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Laurel Croftcheck - 7th grade English Language Arts teacher @ Hilldale Middle School! Currently in graduate school for Library Media @ NSU. First chat with #Oklaed#sbg
A1: The purpose of grades is to inform out students where they currently are in their learning. Grades should not be seen as a product, but as a process! #oklaed
Welcome to tonight's Standards-Based Grading chat. Please use the Q1/A1 format to track the conversation and #oklaed#SBG to keep everyone together. Please kick us off by introducing yourself and your connection to #oklaed.
Welcome to tonight's Standards-Based Grading chat. Please use the Q1/A1 format to track the conversation and #oklaed#SBG to keep everyone together. Please kick us off by introducing yourself and your connection to #oklaed.
Traditional grades grade mostly behaviors. We need grading practices to get to the HEART of what students know & don’t know and how to help them next. #oklaed#sbg
A1: Ideally to measure progress. I find that grades are more of a "learning currency" than anything. Ss/Ps care a lot more about the average than the level of learning. #oklaed
A1 Perhaps on a positive note, grades can be viewed as a way to measure growth in learning, like a yard stick. Unfortunately, grades often end up being the goal instead of the learning. #oklaed
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A1: They show how well students are learning and responding to the materials they are supposed to be learning. #oklaed They should show the student's abilities.
Traditional grades grade mostly behaviors. We need grading practices to get to the HEART of what students know & don’t know and how to help them next. #oklaed#sbg
Jason James - Supt of #AlexPS Big time #oklaed Fan - sometimes known as a loud mouth who can't keep his mouth shut..... ESPECIALLY about the #oklaed T have been treated. BTW, @OKHouseofReps needs a serious kick in the can
A1 Current grading practices teaches Ss to be compliant. They do not meet the needs of Ss or their future. Need to prepare for their future not our past #oklaed
A1: To let the student know where they are at in the learning process, but grades need to be explained to students. And a student's success is not always measured just by the letter A! #oklaed
A1: One of the most imperative functions for grades is providing helpful and critical feedback to students and parents. Personally, grades also motivated me 📝 #oklaed#EIPT3043
I love that you included developmental milestones in your definitions! #oklaed This can be seen in high school as whether or not they actually did anything!
I also agree that grades need to be explained. Just receiving a number on a piece of paper does not provide students with quality feedback that they need. #OklaEd
#OklaEd A1: Grades and grading are intended to ‘rank’ the level of learning of each student involved in the course. For me, I believe most grading today do a poor job of doing this. Good news: more & more are doing better - standards based being one of these. Not my choice ...
A1) Grading's purpose was to provide feedback to the student on their level of mastery on the performance task assigned; it has devolved into a "comparison" and a ranking which almost entirely supersedes the actual feedbak #oklaed
A1: SHOULD be to inform teaching practice, provide info for teacher and student reflection, to provide usable info to parents, and show mastery of student skills. But...uh....#oklaed
A2- Standards Based Grading is a system that communicates and provides feedback on where a student is on the skills they need to learn before moving on. #OklaEd
A1: I feel the purpose should be to give the students enough feedback so they are able to conquer and fully understand the concept being taught. #oklaed
Q2 - Giving credit for what has been learned about a specific standard and giving guided feedback on how to learn what is still missing on that standard. #oklaed
A2: I would define SBG as tying Ss grades to measures of mastery of individual standards. Each grade is tied to a standard and mastery happens before one moves on. #oklaed
Research has shown that if you include a "grade" and a comments section on a paper, Ss will first look at their grade and second look at everyone else's grade..... #oklaed walkout
Assessing kids on a standard, determining where they are (everyone is on a journey) and what their next step is. With standards based grading, kids aren’t EVER done learning (they don’t “reach 100”), they push farther. #oklaed#sbg
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To me, standards-based grading refers to grading students on whether they met the required standards or objectives. This type of grading is more general than personal. #oklaed
Research has shown that if you include a "grade" and a comments section on a paper, Ss will first look at their grade and second look at everyone else's grade..... #oklaed walkout
A2 Grading according to the standard/skill/objective. It can be asynchronous, not tied to a deadline (thanks @rickwormeli2) and assessed in more than one way, usually adapted to the learner #oklaed
A2 SBG is determined by mastery of a standard. Not determined by averages, but overall understanding. It may take 20 tries, but if the Ss finally master the concept they earn the grade. The goal is growth/mastery, not a GPA #oklaed
#OklaEd Not sure how a grade based upon test scores and homework grades do this; standards-based grading has the opportunity to do better at accomplishing this
I agree that grading has devolved largely into comparison and ranking. Throughout high school, the first thing we as students would do after receiving grades is compare our scores with others. This lead to division amongst students. #oklaed#sbg#EIPT3043
A2: Standards are expectations. Standards-Based Grading (SBG) involves assessing students on whether they meet those expectations or not and what they need to do to improve. #oklaed
Research has shown that if you include a "grade" and a comments section on a paper, Ss will first look at their grade and second look at everyone else's grade..... #oklaed walkout
