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Standards Based Reporting (and assessment). Paulina Aguilera, Treena Casey, Marianne Yong-Macdonald Shekou International School. The Process Of Implementation. Establish a standards based curriculum Complete the circle by REPORTING to proficiency vis-a-vis the academic benchmarks
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Standards Based Reporting (and assessment) Paulina Aguilera, Treena Casey, Marianne Yong-Macdonald Shekou International School
The Process Of Implementation • Establish a standards based curriculum • Complete the circle by REPORTING to proficiency vis-a-vis the academic benchmarks 3. Create focus group representational of all divisions in order to create a tailored report card for the school: • Common understandings (What do teachers want?) • Elementary School/Middle School/High School • What similarities should there be K-12? • How will each look different? • How will our ESLR’s be incorporated?
COLLABORATIVE DECISION MAKING • The faculty looked over a range of standards based report samples and noted features they liked. • The focus group created prototypes and asked for feedback from teachers. • Worked with technology staff on the design of the report card. • Final approval, implementation and revision.
COMMUNICATE with the SCHOOL COMMUNITY • Parent information nights • Coffee mornings • Wednesday Weekly articles • Teachers also responsible for communicating with students about the new system
SAMPLE STANDARD BASED ASSESSMENTS • Teacher developed rubrics are continually being revised • Assessments are linked to the curriculum • Let’s look at some!
MYTH BUSTER • These new assessments are not authentic compared to traditional models • Parents (especially with high school children) will not like the system • Teachers will not embrace the change • Numbers and percentages tell us more than “letters and symbols”
What’s So Great About It? • Positive change in teaching practices • Students talk in terms of their proficiency in their learning • Students find many ways to demonstrate their learning and prove their learning • Assessments take on the form of feedback rather than a judgment • More accurate assessment of students’ learning • Teachers know their students well
BUMPS ALONG THE WAY • Teacher record keeping needed to change • Consistency can be an issue across disciplines • Equating proficiency to a grade for High School. (We’ve developed a system.) • It takes TIME to really truly live this process • The process is ongoing and teachers will all move along at a different pace- be patient • Resistance does not mean teachers don’t like it- address deeper issues