MissouriPhoto by beexxohh, Flickr

Eric Langhorst

8th Grade American History

South Valley Junior High

Liberty, Missouri

speakingofhistory@gmail.com

Twitter : @elanghorst

www.speakingofhistory.com

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Standards Based Grading

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Hi. My name is Eric and I have a

grading problem.

My Standards Based Journey

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My Standards Based Journey

How I have assessed students in the past

My Standards Based Journey

How I have assessed students in the past

Why I think I need to change my grading

practices

My Standards Based Journey

How I have assessed students in the past

Why I think I need to change my grading

practices

What is Standards Based Grading

My Standards Based Journey

How I have assessed students in the past

Why I think I need to change my grading

practices

What is Standards Based Grading

Creating my foundation for Standards

Based Grading

My Standards Based Journey

How I have assessed students in the past

Why I think I need to change my grading

practices

What is Standards Based Grading

Creating my foundation for Standards Based

Grading

The PastHow did I get here?

How I have assessed students in

the past

Multiple choice tests at end of unit

How I have assessed students in

the past

Some projects / assignments during

unit

How I have assessed students in

the past

Points taken off for late work

How I have assessed students in

the past

If work is not turned on time then

assigned a 0

Why Change?Why should I create

chaos for myself?

Why I think I need to change my

grading practices

Just move on after the unit test, no

chance to reteach or help students

master the standard

Why I think I need to change my

grading practices

Becomes hopeless if miss a couple of

assignments

Why I think I need to change my

grading practices

Grades depend as much on timing as

knowledge

Why I think I need to change my

grading practices

Grade didn’t really reflect how much the

student learned

Why I think I need to change my

grading practices

Is the grade I give my students based

on their learning or “The Promise”

What is Standards

Based Grading?Basic concepts

What is Standards Based Grading

Student achievement is divided into

specific tasks instead of an overall

grade for an entire course

The specific tasks are generally

determined by state and local

standards

―Think of a baseball card — when you looked at Mickey

Mantle’s card, it didn’t say an A on the back.

It included his fielding average, hitting average,

homeruns — then you know why he’s a good player.

Why would we give a student just one grade?‖

– Robert Marzano

What is Standards Based Grading

Students provided more feedback

on their performance on the

assessment

Students are provided opportunities

to take the assessment again

What is Standards Based Grading

The emphasis for the “grades” are

placed on specific formative

assessments, not on smaller

assignments or homework

Next YearMy plan for 2011/12

Creating my foundation for

Standards Based Grading

Dividing each unit I teach into the

standards required by the state and my

district for 8th grade social studies

Creating my foundation for

Standards Based Grading

Creating essential skills to match my

Articles of the Week assignments

Creating my foundation for

Standards Based Grading

Developing more ways to model and

demonstrate what quality work is in my

class

Creating my foundation for

Standards Based Grading

Providing more feedback to students

through frequent formative

assessments – exit cards, clickers,

reflections

Creating my foundation for

Standards Based Grading

Creating a system to allow students to

retake assessments when they have

demonstrated they have done

additional work

Rick Wormeli – video from YouTube http://youtu.be/TM-3PFfIfvI

Creating my foundation for

Standards Based Grading

Adjusting the 1,2,3,4 scale to the 100

point system for the gradebook

100%

Next year our district will use this

conversion for teachers using standard

based grading

4 100

3.5 98

3 93

2.5 85

2 78

1.5 70

1 65

.5 60

Creating my foundation for

Standards Based Grading

Communicating the new system with

parents and providing updates on its

implementation

Creating my foundation for

Standards Based Grading

Creating a system to manage scores on

assessments and attempts by students

Creating my foundation for

Standards Based Grading

Include a portion on the grade report for

effort, discipline, tardies, attendance

Using Essential Questions Instead

of Multiple Prayer Tests(Dipping my toe into the pool of

Standards Based Grading)

Eric Langhorst

South Valley Jr. High - Liberty, MissouriPhoto by beexxohh, Flickr