2023-24 Introduction to Standards-Based Grading: Incorporating and Implementing a Meaningful Grading System - Virtual

"Introduction to Standards-Based Grading: Incorporating and Implementing a Meaningful Grading System"

Sunday, February 11, 2024

7:00 AM - 3:00 PM

A 30 minute lunch break

Those repeating this workshop each new school year WILL RECEIVE CREDIT AGAIN as there is new content!

***School years go from July 1 - June 30***

$25 for Support Staff

$45 for NASA Members

$65 for Non-NASA Members

Kate Barrows is a Strobel Education consultant with extensive experience in a variety of diverse settings and roles.  She served in reading and English classrooms as a teacher and instructional leader for fifteen years and  a library media specialist for four years.  She recently completed the ESL endorsement program at University of Louisville and has presented at local, state, and national conferences about best practice in literacy for struggling adolescents. She is active in many facets of education including curriculum and standards development, assessment writing, PBL, and Inquiry Design. Specializing in at-risk populations, Kate brings both a sense of urgency and a great attitude to the table. Always rooting for the underdog, Kate isn’t afraid of a challenge.

ALL are welcome, including anyone in a non-administrative position!

Participants will earn .5 credit (7.5 hours) toward license renewal!

This workshop ALSO counts for step advancement in 2.5 CUs in Clark and most Nevada School Districts!

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In CCSD, those in non-administrative licensed positions may count this workshop for license renewal AND ALSO 2.5 CU accrual - THOSE IN NON-ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS EARN BOTH!

(unlimited CUs in this category for those in non-administrative positions)

In CCSD, administrators and professional-technical administrators may count this workshop for license renewal OR hour accrual toward step-advancement - not both for administrators.

(maximum of 30 hours per advancement cycle for administrators in this category)!

Workshop Summary:

Implement effective grading practices. Transform your school’s grading system into one that really shows what students know and can do. Your team will explore specific aspects of standards-based grading implementation, from identifying prioritized standards and creating proficiency scales to creating aligned high-quality assessments and revising report cards.

Each step of the process is thoroughly explained. Our goal is for you to leave understanding how to create vertical and horizontal alignment in your school along with a viable and guaranteed curriculum so you can ensure a high level of reliability between and within all grade levels.

In this workshop, we’ll explore why grades have become so imprecise and what we can do about it. Standards-based grading requires educators, students, and parents to rethink and reframe beliefs about grading that they have held for many years. This process requires reflection, new learning, and changes in practice. You’ll learn what makes a meaningful grade, methods for evolving your current classroom practice and curriculum to include regular assessments, and how standards-based grading and assessment lead to a more accurate measurement of student achievement.

In this online course, you’ll learn…

• The problems with the current grading system and how we can “fix” it.
• Prioritize your standards for in-depth teaching versus surface level skimming.
• Create pacing guides that align curriculum both horizontally and vertically.
• How proficiency scales clearly articulate the learning profession needed for each priority standard to be mastered.
• Why unpacking standards is essential in order to articulate a target skills or knowledge.
• How to align assessments so ALL students gain an equal chance to show and know what they can do.
• Explore concrete steps for implementing standards-based grading.