Day #1 Agenda

 

Welcome and Introductions and Warm Up Activity

• Welcome from Ken O’Connor Virtually (5 minutes)

• Warm Up Activity- Getting to Know Each Other 

 

Setting the Stage for Change and Why

• 5 minute introduction video from Ken, followed by deeper dive with the facilitator around

• Calm Grading and our Beliefs Around Grading Reform

 

Fixes for Practices that Distort Achievement (Fixes 1-5)

 

5 minute introduction video from Ken, followed by deeper dive with the in-person facilitator 

• Fix 1:  Include Only Achievement, Don’t Include Student Behaviors in Grades

• Fix 2:  Support Learners so they meet timelines, don’t reduce marks on late assessment

• Fix 3:  Use only evidence of achievement, don’t provide extra credit or use of bonus points

• Fix 4:  Apply behavioral consequences and reassess when academic dishonesty occurs, don’t reduce grades

• Fix 5:  Report absences separately, don’t consider attendance in grade determination

 

Lunch

 

Team Building Activity

 

Fixes for Low Quality or Poorly Organized Evidence (Fixes 6-8)

 

5 minute introduction video from Ken, followed by deeper dive with the in-person facilitator 

• Fix 6:  Use individual achievement evidence; don’t include group scores in grades

• Fix 7:  Organize and report evidence by standards/learning goals or targets; don’t organize by assessment methods or report single subject grade

• Fix 8: Provide clear descriptions of proficiency levels; don’t assign grades using inappropriate or unclear performance standards

 

Closing Day 1 Activity Reflection

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Day # 2 Agenda

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Warm Up Activity

 

Fixes for Low Quality or Poorly Organized Evidence (Fixes 9-10)

• Fix 9: Compare each student’s performance to preset standards or goals; don’t assign grades based on student comparisons

• Fix 10: Use Evidence from high quality assessments; don’t use evidence from low quality assessments

 

Fixes for Inappropriate Grade Determination (Fixes 11-12)

 

5 minute introduction video from Ken, followed by deeper dive with the in-person facilitator 

• Fix 11:  Consider several measures of central tendency and use professional judgment; don’t rely on the mean.

• Fix 12: Use Incomplete or Insufficient Evidence and provide support when evidence is missing; don’t include zeros in grade determination

 

Lunch

 

Team Building Activity

 

Fixes to Make Learning the Focus (Fixes 13-15)

 

5 minute introduction video from Ken, followed by deeper dive with the in-person facilitator 

• Fix 13: Use evidence primarily from evaluative assessments to determine grades, don’t use evidence from formative assessments

• Fix 14: Emphasize more recent achievement, don’t just summarize evidence accumulated over time. 

• Fix 15: Involve students, don’t leave students out of the grading process.

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Action Planning and Workshop Conclusion