A2- Standards based reporting is intended to provide ongoing valid feedback to parents and students about a child’s level of mastery of the. specific objectives being taught. #OklaEd
A2: #sbg goes deeper than traditional “report card” style. It gives more information to students in areas that they achieve in and areas that they can improve in #oklaed#EIPT3043
A2 grading that helps@get the process out of the way of@the learning. Isn’tabout responsibility or whether or not you went to the football game. Also much clearer and easy to understand picture of where a child is relative to the standards/objectives. #oklaed
A2 Setting goals, observing, guiding students through a process of growth. Gathering info on progress along the way. A true picture of what Ss know. #OklaEd
A2: Allowing the student to prove and show that they are able to achieve or perform the given standard. And then giving them a grade according to this success. #oklaed
A2: Standards Based Grading shows the students progress towards completing the standards in the different subject areas. It focuses on the skills in the subject areas so students can see what they can do and what they are working to accomplish #oklaed#EIPT3043
Research has shown that if you include a "grade" and a comments section on a paper, Ss will first look at their grade and second look at everyone else's grade..... #oklaed walkout
I'm new to the SBG thing. Do Ss still receive a grade? How does that work if a standard says Ss should read multiple works? At what point it a grade earned? #oklaed
A2 grading that helps@get the process out of the way of@the learning. Isn’tabout responsibility or whether or not you went to the football game. Also much clearer and easy to understand picture of where a child is relative to the standards/objectives. #oklaed
A2 This only works if the teacher has taught sufficiently to master the skills. That is always the problem because so often they don't come to us with requisite skills from prior standards. #oklaed
I'm new to the SBG thing. Do Ss still receive a grade? How does that work if a standard says Ss should read multiple works? At what point it a grade earned? #oklaed
I'm new to the SBG thing. Do Ss still receive a grade? How does that work if a standard says Ss should read multiple works? At what point it a grade earned? #oklaed
A2) Standards based grading ties grades to something tangible and meaningful. It marks progress as opposed to marking a letter. After all, what does a letter mean anyway?? #oklaed#sbg#EIPT3043
I'm new to the SBG thing. Do Ss still receive a grade? How does that work if a standard says Ss should read multiple works? At what point it a grade earned? #oklaed
A2 SBG challenges the status quo of a point system justifying knowledge. If SBG is done correctly it allows teachers to adjust instruction to meet Ss needs. #oklaed
A2 Grading according to the standard/skill/objective. It can be asynchronous, not tied to a deadline (thanks @rickwormeli2) and assessed in more than one way, usually adapted to the learner #oklaed
I'm new to the SBG thing. Do Ss still receive a grade? How does that work if a standard says Ss should read multiple works? At what point it a grade earned? #oklaed
A3 - Because it is all about tracking growth for the Ss. It is rewarding what is learned instead of punishing what is not. It encourages Ss to grow & is easily combined with student choice in learning. #oklaed
Helps the teacher, helps the student. Also supports the mindset that school is for learning. Students need to feel joy from what they’ve learned & not joy/despair from a grade they got. They should know exactly where they are in the process. #oklaed#sbg
A3: Best way I can think of when students are given mobile devices w/ instant access to information. Some Ts would consider it cheating if you looked up the T/F, multiple choice Qs. Have to change how we assess. #SBG is an option. #oklaed
The purpose of SBG is to make sure that students are learning the objectives they are required to learn. The idea sounds nice but I think students lose their identity to grades too often. #OklaEd#EIPT3043
A3: I think it would tie everything back to the standards and ensure Ts are actually teaching what they should and Ss are learning it. #oklaed Again, I'm new to this idea. Each assignment I have is tied to the standards, but sometimes encompass more (i.e. participation).
My Ss will straight-up tell you that they care a lot more that the assignment is done and grade earned than whether or not they learned/retained material. #oklaed
A3: To provide useful information for Ss, Ts, and Ps.
If my kid has a C, I have no idea what that means. If I know he has mastered skill 1.1 and is behind on 1.2, then I know right where he is on the learning continuum. #oklaed
A3: I feel SBG should be used so that not only the student knows exactly what is expected of them, but the teacher is also able to see growth and adjust their teaching methods MORE to help ALL the Ss achieve these goals. #oklaed
A3 it clears the board of all the things we use to polite a clear and accurate measured where a kid is at relative to mastery of the standards. Noting more@nothing less. Very clear picture. #oklaed
A3 - The purpose is to ensure every student is learning. We should absolutely not accept incompetence in the subject we teach - SBG ensures that we KNOW our students are competent. #OklaEd
A3: SBG shows exactly what a student did or didn’t master when it comes to a specific standard. It breaks it down more accurately. Rather than just saying well your child got a C in math this 9 weeks. What the heck does that show? There is no why answered with that C. #oklaed
A3: I would like to believe that the purpose of SBG is to help students identify where they are in their learning process and what they have demonstrated towards their learning goals. It's more than just grades. It's feedback. #oklaed
#OklaEd A2: SBG grading is based upon the appropriate standards for a particular course. It is presumed that the grade awarded to any SBG activity represents the level of student understanding of the standard(s) that are the foundation of the activity. My ?: Does it?
