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RETHINKING GRADING

EPISODE #10: HOW TO TALK ABOUT GRADES

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THREE LEVELS

The Big Picture

The Medium Picture

The Little Picture

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THE BIG PICTURE

Q: How is my student doing in the course?

A: Go to the F0 grade.

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THE MEDIUM PICTURE

Q: Why does my student have that grade?

A: Go to the standards.

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THE LITTLE PICTURE

Q: How is my student doing on individual assignments?

A: Go to the list of assignments.

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HOW DO I GET THERE?

F0

  • Log into Power School.
  • Look in the F0 column.

Standards

  • Click on the Standards Grades tab.
  • Click on the appropriate course.

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HOW DO I GET THERE?

For Assignments

  • Click on the Grades and Attendance tab.
  • Click on the F0 grade of the course.
  • Click the blue chart icon next to the assignment.

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WHAT ABOUT THE APP?

F0

  • Open the app.
  • Scroll through the Dashboard.

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WHAT ABOUT THE APP?

Assignments

  • The app doesn’t yet support a way to show standards-based grades at the assignment level.
  • We’re working on it!

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WHAT ABOUT THE APP?

Standards

  • Click on Classes on the bottom menu.
  • Click on the F0 view rather than the Grid view.
  • Click on the Standards tab.

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SOME REMINDERS

  • A browser is currently better than the app for the new grading system.
  • Teachers have different views.
  • I’ll be having conferences, too. Please refer technical or philosophical questions to me.
  • Your time with teachers is so brief!