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Elementary Report Card

Elementary Report Card. August 2013. Brief Background of K-5 Report Cards. Manual completion of report cards Changes accommodated as possible Confusion on how to mark cards: Reading Writing Test scores or not? Clumsy to manage. Report Card (RC) Committee Process.

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Elementary Report Card

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  1. Elementary Report Card August 2013

  2. Brief Background of K-5 Report Cards • Manual completion of report cards • Changes accommodated as possible • Confusion on how to mark cards: • Reading • Writing • Test scores or not? • Clumsy to manage

  3. Report Card (RC) Committee Process • Committee make-up and work: • Principals • Teacher representation across grades/buildings • Instruction Dept. members • Technology Services Dept. members • Worked through 2012-13 • Identified goals & charge of the committee • Established beliefs • Processed input to develop a mock-up

  4. Report Card Goals • Update our Current K-5 Report Cards • Interface our Cards with PowerSchool • Develop and Implement a Staff and parent Readiness Plan • Support and Monitor Implementation

  5. RC- We believe grading should: • Be About Achievement • Be About Monitoring Progress • Be Based on General and Specific Standards • Be About Mastery Learning • Be Based on Outcomes • Be Based on Products and Process • Be About Some Things as Opposed to Many Things • Include Criterion Referenced Assessments • Weight Assignments and Assessments Differently

  6. RC- We believe the purpose of report cards is to: • Provide an Avenue for Communication • Reflect What We Teach and Student Learning • Relate Student Progress on a Learning Continuum • Be Simplistic and Require Little Clarification

  7. Developed cards that represent: • a focus on the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) • a standards-based approach to grading

  8. Where we are in our process: • Introducing the grade book to teachers • Supporting teachers with shift to standards-based grading • Addressing needs of UA • Working through a timeline for full implementation of parent portal • Working through logistics of report card distribution during the transition period

  9. Next Steps • Professional Development • Teacher-to-teacher PD • Building Coaches identified and trained • Instructional Specialists also trained • Hands-on time • Embedded PD through the school year

  10. Plans for Today • Explore the meaning of standards-based grading • Look at PowerTeacher grade books for BPS • Align an assignment to standards • Enter an assignment in Power Teacher • Enter student performance on the assignment in Power Teacher

  11. Standards Based Grading

  12. Exit Slip I think Standards Based Grading is…

  13. A Grading Activity

  14. Determining a Final Grade

  15. Why Shift… Grades should have meaning We need to challenge the status quo – The student should be able to say “Do I know this? Can I do this?” Standards Based Grading reduces meaningless paperwork SBG helps teachers adjust instruction SBG teaches what quality looks like

  16. Standards Based Grading Overview www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7m4762pjH8

  17. Research on your own… http://tackk.com/4xqcd5

  18. Standards Based Grading Standard Based Grading IS: Standard Based Grading IS NOT:

  19. Exit Slip Now I think Standards Based Grading is…

  20. Where do the standards come from?

  21. Power Teacher Gradebook

  22. Power Teacher https://birmingham.powerschool.com/teachers/pw.html • Launching Grade Book • Accessing Student Information • Creating Assignment Categories • Entering Assignments • Attaching Standards to Assignment • Entering Student Scores

  23. Power Teacher Activity

  24. Entering an Assessment • Create a Quick Quiz assignment in PowerTeacher Grade Book • Using PowerTeacher drop down menu, with your grade level team, identify the standards and enter them into PowerTeacher Grade Book MAKE SURE YOU SAVE YOUR WORK!

  25. Scoring an Assessment • Take the Quick Quiz AS A STUDENT • Trade completed assessments with a partner • Score using Standard Based Grading

  26. Deleting The Assignment • You must delete your assignment. • We do not have a practice environment!

  27. Ongoing Support • Remember your Power Teach Coach and Instructional Specialist are here to help you. • Please see us with questions, concerns, and let us know what future learning you will need.

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