A3: if the “standards” are supposed to be the learning goals, then shouldn’t we teach, monitor, assess, and provide feedback in a way that best measures whether or not the goals have been met & support Ss until goals are met. #oklaed
A3: I think one of the main purposes of #sbg is to attach meaning to grades so students have the potential to understand what is going on in their educational experience (which I believe never truly stops) #oklaed
A3 Purpose-provide valid feedback the promotes continued growth and learning. Traditional grading revolves around task completion not mastery of concepts. SBG provides a more accurate picture of what the student knows and understands. #oklaed
A3: The purpose of SBG is to have an identification system that reflects learning of specific standards and learning only, not behavior. It also influences the learning environment to promote high expectations and growth mindsets for our learners. #oklaed
How do you decide they've mastered it? After one good example? After 3? When they can do it consistently? What types of interventions do you use? #oklaed
And Ss will jump through any hoop offered to improve the grade regardless of whether learning happens. Ps are on board with this too. It is all about the average. #oklaed
A3 cont. If a Ss knows they are going to keep working on a standard until they master it, they can be motivated to work on it more. Often easier to build relationships w/Ss when using SBG #oklaed
A3 it clears the board of all the things we use to polite a clear and accurate measured where a kid is at relative to mastery of the standards. Noting more@nothing less. Very clear picture. #oklaed
A3) SBG allows students to be aware of where they are at in the learning and growth process. This in and of itself promotes autonomy and self motivation. #oklaed#sbg#EIPT3043
I am planning on having a classroom podcast for my AP Economics course next year. If a group of students can write, conduct, & produce an episode about a specific key concept that shows much more mastery than any test ever could. #oklaed
Which begs the question, why are we grading schools this way!?!? Maybe we are an A school and maybe we are a C school. That doesn’t tell anyone a thing about our culture and climate and how hard we are working for and loving kids! #oklaed
Research has shown that if you include a "grade" and a comments section on a paper, Ss will first look at their grade and second look at everyone else's grade..... #oklaed walkout
A3: We should use SBG because it gives students a clearer picture of what they skills they need to focus on and it shows them what they are doing great too. #oklaed
Q4: If we want grades to reflect learning, instead of being viewed as rewards or punishment, how do we move to grades as a report of evidence? #oklaed#SBG
This is one problem I have with everything I've heard so far. Although I want Ss to understand the material better, are we helping them become college and career ready if they don't have to turn in assignments and if there are consequences for it? #oklaed
A3) SBG allows students to be aware of where they are at in the learning and growth process. This in and of itself promotes autonomy and self motivation. #oklaed#sbg#EIPT3043
A3: SBG shows students a clearer picture of what skills that are included in each subject area. This allows them to see which skills they need to focus on while also highlighting the ones they are doing well. #oklaed#EIPT3043
A4 - This is hard because most parents don’t understand SBG. 1st we have to be very clear in our communication and feedback. We have to SHOW what mastery looks like and constantly provide students with the ability to redo. #OklaEd
A4: Eliminate poor grading practices that use grades as discipline, rewards, artificially inflate performance (i.e. extra credit) Keep the grade pure, peeps! #oklaed
CCCS is common core. I don’t think Oklahoma is a common core state but you are definitely a @WIDAConsortium state. It’s just the standards that you can give a score to (usually 1-4) #OklaEd
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@djthoreson, @WIDAConsortium, @WIDAConsortium
A4: Lots of hard work to shift mindsets and alter teaching/grading practices, conversations about what mastery really looks like, and training around student engagement for learning mastery. #oklaed
Q4: If we want grades to reflect learning, instead of being viewed as rewards or punishment, how do we move to grades as a report of evidence? #oklaed#SBG
“Grades” have to be more fluid, less stagnant. Students need to know their “rating” (or however we will do it) can and will improve. And it’s not tied to an assignment, there is more than one way to show how you’re moving toward a standard’s mastery. #oklaed#sbg
Q4: If we want grades to reflect learning, instead of being viewed as rewards or punishment, how do we move to grades as a report of evidence? #oklaed#SBG
By having a list of standard or competencies needed and having students show mastery of each set of skills and then moving on, Makes all conversations with students, parents, and teachers meaningful. Master and move on. #oklaed
Q4: If we want grades to reflect learning, instead of being viewed as rewards or punishment, how do we move to grades as a report of evidence? #oklaed#SBG
A4 - I am not sure of the entire process or how the perfect system looks. I do think one necessary step is some sort of pre-assessment that gives a baseline by which the growth will be measured. #oklaed
Q4: If we want grades to reflect learning, instead of being viewed as rewards or punishment, how do we move to grades as a report of evidence? #oklaed#SBG
Q4: If we want grades to reflect learning, instead of being viewed as rewards or punishment, how do we move to grades as a report of evidence? #oklaed#SBG
A4: mastery won’t look the same for every student. We can’t group them all together and expect them all to master every standard in the same way. It’s not logical or fair. So Ps need to know what mastery looks like for THEIR student. #oklaed
Can’t imagine a way to better college ready than to have an accurate picture of what I actually know standard by standard not how well I survived the process in some cases by padding my grade with work that didn’t measure anything and was just a task. #oklaed.
