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Powerschool. a Powerful Assessment and Management Tool. Goals. Set up your grade book before you leave this session Evaluate what is to be Assessed by grade or content area Weighted or total points discussion Standards based assessments in Powerschool
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Powerschool • a Powerful Assessment and Management Tool
Goals • Set up your grade book before you leave this session • Evaluate what is to be Assessed by grade or content area • Weighted or total points discussion • Standards based assessments in Powerschool • How to use your Powerschool grade book as a powerful advocacy tool for student learning.
Questions which assessment helps address: • We are spending time and resources trying to achieve student learning – is it working? • When we claim to be graduating students with qualities like “critical thinking” or “prepared for high school”, do we have evidence of our claims? • We have the impression that our students are weak in areas X – would more systematic research back up this impression and help us understand the weaknesses more thoroughly? • When we identify a weakness in our students' learning, how can we best address the problem? • How are my students doing at meeting the Learning Objectives for my grade or class? • When will data be collected and analyzed; when will reports be available; and when will recommendations be made?
What is important to assess for you and your grade? • Standard school benchmarks • local reading levels • recognition of letters benchmarks • What is currently on the report card?
The challenge for effective assessment is to manage the grading process. • Appreciate the Complexity of Grading; Use It as a Tool for Learning • Communicate and Collaborate with Students and Parents • Make Student Learning the Primary Goal • Emphasize Student Engagement • What is needed to make students life-long learners?
Nine-week grade percentages for Language Arts Language arts grade includes reading and writing/grammar. • Reading counts 70 % • Writing and Grammar 30 % • Nine-week grading requirements: Minimum assignments for each subjectThe final grade in each elementary school subject is based on the following: • Language Arts – The final language arts grade is based on a minimum of ten reading assignments and four writing/grammar assignments. • Math – Math grade is based on a minimum of ten assignments. • Science – Science grade is based on a minimum of four assignments. • Social Studies – Social studies grade is based on a minimum of four assignments. • Note: This is the minimum expectation. A teacher may give additional assignments, tests, homework, etc. depending on the subject and material being covered and the needs of the students. • Number of grades (tests) required • Reading and Math: In reading and math, at least three (3) grades must be test grades that are reflective of the student’s proficiency on the Common Core State Standards. • Homework • Homework: 10 (%) percent – If homework is included in the final grade for a subject, it will count no more than 10 percent. • Homework Assignments – Homework assignments should strengthen and provide practice in skills that are taught in class. • Homework should not be longer than the grade level times 10 minutes. For example, a third grader should have no more than three times 10 minutes or 30 minutes of homework. This time includes completing unfinished class work.
Assessment Planner - 30 minutes As a group (by grade or content area), decide on: Quarter Requirements Percentages for Categories Minimum Requirements for Each Category Missing Pieces to the Puzzle?
NOTE: Be very careful about adding a lot of different categories. Once a category is added and grades are associated with that category, the category will forever be in your gradebook.
Weighted Grades • By establishing categories (participation, in-class work, quizzes, final project, journals) and assigning percentages to those categories, the instructor can predetermine how much of the student’s final grade will come from each category. • This is done with total points as well, but with weighted categories, the instructor has the flexibility to add or remove assignments as needed because it will not effect the overall point structure for the course. • Students may have trouble determining what assignments are really more important if they are accustomed to more points = more value.
Total Points • Each assignment has a point value that is a predetermined part of a whole point value. • The weight of the assignment on the final grade is therefore tied to the number of points available in the assignment. • What if your syllabus states that discussion was to be X% of the total grade and you want to assign the activity as an out of class assignment and needs to attach a grade to the activity?
Right-Click Deleting Assignments
Right-Click Copying Assignments
