C1 Grades Dont Matter! Formative Assessment Does! Will students - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
C1 Grades Dont Matter! Formative Assessment Does! Will students learn without grades? Absolutely, if you believe it yourself and intentionally plan to make it happen . This session is designed to provide educators with strategies on
C1 – Grades Don’t Matter! Formative Assessment Does!
Will students learn without grades? Absolutely, if you believe it yourself and intentionally plan to make it happen . This session is designed to provide educators with strategies on how formative assessment can be used to motivate students to actively engage in learning without grades .
Roy Sovis, Genesee Intermediate School District
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Who’s in the audience?
Roy Sovis
Coordinator for Instruction rsovis@geneseeisd.org
Writing Team
Development Team
Entrepreneurship
Assessment
Assessment
Grading Practices
Who Cares?
@roysovis
Session Agenda
assessment process can be used to motivate students to learn without grades
formative assessment to motivate students without grades
formative assessment process can be used to motivate students to learn without grades
What is your purpose for grading?
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Is my purpose for grading to select talent or develop it?
What is your purpose for grading?
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If to develop talent, then the main reason for grading should be to provide feedback to improve student and teacher performance.
Session Agenda
Clarify Language - Mark or Score A number or letter given to any student test or performance that may contribute to the latter determination of a grade.*
Based on criteria for performance
Clarify Language - Grade A number or letter reported at the end of period of time as a summary of student performance.*
Based on criteria for performance
Clarify Language - Formative Assessment
“Formative assessment is a planned, ongoing process used by all students and teachers during learning and teaching to elicit and use evidence of student learning to improve student understanding
support students to become more self-directed learners.”
Session Agenda
The Problems With Traditional Grading
The Problems With Traditional Grading
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The Problems With Traditional Grading
be derived from summative student evidence of performance in reference to proficiency level indicators aligned to standards
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The Problems With Traditional Grading
1. Book study to start the conversation 2. Implement the formative assessment process
Effective Grading Practices
Clarify Language - Formative Assessment
“Formative assessment is a planned, ongoing process used by all students and teachers during learning and teaching to elicit and use evidence of student learning to improve student understanding
support students to become more self-directed learners.”
Formative Assessment for Michigan Educators
Student evidence gathered during formative process is NEVER Graded! This starts the conversation about grading and how to change.
Five Steps to Motivate Students to Mastery
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graded
no grade
Components of GISD 4 Day FA Institute
Decisions
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What do students say about doing work that receives feedback, but no grade?
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1. Book study to start conversation 2. Learn FA; begin implementation; FAME Project 3. Only give descriptive feedback on all assignments with no grades
Using Formative Assessment to Motivate Without Grades
Summary
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