This is one problem I have with everything I've heard so far. Although I want Ss to understand the material better, are we helping them become college and career ready if they don't have to turn in assignments and if there are consequences for it? #oklaed
Q4: If we want grades to reflect learning, instead of being viewed as rewards or punishment, how do we move to grades as a report of evidence? #oklaed#SBG
A4: Communicate and educate those involved in the process as to what success looks like. SBG can let students show what they know in nontraditional ways (tests/quizzes). #oklaed
That’s the challenge with #sbg, but if a student has demonstrated mastery, should they be doing assignments just for the sake of doing them? We have other measures for compliance and timeliness. #oklaed
This is one problem I have with everything I've heard so far. Although I want Ss to understand the material better, are we helping them become college and career ready if they don't have to turn in assignments and if there are consequences for it? #oklaed
A4: this is where I get stuck between the theory and the practical application. I want to see practical application of the theoretical—especially in a secondary classroom. #oklaed
Q4: If we want grades to reflect learning, instead of being viewed as rewards or punishment, how do we move to grades as a report of evidence? #oklaed#SBG
Q4: If we want grades to reflect learning, instead of being viewed as rewards or punishment, how do we move to grades as a report of evidence? #oklaed#SBG
A4) We move that direction by constantly using grades to help us get better. We always say “it’s ok to fail, that’s how we learn”. SBG puts that saying into action. We get better b/c we are always editing, correcting, perfecting our practice. “Practice makes perfect” #oklaed
Q4: If we want grades to reflect learning, instead of being viewed as rewards or punishment, how do we move to grades as a report of evidence? #oklaed#SBG
A4) I’ve not thought that the grades I give are rewards or punishment; however, as a teacher I can see how SBG can help me as an educator. I am, though, going to have to be taught how to use sbg effectively. #oklaed
Q4: If we want grades to reflect learning, instead of being viewed as rewards or punishment, how do we move to grades as a report of evidence? #oklaed#SBG
A4: Portfolios are a great way to keep track of learning. They not only show grades, but they also serve as evidence and a collection of our students' accomplishments, not deficiencies. #oklaed
Q4: If we want grades to reflect learning, instead of being viewed as rewards or punishment, how do we move to grades as a report of evidence? #oklaed#SBG
A4 IMO it should be a transition not an abrupt change. Start telling kids & parents their SBG along with the current grade. Get them hooked on SBG and then make the jump. #oklaed
You still need to have evidence of mastery. Use a portfolio to collect work. With a digital portfolio Ss can choose to put work samples in portfolio that shows growth or mastery #oklaed
A4: Differentiate the teaching and learning process in the classroom. Students progress should be measured in a variety of ways. Learning styles are as varied as our students backgrounds.#oklaed
It's a party! I am sure u will have time to plan some more over your upcoming week off for #Springbreak
Know I do support a raise, just not holding kids & everyone hostage till u get your way.
Anyone taking a trip over #Springbreak ? Enjoy!
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Alright, what a week! Things are moving swiftly towards strike day; we had an organizational meeting today, laying the groundwork for our roles in the months to come. That said, I'm excited to announce that we're working on a concert for awareness! #LastResortOK#OklaEd
A4) while I do not have the exact answer to this question, I do think it’s important to remember that each student’s mastery of a skill might look different. It’s important to track the progress a student makes. #oklaed#EIPT3043
Is this accountability piece where some level of student choice comes in to play? Especially for the older grades. If a S has chosen this part to acquire content or demonstrate knowledge over other choices, will there be more intrinsic motivation? #oklaed
A4 As I think through this, this paradigm shift will have to involve multiple opportunities and ways to demonstrate mastery...in an asynchronous setting... #oklaed
A4: Communicate and educate those involved in the process. Assign #’s to give feedback, 1-4. Let them know what success looks like including nontraditional ways. #oklaed
A4 if we make it about the process & use grades for things other than an accurate measured learning we will continue to battle kids and parents chasing a mythical grade! #oklaed
#OklaEd A4: Provide the students with a driving question for each of them ( or small groups of them) to address and to document - report, presentation, prototype, demonstration, video, .. They also would provide a grade WITH JUSTIFICATION - with T awarding grade after S dialogue.
