WELCOME PARENTS!

1. WELCOME PARENTS! Grading and Assessment Rosa Lee Carter's Parent Information Night October 18, 2011

2. B 4 3 ASSESSMENT AND GRADING N E C A 2

3. REPORT CARDS Communicate Student Progress

4. STANDARDS Statements that describe what children need to know and be able to do

5. “How do teachers determine what to teach?”

6. LCPS Curriculum Guides VA Standards of Learning

7. “Once a standard is taught, is there a way to know how well my child learned it?”

8. 2 TYPES OF ASSESSMENT Formative and Summative

9. FORMATIVE • The process of gathering information about student achievement to inform instructional decisions (Stiggins) • Assessment for Instruction • Takes place DURING instruction

11. Dry Erase Boards Exit Tickets Interactive Learning Senteos Smart Board Technology Dipsticking Journaling

12. Periodic Quizzes

13. EFFECTIVE USE OF FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT • Use as sources of information for students and teachers • Follow with high-quality corrective instruction • Give students multiple chances to demonstrate success Guskey

14. Summative Assessment • Generally taken by students at the end of a unit or semester to demonstrate the “sum”of what they have or have not learned • Assessment of Learning • Takes place AFTER instruction

15. Types of Summative Assessments • Performance Assessments • Open-ended questions • Writing responses • Tiered projects • Tests, quizzes, exams, etc

16. LEARNING PROGRESSION SCALE • 4 • Exceeds • Mastered standard • Displays the ability to analyze and evaluate content • Uses Content to create an original idea or product • 3 • Meets the Standard • Mastered the skill or content taught • 2 • Progressing Towards the Standard • Mastered some of the required content • Has not yet displayed full mastery • Recalls the skill/content inconsistently • 1 • Below Standard • Has not learned the required content or mastered the required skills • Needs significant teacher support • Responses are limited and /or incomplete

17. Learning Progression ScaleWhy are you the best candidate for this job? 3 – Meets Standard Candidate will demonstrate an understanding of the job description and be able to communicate that he or she possesses the necessary skill set to help contribute to a positive and organized work environment 4 – Exceeds Standard Candidate will demonstrate an understanding of the job description and be able to communicate that he or she possesses the necessary skill set, with specific examples of previous experience, to help contribute to a positive and organized work environment 2 – Progressing Towards Standard Candidate will demonstrate some understanding of the job description and be able to communicate that he or she possesses an adequate skill set to help contribute to a positive and organized work environment 1 – Below Standard Candidate will demonstrate limited understanding of the job description and be unable to currently communicate that he or she possesses an adequate skill set to help contribute to an organized work environment

18. 1 – Below Standard

19. Lack of preparation Why is this a 1? Candidate demonstrated a limited understanding of the job description and was unable to communicate that he or she possesses an adequate skill set to help contribute to an organized work environment • Candidate has not had enough exposure to retain understanding of skill as of yet

20. 2- Progressing Towards the Standard

21. Candidatehas a basic, but limited, understanding of expectations and skills needed Why is this a 2? • Candidate has prepared for interview, but could not consistently convey the message • Candidate still requires more exposure and practice to acquire the skill

22. 3-Meets Standard

23. Candidate has prepared for the interview Why is this a 3? • Candidate understands job expectations and is able to communicate skills needed for job

24. 4- Exceeds Standard

25. Why is this a 4? • Candidate has prepared for the interview • Candidate understands job expectations and is able to communicate skills needed for job and related own specific skill set to the current position

26. Assignments Coming Home Student Work Guides Can be found on Grade Level Web Pages

27. Understanding the Report Card

28. Key O= Outstanding S= Satisfactory N= Needs Improvement

29. True Standards Based Report Card

30. Progress Indicators Show child’s progress towards Meeting required standards A Grade reflects the “sum” of what students have or have not learned each quarter

31. The Learning Progression SOL 5.11 &5.12 Geometry (Angles) Formative- homework Formative- oral explanation Formative- in class practice Summative- Angles test This process will continue throughout the unit.

32. Averaging Formative Assessments • The main problem with averaging students’ scores on formative assessments is that averaging assumes that no learning has occurred from assessment to assessment. Marzano 2006 • Students will not be penalized for growth.

33. Scoring of Formative and Summative Assessments Averaging Formatives Not Averaged (F) 1 (F) 1 (F) 2 (F) 2 (F) 3 (F) 3 (F) 2 (F) 3 Final Grade- A • (F) 1 • (F) 1 • (F) 2 • Summative 3 • (F) 2 • (F) 3 • (F) 3 • Summative 4 • (F) 2 • (F) 3 • Summative 4 • Final Grade- B • Summative 3 • Summative 4 • Summative 4

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