Happy Summer!
CIA Matters will resume in August for the 2014-2015 school year
Monday, June 16, 2014
Monday, June 9, 2014
SBG: Organizing Data
One decision that you will need to make while implementing SBG is how you will organize your data. The key is to find a system that works for you. Taking a look at what other people have done may help you decide what you want to include in your own organization. Take a look at some of these ideas that have been used in organizing SBG data.
Matt McNeece, fifth grade teacher at Summit Intermediate, adapted a form he found to keep track of student progress (see below). It includes an easy reference paragraph explaining the process standards. He created a page for each of the 5th grade math standards and you can email him (mattmcneece@nixaschools.net) to a get a copy so that you can create one for your own grade!
Garrett Lowder, fourth grade at JTSD, created a form he could use all year. Below is an example of his Excel form, which he uploaded to Google Drive.
Progress Tracking
Jessica from What I Have Learned blog created a template for keeping track of her students' progress toward standards. Click on the picture below to check out her post. Although her grade book template is available for purchase on TPT, you could easily adapt it to something that works for you.
Matt McNeece, fifth grade teacher at Summit Intermediate, adapted a form he found to keep track of student progress (see below). It includes an easy reference paragraph explaining the process standards. He created a page for each of the 5th grade math standards and you can email him (mattmcneece@nixaschools.net) to a get a copy so that you can create one for your own grade!
Garrett Lowder, fourth grade at JTSD, created a form he could use all year. Below is an example of his Excel form, which he uploaded to Google Drive.
Alison Vernon, JTSD third grade, created the Google form below. Alison is in the process of updating her form to match the updated report cards, but shared her form so we could show many different ways to track your data. Click on the picture below to see the entire form.
Beth Neathery, 3rd Grade at JTSD, shared the Google form Stephanie Williams created to track students' progress. The form is color-coded making it easy to quickly determine how a student is progressing toward mastering a standard. Click on the picture to download your own copy of the form.
Reassessment Request
A quick search in Google forms revealed a Reassessment Request Template. The students had to complete the request in order to reassess. The template included the following information:
*Which standard would you like to reassess?
*Which standard would you like to reassess?
*What misconception or mistake was there in your understanding?
*What did you do to help you understand the standard better?
*When would you like to reassess?
This request form puts the responsibility in the hands of the student.
Monday, June 2, 2014
SBG Twitter Chats with Leading Authors!
If you are a bit Twitter fan, you might consider joining this weekly chat with some of SBG's leading authors:
#sblchat — Wednesdays at 9 – 10 p.m. EST. “Standards-based Learning Chat” is a great conversation with Darin Jolly, Ken O’Connor, Rick Wormeli, Tom Murray, Garnet Hillman, Michele Corbat, Rik Rowe, and many others on Standards-Based Assessment and Grading. All levels of expertise and perspective are invited!
Nixa's SBG Web Pages are UP!
Resources are now available on the Nixa Website for parents and staff for standards-based grading!
Below is the Staff SBG page. It can be found by selecting the "Staff" tab, clicking on the "Elementary Resources" drop down menu and choosing "Standards Based Grading". Click on the picture below to browse the staff site. You will have to sign-in to the Nixa Public Schools site in order to view the information.
There is also a Parent SBG page which can be found by selecting the "Parents" tab and choosing "SBG- Standards Based Grading" under "Quick Links". Click on the picture below to browse the parent site.
Below is the Staff SBG page. It can be found by selecting the "Staff" tab, clicking on the "Elementary Resources" drop down menu and choosing "Standards Based Grading". Click on the picture below to browse the staff site. You will have to sign-in to the Nixa Public Schools site in order to view the information.
There is also a Parent SBG page which can be found by selecting the "Parents" tab and choosing "SBG- Standards Based Grading" under "Quick Links". Click on the picture below to browse the parent site.
INTRODUCING...Our Standards-Based Grade Cards!
The scope and sequence teams have worked tirelessly on our new standards-based report cards. The new cards are located in a couple of places on the Nixa website. New grade cards can be found on grade-level pages and also on the Parent tab under Standards-Based Grading (SBG). CHECK THEM OUT!!!
Kindergarten and First Grade report cards will be the same next year. The only change will be the "Grading Key" which will match the "3-2-1" grading system we are using with 2nd-6th grade SBG.
(Please note that they will say "draft" because the "final" cards will be created in Power School.)
Kindergarten and First Grade report cards will be the same next year. The only change will be the "Grading Key" which will match the "3-2-1" grading system we are using with 2nd-6th grade SBG.
Second Grade
Third Grade
Fourth Grade
5th Grade
6th Grade
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