PDF-[EBOOK] - Grading for Equity: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How It Can Transform Schools

Joe Feldman shows us how we can use grading to help students become the leaders of their own learning and lift the veil on how to succeed This musthave book will help teachers learn to implement improved equityfocused grading for impactbrZaretta Hammond Author of Culturally Responsive Teaching The Brain br Crack open the grading conversationbrHere at lastand none too soonis a resource that delivers the research base tools and courage to tackle one of the most challenging and emotionally charged conversations in todays schools our inconsistent grading practices and the ways they can inadvertently perpetuate the achievement and opportunity gaps among our studentsWith Grading for Equity Joe Feldman cuts to the core of the conversation revealing how grading practices that are accurate biasresistant and motivational will improve learning minimize grade inflation reduce failure rates and become a lever for creating stronger teacherstudent relationships and more caring classrooms Essential reading for schoolwide and individual book study or for student advocates Grading for Equity providesA critical historical backdrop describing how our inherited system of grading was originally set up as a sorting mechanism to provide or deny opportunity control students and endorse a fixed mindset about students academic potentialpractices that are still in place a century later A summary of the research on motivation and equitable teaching and learning establishing a rocksolid foundation and a true north orientation toward equitable grading practices Specific grading practices that are more equitable along with teacher examples strategies to solve common hiccups and concerns and evidence of effectiveness Reflection tools for facilitating individual or group engagement and understanding As Joe writes Grading practices are a mirror not just for students but for us as their teachers Each one of us should start by asking What do my grading practices say about who I am and what I believe Then lets make the choice to do things differently with Grading for Equity as a dogeared reference. Grading Application Client call and sending required information visit Preparation of base note. Visit is conducted by analyst and domain expert. Draft Confirmation report is mailed to the c David Canning. Hear2Learn. http://tinyurl.com/UCLAPDCA. Management of APD. Educational Video 1953. Learning points:. Noise in classrooms is usually generated within the classroom by the children and adults present.. Dr. Kathryn McKenzie Dr. Linda Skrla. Texas A&M University. Outcomes. At the end of this session you should. understand broadly what equity audits are, how they are used, and for what purposes. Anna Kristín Sigurðardóttir, University of Iceland, . aks@hi.is. Tartu. . City. . in . Estonia. October. 22, 2015. Agenda. Background. Design of the school buildings – trends in the 21. st. century. Dr. Leon Rodrigues. Dr. Stacie Stanley. What is Equity. What is it?. Leading for equity means leading for social change. Transformation = personal and structural transformation. Equity is more than equality (but equality is a good start). Dr. Robyn R. Miller, Deputy Superintendent for Educator Effectiveness and Policy Research. State Equity Plans. Oklahoma’s Equity Plan Strategies. Meaningful professional development. . Leadership Training. A Professional Development Program for Systemic Change. Presenters. : . Monica Brown, Sarah Klotz, Katherine MacKinnon, and Emelia . Michels. -Ratliff. F.A.I.R. Classrooms. . Faculty Alliance for Inquiry and Research. The . Power of PBIS. Mt. . Diablo Unified School District . Equity . In Action . . EQUITY FOR ALL LEARNERS. Our PBIS Quest. MDUSD was Significantly Disproportionate in the number of African American students suspended and/or Expelled; Categorized as Emotional Disturbed, and for increased numbers of students in Non-Public School Placement. . August 2014. Norms of collaborative work. Equity of Voice. Active Listening. Respect for all Perspectives. Safety and Confidentiality. Some of Our Starting Points and. Bottom Lines…. The . purpose. State Department of Education Higher Education Partners Districts Supporting Equity and Making High Needs Schools Competitive for Talent Meeting #3 Outcomes for the Day By the end of the meeting we will have: Listen Lead and LiveIt146s September classrooms around the country have been cleaned and rearranged and the smell of freshly sharpened pencils hangs in the air phone 8005412086 fax 8 Things I've been considering.... Patti Forster, NBCT. Camden Hills Regional High School. WHAT'S BEST . FOR KIDS?. Guiding question. AUTHENTIC ENGAGEMENT AGREEMENTS. Short Presentations. Mute. Video off. MAINE DOE BOOK STUDY. SESSION. Today's Webinar. CHAPTER PREVIEW & NEXT STEPS. Chapters 5 & 6. Next Steps. Grading for Equity. by Joe Feldman. GRADING FOR EQUITY. BOOK STUDY. What's best for students?.