Grading and the BCPSOne Gradebook: From Philosophy to Functionality

• Nick Schiner, ODL Resource Teacher  PPT  |   OUTLINE |  VIDEO

1. Grading Academic Performance

• Why do we grade? 

• What should/should not be graded?

2. Weighting

• Importance of weighting assignments; Rock vs. Diamond - Which is worth more and why?

• How to weight assignments within BCPS One; Points Possible and Out of 

3. Updating the Gradebook

• Requirement is at least every two weeks;  All available information/grades, not just one piece/two weeks

• Comments - Using comments and non-graded assignments to track non-academics

4. Hands-on

• Gradebook Setup Review

• Choosing the correct scale

• Creating weighted categories:  Classwork - 50%   Participation - 30%   Assessments - 20%

• Weighting assignments using Points Possible/Out of

• Demonstration

• BCPS One Sample Gradebook: Weighted grades for Grade 3/Unit 5-Healthy Habits
  Sample Participation Rubric;  Other samples:  Work Habits | Effort & Participation | Student Participation
  Assignments:  Lesson1 - Questions (12)      Lesson2 - Recording Resources (8)  
  Lesson 3 - Notetaking Organizer  (24)    Lesson 4 - Summative Assessment - PSA Rubric  (48)

• Collaborate at your table to assign points to Lesson 4 - PSA Organizer  

5. BCPS One Support Resources

6. Questions?  

Reflective Practice 

• How are you adding value to your school and supporting students' growth and achievement? 
• Learner Centered Environments: Professional Learning Tool - Reflect on your own practice to cite Evidence.
• Take-aways from MASL 2014:

	"It only takes one zombie librarian to make things really, really tough on the rest of us."    From Brainz: Surviving the Zombie Librarian Apocalypse MASL 2014 Keynote Address - Jennifer Lagard (a.k.a. Library Girl)
	"What would MacGyver do?" (in the Library)   From MacGyver Librarianship: Doing More with Less MASL 2014 Concurrent Session - Jennifer Lagard   Do you have "MacGyver Attitude?" You are not being asked to save the world from certain destruction using only a paper clip ... however you may need to: Customize curriculum lessons to meet the needs of your own students Make modifications based on available time, tools, and resources  Plan ahead, get creative, try new tools and procedures, switch gears
	"It's all about saying 'Yes' to whatever life throws at you."     Chris Grabenstein, a former improvisational comedian and the author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library gave a fun Author Keynote about his journey from being a grandson of Cumberland, Maryland to The New York Times Best Seller list and all the stops in between.  Improv taught him that “There are no mistakes, only opportunities ... In improv, there is only one rule: 'Yes…and.' To take what you are given and add to it."

Announcements

• Collection Development reminders:  
• Check your Destiny catalog for YA titles that do not belong in an elementary school library collection.
• Two reviews are required for book selections. If you don't see reviews in Titlewave, search elsewhere.

• Communication: 

•  No mass emails; use Edmodo to message the group.  

• Be mindful of your topic and audience for Edmodo posts. For example:  

• Questions about discipline procedures are for your own school administration

• Report curriculum issues (like broken links on Slam Dunk lessons) to Chimere & Kelly via email. 

• Try to focus questions and comments on curriculum and instructional practice, sharing ideas and resources, library procedures like circulation, library administration topics. 

• ODL Professional Development and Support: Use the ODL Resource Wiki for Professional Development opportunities like Digital Learning University, Digital Tools, Digital Content Snapshots, and more.

• Register for PD on November 3rd, 1:30 - 3:30 PM - Deep Dive into the K-5 Library Media Curriculum