Q4: If we want grades to reflect learning, instead of being viewed as rewards or punishment, how do we move to grades as a report of evidence? #oklaed#SBG
A4 In some cases, moving to a certification model vs. a gpa would help, but then how would we determine who gets to give the valedictory speech? #oklaed
This sounds great on math and science where there are correct answers and formulas, but I'm not sure how an ELA teacher can ever actually say a student has mastered rhetoric short of a debate class. I can, however, say he's mastered an assignment. #oklaed
Standards are open and stay open for all quarters. Students are not expected to achieve mastery during that quarter. Some do but some do not and with this SBG it's okay. We go back and reteach small groups and continue to assess. #Oklaed
A4) while I do not have the exact answer to this question, I do think it’s important to remember that each student’s mastery of a skill might look different. It’s important to track the progress a student makes. #oklaed#EIPT3043
A5 - In most cases, the students decide. I show them what mastery IS, and they decide the avenue to demonstrate. Lots of PBL happening in my classroom. #OklaEd
A4: You could create with the students a portfolio that showcases their work. This can be used to show their evidence of accomplishing the skills and learning the standards/goals for the subject. #oklaed#EIPT3043
A5 This really depends on the concept. Could be done with a reasonable explanation, teaching a peer, producing a product, or correctly answering 4 of 5 Qs on a given standard. #oklaed
A5 wow! Not even the increase in charactersallows for enough space to answer that. It all depends on the creativity of the student and how much we remove the constraints! #oklaed
Good question. Do you ever have to do anything in your job just because it is required? In SBG, do Ss get to quit working on a skill after they master it? Won't they lose the skill? #oklaed
That’s the challenge with #sbg, but if a student has demonstrated mastery, should they be doing assignments just for the sake of doing them? We have other measures for compliance and timeliness. #oklaed
This is one problem I have with everything I've heard so far. Although I want Ss to understand the material better, are we helping them become college and career ready if they don't have to turn in assignments and if there are consequences for it? #oklaed
I think there should be different ways to show. Report, slide show, website, portfolio, How do we know currently? 75% of MC questions? Student should have a choice in how to show. #oklaed
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A5: Project-Based Learning is one way. Students should be able to show mastery not only on relevant & real-world tasks, but also be able to show the ability to show mastery across different types of tasks and content areas. #oklaed
A5: I understand that quizzes are easy to grade and less time consuming. But I also believe that giving students voice+choice in how they want to demonstrate learning is the key to growth! #oklaed
A5 - I think this is where SBG gets really hard to set up. We need to apply learning scales to each standard/key concept and have a way to measure where students are. Takes time but worth it in the end. Then give choice to demonstrate that level. #oklaed
A4: Perhaps we as educators can provide lessons that accommodate diverse students so they transfer their learning to their real lives. With this, students start to truly care. Let’s be real, a majority of zeros stem from student apathy to irrelevant material #oklaed
#oklaed Q4 I’ve heard some deep insightful Teacher discussions about how best to assess standards and what mastery looks like. Appreciate when students are allowed to show mastery in a variety of ways.
Now this idea is starting to make sense to me. I could see this working in the classroom - although how difficult is it to keep track of S progress? Is it all online? #oklaed
A5) I’m now treading in unfamiliar waters. Wouldn’t acceptable evidence be how I identify and target standards to guide students to mastery? IDK #oklaed
A5 I think that this depends on the individual student. Mastery can be demonstrated lots of different ways. Learning scales/rubrics are important. This is a high investment (in time)/high reward endeavor. #oklaed
In too many cases now we allow them to quit at a certain level of mastery. They took an assessment and did poorly and we move on. We can remediate and reteach no matter the grading style. #oklaed
Good question. Do you ever have to do anything in your job just because it is required? In SBG, do Ss get to quit working on a skill after they master it? Won't they lose the skill? #oklaed
That’s the challenge with #sbg, but if a student has demonstrated mastery, should they be doing assignments just for the sake of doing them? We have other measures for compliance and timeliness. #oklaed
This is one problem I have with everything I've heard so far. Although I want Ss to understand the material better, are we helping them become college and career ready if they don't have to turn in assignments and if there are consequences for it? #oklaed
A5) student’s can demonstrate their learning in other ways than just taking a test. They could complete a project, explain orally, write an explanation, etc. #oklaed#EIPT3043
#OklaEd A5: Evidence is acceptable if it is accepted as being so AFTER the students presented and have explained the evidence, shown the understanding and relevance of that evidence, AND both the teacher and the student(s) accept it as acceptance.
