Proficiency-Based Grading in the Content Areas
Insights and Key Questions for Secondary Schools (Adapting Evidence-Based Grading for Content Area Teachers)
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching
| Author: | Wendy Custable, Justin Fisk, Jonathan Grice, Darsham Jain, Doug Lillydahl, Eric Ramos, Anthony R. Reibel, Bradley Smith, Eric Twadell, Steven M. Wood | ISBN: | 9781947604162 |
| Publisher: | Solution Tree Press | Publication: | May 7, 2019 |
| Imprint: | Solution Tree Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Wendy Custable, Justin Fisk, Jonathan Grice, Darsham Jain, Doug Lillydahl, Eric Ramos, Anthony R. Reibel, Bradley Smith, Eric Twadell, Steven M. Wood |
| ISBN: | 9781947604162 |
| Publisher: | Solution Tree Press |
| Publication: | May 7, 2019 |
| Imprint: | Solution Tree Press |
| Language: | English |
No matter the content area, evidence-based grading puts student growth at the heart of the classroom. Designed for teachers and administrators of grades 6-12, Proficiency-Based Grading in the Content Areas details a five-step approach for implementing evidence-based grading and maintaining its effectiveness over time. This book equips any educator -- from technical to fine arts -- with the tools and support to make this important shift.
Use proficiency-based grading (also known as evidence-based grading) to drive student success:
- Become familiar with the basic concepts and essential decisions of evidence-based grading that apply to all content areas.
- Learn the five phases of implementing proficiency-based grading -- (1) preparation, (2) incubation, (3) insight, (4) evaluation, and (5) elaboration.
- Explore the steps, paradigm shifts, and pedagogy necessary to implement proficiency-based grading in a particular content area.
- Study individual-level and institutional-level grading decisions and how they differ from each other.
- Understand how proficiency-based grading differs from content area to content area and the unique benefits it offers to each.
Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: Implementing Proficiency-Based Grading With Core Belief Fidelity
Chapter 2: Implementing Evidence-Based Reporting in Career and Technical Education
Chapter 3: Implementing Evidence-Based Grading in English Language Arts
Chapter 4: Implementing Evidence-Based Grading in Fine Arts
Chapter 5: Implementing Evidence-Based Grading in Mathematics
Chapter 6: Implementing Evidence-Based Grading in Physical Education and Health
Chapter 7: Implementing Evidence-Based Grading in Sciences
Chapter 8: Implementing Evidence-Based Grading in Social Sciences
Chapter 9: Implementing Evidence-Based Grading in World Languages
Epilogue: Creating Self-Reliant Learners
References and Resources
Index
No matter the content area, evidence-based grading puts student growth at the heart of the classroom. Designed for teachers and administrators of grades 6-12, Proficiency-Based Grading in the Content Areas details a five-step approach for implementing evidence-based grading and maintaining its effectiveness over time. This book equips any educator -- from technical to fine arts -- with the tools and support to make this important shift.
Use proficiency-based grading (also known as evidence-based grading) to drive student success:
- Become familiar with the basic concepts and essential decisions of evidence-based grading that apply to all content areas.
- Learn the five phases of implementing proficiency-based grading -- (1) preparation, (2) incubation, (3) insight, (4) evaluation, and (5) elaboration.
- Explore the steps, paradigm shifts, and pedagogy necessary to implement proficiency-based grading in a particular content area.
- Study individual-level and institutional-level grading decisions and how they differ from each other.
- Understand how proficiency-based grading differs from content area to content area and the unique benefits it offers to each.
Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: Implementing Proficiency-Based Grading With Core Belief Fidelity
Chapter 2: Implementing Evidence-Based Reporting in Career and Technical Education
Chapter 3: Implementing Evidence-Based Grading in English Language Arts
Chapter 4: Implementing Evidence-Based Grading in Fine Arts
Chapter 5: Implementing Evidence-Based Grading in Mathematics
Chapter 6: Implementing Evidence-Based Grading in Physical Education and Health
Chapter 7: Implementing Evidence-Based Grading in Sciences
Chapter 8: Implementing Evidence-Based Grading in Social Sciences
Chapter 9: Implementing Evidence-Based Grading in World Languages
Epilogue: Creating Self-Reliant Learners
References and Resources
Index
