Hi!
I'm working on setting up my "gradebook" for my Humanities 7 course (we're
still doing grades for one more year, but I want to set up the new
standards-based system we'll use next year as best I can). I am required
by the school to reduce my standards to no more than six overarching
standards, "to keep things simple for parents," but I have a full page
list of specific standards and skills to which I am referring and which
the kids are building into units. Next year, I'd like the kids to work
with me to design some sort of form on which we could each put our
opinions as to how they are meeting each of the sub-standards being
covered on a given unit. For the moment, though, I think I need to be a
bit more teacher-directed than that.
The list follows at the end of my email. I've tried to place the course
skills and standards into the six categories described by the overarching
standards my school has requested/approved, and I was thinking the kids
and I could each evaluate them on each skill and standard based on a scale
similar to the one they put on the assessment checklist they designed for
their first project, due tomorrow:
1 = exceeds standard
2 = meets standard; almost there
3 = meets standard; needs improvement
4 = does not meet standard; needs much improvement
5 = does not meet standard; no obvious attempt made
6 = not covered yet
What do you all think - is it workable and practical, or is this (as I
believe) a "4"?! How might it be improved? Thanks!
Take care,
Bill Ivey
Stoneleigh-Burnham School
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1. Understanding and using the process of writing to communicate
effectively.
W1 Knowing and using effectively the five stages of writing
W2 Organizing paragraphs
W3 Sequencing paragraphs
M2 Presenting ideas using different media
2. Understanding and using appropriate speaking and listening techniques
to communicate effectively.
A3 Understanding and using listening skills
S1 Effectively communicating ideas
S2 Understanding and using appropriate speaking techniques
3. Understanding and using appropriate strategies to comprehend text and
other visual input.
R1 Understanding and using appropriate reading strategies
R2 Critical thinking
L1 Understanding and explaining elements of prose
L2 Understanding and explaining elements of poetry
L3 Understanding and explaining thematic development
M1 Identifying, understanding, and analyzing different media
4. Locating, evaluating and citing appropriate information.
RS1 Locating appropriate information
RS2 Predicting and evaluating the reliability of sources
RS3 Producing a Works Cited page in proper MLA format.
5. Preparing oneself fully for class, using class time productively, and
evaluating one's progress.
A1 Preparedness and organization
A2 Note-taking
A4 Self-evaluation
6. Understanding oneself as an individual and in relationship to a
community.
P1 Functioning effectively as a member of a community
P2 Understanding oneself as an individual
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