A4: Perhaps we as educators can provide lessons that accommodate diverse students so they transfer their learning to their real lives. With this, students start to truly care. Let’s be real, a majority of zeros stem from student apathy to irrelevant material #oklaed
I agree 100%! Students should have a say in how they document their learning. If we want to see student’s best work and get them excited about the learning/growth process then we must let them be active participants in it! #OKLAED#SBG#EIPT3043
No they can get better ALWAYS. When you switch their focus to learning & not reward, that starts to become natural. No one ever truly gets “mastery” & even if, you must maintain. It’s a dialogue we have to have wth kids. #oklaed
Oh, there is a plethora of ways this can work in a history or social studies class. Make a video, write a blog, do an original one act play, make an infographic, write a song. #oklaed
I agree 100%! Students should have a say in how they document their learning. If we want to see student’s best work and get them excited about the learning/growth process then we must let them be active participants in it! #OKLAED#SBG#EIPT3043
watching SNL and Michael Che said public school teachers drive cars that aren't made by car companies "my dad is a school teacher and he drives a 97 Frigidaire" #oklaed
Our district has a teacher led committee that defines some of the ways to identify and show evidence for each skill at each level but still we have the ability to choose other guidelines on our own. There is a lot of trust there that I haven't had in other districts. #oklaed
Creating the SBG report card takes time and a lot of dialogue. It will open discussions on what is truly meant by each standard. Also how they spiral. #oklaed
A5) it takes breaking down each standard and having a thorough knowledge of grade-level understanding to determine an evidence of learning. It's important for educators to know what they are looking for before they start seeking it #oklaed
I understand your point...and I don't know if I have the answer. For my 3rd graders they lost other privileges, had to finish work while we had a free reading time etc. #OklaEd
A5) I see many Answering that there are a wide variety of possibilities. Would you give them a rubric sonthey have parameters or just accept whatever they submit as evidence? #oklaed
Q6: What kinds of artifacts should students create to demonstrate their learning? How do we move beyond traditional forms of evidence, like worksheets? #oklaed#SBG
Not as much as we should in some cases for sure. We have a session everyday plus each PLC team works together at least one time a month to enrich and remediate by sorting kids #oklaed
Aww that is sweet! Yes I agree that grades should mostly focus on the standards and I think grades should include areas like social emotional development because students learn more in school than just what the standards cover. #oklaed#EIPT3043
#OklaEd This presumes you are able to decide it’s acceptable (hard but possible maybe) and then to determine mastery from what’s submitted - not really sure here without more student input beyond what’s submitted ...
A5) I’m now treading in unfamiliar waters. Wouldn’t acceptable evidence be how I identify and target standards to guide students to mastery? IDK #oklaed
Absolutely! We have been going through that process ourselves, every year I can find things to edit and change. I love receiving feedback from teachers on how we can improve our method #Oklaed
Q6: What kinds of artifacts should students create to demonstrate their learning? How do we move beyond traditional forms of evidence, like worksheets? #oklaed#SBG
Q6: What kinds of artifacts should students create to demonstrate their learning? How do we move beyond traditional forms of evidence, like worksheets? #oklaed#SBG
A5: good question. If a student completes multiple sample products on a specific standard and only one depicts mastery (not the final one), is it appropriate to conclude mastery or to use averaging? Does averaging discount mastery? Practical vs theory!! #oklaed
Is it preaching to the choir to mention that Standards Based Grading and meaningful feedback would be much easier with smaller class sizes? #oklaed#okleg
Well...I teach kindergarten so we have a lot of flexibility. I can evaluate if they can write a sentence independently by reading a story they write, looking at journal entry, or reading a note they give to me. For my littles it's ongoing observations. #OklaEd
Technology is amazing! In my class we show what we know through seesaw, nearpod, Padlet, etc. have students explain on a video, take a photo, teach the class, etc. SO MANY POSSIBILITIES! #oklaed#sbg
A6) one time I was working with a S on sequencing of stories. I had her write a story using beginning, middle and end instead of just doing another worksheet. #OklaEd#EIPT3043
A6: Projects, visuals, research papers, community service projects like those talked about in @geniushour, designing concepts and products, entrepreneurial projects, ....the possibilities are endless! #oklaed
Q6: What kinds of artifacts should students create to demonstrate their learning? How do we move beyond traditional forms of evidence, like worksheets? #oklaed#SBG
A6 - Posters, songs, plays, videos, podcasts, blogs, social media campaigns, editorials, infographics, image essays. One of my dreams is to have a 3d printer in class. Then students could make content specific replica artifacts. #oklaed
Q6: What kinds of artifacts should students create to demonstrate their learning? How do we move beyond traditional forms of evidence, like worksheets? #oklaed#SBG
A6: a rubric can be created for any assignment/ project. Let them learn how they want to learn. Give a rubric, and watch them be creative. I even use a Kahoot rubric. They want freedom but also boundaries. #oklaed
A6: Students should be given opportunity to create a product (media presentation, artifact, demonstration, etc). Also forms of authentic writing can demonstrate mastery. #oklaed
Q6: What kinds of artifacts should students create to demonstrate their learning? How do we move beyond traditional forms of evidence, like worksheets? #oklaed#SBG
Q6: What kinds of artifacts should students create to demonstrate their learning? How do we move beyond traditional forms of evidence, like worksheets? #oklaed#SBG
