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Blair Peterson

Seth's Blog: The shell game of delight - 1 views

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    Totally relates to assessment.
Blair Peterson

What Makes a Grade? | ASCE's 2017 Infrastructure Report Card - 0 views

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    I think that it's interesting that this organization uses the A - F symbols. People automatically assume that they know what they mean since they went to school. Do they?
Blair Peterson

Education Week - 0 views

  • For example, in high school, each subject teacher gets one line to present a letter grade or a number grade (sometimes without any kind of precision or explanation as to what the criteria is) and up to three pre-written comment codes to help explain the grade. Often, these pre-written comments don't have anything to do with quality of work or skill level, but focus on behavior and compliance.
  • happens three times a year in many schools.
  • parent/teacher conferences
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  • In an ideal world, teachers would be empowering students regularly with feedback that isn't aligned with grades but rather with mastery standards, offering multiple opportunities for growth.
  • Here are things we can do differently today:
  • When we think about preparing students for the world we live in, accountability is important, but teaching students to be accountable in a way that works for them that also helps us know where we need to adjust practice to better suit their needs.
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