A6: I'm not doing SBG, but my students write papers, create presentations, act out plays, listen to podcasts, create videos and graphics, etc. Rarely do we have worksheets, and the few we do aren't fill-in-the-blanks. #oklaed
Q6: What kinds of artifacts should students create to demonstrate their learning? How do we move beyond traditional forms of evidence, like worksheets? #oklaed#SBG
A6 The key word in that Q is create. Ss don't create worksheets, so anything they create to offer as proof of their learning is going to be superior to a worksheet. Well developed rubrics will be a gr8 tool for checking for mastery. #oklaed
A6 if we start with the firm belief that it’s not about the process. It’s not about getting a hundred on 10 worksheets so my low test grade averages to a B. That’s anything but a clear understandingof an S’s mastery! #oklaed
A6: project-based learning should be used to demonstrate Ss learning, whether digital portfolios, presentations, or the like. BUT traditional forms like worksheets aren’t always bad if a teacher has created them specifically for that class and the lesson that was given. #oklaed
Q6: What kinds of artifacts should students create to demonstrate their learning? How do we move beyond traditional forms of evidence, like worksheets? #oklaed#SBG
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A6: Obviously there are many examples, I think a key factor is allowing the students to take ownership of the artifacts they create to show that learning has taken place. When the students take a share of ownership in the learning process they become active participants #oklaed
A6 digital portfolios could be great for this, students, and teachers can add work as evidence of progress, I need to do a better job of it! @MPSTechnology 1:1 tech would make this easier. LOL #oklaed
Assessment and "grading" in the Digital age should, in fact include as many elements as possible, including collaboration, presentation skills, problem -solving etc. #oklaed
A6 These are all wonderful answers but the reality of the school day is not conducive to these everyday. Class of 20-25 elem at all levels n 6-12 , 7 period s over 150 Ss/day but certainly we need a variety of ways to assess learning. #Oklaed
#oklaed Student can make many different kinds of artifacts, such as drawings, poems, acting out a play, or creating their own way of showing their artifact. I am early childhood so the possibilities are endless.
6) My students created an art piece to show mastery of symmetry. They had to create, display and explain. They wrote their own reader's theater scripts, performed and created a video of the performance for a social studies lesson on famous Americans. #oklaed
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Some may find it hard to believe but I am technology-pragmatic. Shocker, sometimes tech isn't the best solution and that's okay as long as you are doing what is best for the students and the learning. #oklaed
Q6: What kinds of artifacts should students create to demonstrate their learning? How do we move beyond traditional forms of evidence, like worksheets? #oklaed#SBG
A6: Man, what would it look like if students/groups creates projects based on that standard and their documentation was the action plan/ steps of implementation. Correlate it to community or school. 🧠📈🔥#oklaed
Q6: What kinds of artifacts should students create to demonstrate their learning? How do we move beyond traditional forms of evidence, like worksheets? #oklaed#SBG
A6: Projects, visuals, research papers, community service projects like those talked about in @geniushour, designing concepts and products, entrepreneurial projects, ....the possibilities are endless! #oklaed
Q6: What kinds of artifacts should students create to demonstrate their learning? How do we move beyond traditional forms of evidence, like worksheets? #oklaed#SBG
A6/2: some of the best assessment of student learning came when I have them create quiz questions or worksheets. Often, they were much more difficult than I would’ve ever come up with! #oklaed
Q6: What kinds of artifacts should students create to demonstrate their learning? How do we move beyond traditional forms of evidence, like worksheets? #oklaed#SBG
A6 Plan all activities to reflect the standards...observe what students are doing, provide opportunity for voice, authenticity is important, keep samples, make notes. #oklaed
A6 if we start with the firm belief that it’s not about the process. It’s not about getting a hundred on 10 worksheets so my low test grade averages to a B. That’s anything but a clear understandingof an S’s mastery! #oklaed
#OklaEd A6: IF the students understand the assignment / driving question, their level of understanding it and the material they used in developing that understanding will lead to the artifacts they submit - nothing we predetermine we expect. We’ll know it when we see / hear it!!!
Q6: What kinds of artifacts should students create to demonstrate their learning? How do we move beyond traditional forms of evidence, like worksheets? #oklaed#SBG
Just try it! It completely shifts your mindset & helps your kids shift too. Now, I’m less of a prison guard for work/assignments & truly a facilitator of learning, a helper for those who need it, a motivator for those needing to go farther. And I love it. #oklaed#sbg
I think its better! Turns kids into learners and ownership of that learning instead of just complying for a set of time and moving to the next grade! #oklaed
A6/3: wouldn’t it be great if we had small enough classes so that we could create projects based on student learning styles… Their intelligence modes… Rather than one size fits all assignments and projects? #oklaed
A6b: something that includes a product created by the student that is meaningful to the content and/or skill and beyond simplistic multiple choose or other DOK 1 style questions. #oklaed
Q6: What kinds of artifacts should students create to demonstrate their learning? How do we move beyond traditional forms of evidence, like worksheets? #oklaed#SBG
A7) Standard focused, student engaged on the need to know for the grade-level, opportunities to give feedback to students and parents. I'm a fan #oklaed
I love it! Flexibility is absolutely key and I love the different examples that you give. Having the Ss decide the topic for those sentences is absolutely essential to their engagement. #oklaed Thanks for sharing!
A7 What is our primary focus? Grades in the gradebook or student learning? If you said student learning SBG is a better way to demonstrate that #oklaed
Another way my students love to show mastery is have them make their own anchor chart and let them teach the class from their chart. This is always a hit! #oklaed (in groups of course, each having a job)
Q6: What kinds of artifacts should students create to demonstrate their learning? How do we move beyond traditional forms of evidence, like worksheets? #oklaed#SBG
A7 - If we truly care about equity in education, then we must ensure that every student is competent and that their voice/uniqueness is valued in the classroom. SBG provides that opportunity and helps dictate instruction for each individual student. #OklaEd
A7: I'm not sure. It sounds like Project-Based Learning (PBL) with more restrictions. I'm working toward PBL and this sounds similar, yet I think this needs more buy in from more people as it is a total culture change. #oklaed Is that a fair comparison?
A7: Because the times have changed, and we must change the way he assess. I do not want my students to hide behind grade averages. I want them to value the process of learning and not just getting the grade. #oklaed
#oklaed I have my students collect data themselves and create the graphs. Then we answer questions about those graphs. Them learning the process behind the worksheet itself, helps solidify the knowledge as well as use some outside of the box thinking. A6)
Q6: What kinds of artifacts should students create to demonstrate their learning? How do we move beyond traditional forms of evidence, like worksheets? #oklaed#SBG
A7: SBG is, ideally, a way for Ss to be evaluated on their skills and then create artifacts/projects proving their knowledge. Woah...that was just “fun teaching,” back in the day. LOL #oklaed
A7: Because it is a far more accurate reflection of actual student learning. If we are for what is best for kids, this should be our direction. #oklaed
Okay...I’m gaining a bit more insight. I don’t know as much as others about sbg, but what little I know, I think I can master it for better ways of educating my students. Thank you. #oklaed
If done the right way, gaining and showing mastery should far exceed traditional prep for testing. I don’t see the state following suit. Too expensive to do it right.
My students always want number grades. They don’t like rubrics. They always ask if I can write a 💯 on their papers if they got everything correct #OklaEd
A6 My thought would be to have students write about every OAS objective in R/ELA, M & Sci. That way you have evidence and the Ss are writing every day. #oklaed
#oklaed I have my students collect data themselves and create the graphs. Then we answer questions about those graphs. Them learning the process behind the worksheet itself, helps solidify the knowledge as well as use some outside of the box thinking. A6)
Q6: What kinds of artifacts should students create to demonstrate their learning? How do we move beyond traditional forms of evidence, like worksheets? #oklaed#SBG
#OklaEd A7: BIG IF: If the standards are truly vetted AND understood as being important, then truly assessing the levels of learning and usability of that learning via SBG is important for the students!!! BIG, BIG IF ...
A7) I am not against SBG, but we have not addressed ways to effectively communicate that shift to parents. They often find it confusing at first and they are not sure how to help without seeing A-F grades. #oklaed
A7: because we preach how education is progressing in all other aspects, why not grading too?! Why must we stick with A-F when clearly it isn’t enough?! Let go of the “But this is how we’ve always done it” mentality. #oklaed
#oklaed a3 I used SBG in my orchestra classes before I knew of SBG. Instead of the dreaded "chair test" students had a list of musical examples to play demonstrating new skills. It allowed for individual pace. Some students far exceeded one year of standards given the chance.
#oklaed a3 I used SBG in my orchestra classes before I knew of SBG. Instead of the dreaded "chair test" students had a list of musical examples to play demonstrating new skills. It allowed for individual pace. Some students far exceeded one year of standards given the chance.
A7/2: my oldest was part of the switch to SBG at the middle school level. Had I not been an educator, I’d likely have been pulling my hair out. Along with SBG and PBL came SLC (student-led conferences) where Ss had to go thru portfolios w/ parents! #oklaed
It might take some explanation at first, but when they realize that SBG will give a truer and more easily understood picture of achievement I think they would be on board...have to show them the benefits. (letter grades don't really tell them much) #OklaEd
A7) Schools have to be above and beyond traditional learning. It’s updated; it’s student friendly; it’s teacher...hopefully, friendly, too.🤣 Sometimes oldies take longer to learn something! #oklaed
@OB1_Knabe I'm so sorry I was late to the game. I'm a big fan of SBG and reporting. In so many ways it has transformed our conversations to evidence based decision making and can see the potential to change student, parent, and teacher thinking about grades #oklaed
Final Thoughts: Love my #OklaEd peeps! You all challenge me weekly and make me better! Now, let’s all work together and get #okleg to FUND education!! #kidsdeserveit
I did the same in my computer class. I think electives and athletics seem an easier shift to performance tasks than the core subjects at first look, but it's applicable to all. #OklaEd
I learned quite a bit about #SBG I didn’t know before. Completely new to the concept. Thanks for giving great insight. I’ll be back for another chat! #oklaed
Q7 Bc once Ss achieve mastery on all state-tested standards from Labor Day to Spring Break, you can teach everything else. On avg, 20-40 OAS Objs. JS @AlphaPlusEdu#oklaed
