Standards-Based Grading

#112Are your assessments and grades in your classes a reflection of what students are able to do with the target language? Are the communication modes in there?  Are there parts of your grade that are based on compliance to rules and routines? In this episode I am going to look into what grading based on standards in a proficiency based classroom looks like.  And once again, luckily there is a very useful chapter on this topic in the newly published book “Honing Our Craft.”  It gives us all the info we need to engage with “Standards-Based Grading for Proficiency-Based Language Instruction."  That’s actually the title of chapter 7. Honing Our CraftEdited by Dr. Florecia Henshaw (Director of Advanced Spanish at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign) & Dr. Kim Potowski (Professor of Spanish Linguistics at the University of Illinois at Chicago)12 chapters written by educators for educatorsUse this link and the discount code JOSHUA25HOC to save 25% on the book.Standards-Based Grading for Proficiency-Based Language InstructionPut Standards-Based Grading in ContextTraditional grading system:Variability in what exactly counts towards the percentage average of a traditional grade. 3 Core Principles of Standards-Based GradingFocus should be on mastery of specific skillsMultiple opportunities for students to demonstrate their learning Separate factors such as behavior, punctuality, homework completion and extra creditKey Terms and MisconceptionsProficiency: language ability in the real world, unscripted, without practicePerformance: can do with practice in an educational setting. Mastery: highest levelSBG can be used with any set of standardsRubrics: core principle of SBG to provide feedback for revision and multiple attempts to demonstrate learning.Multiple attempts to demonstrate learningSystem in place to have retake opportunities: practice, formative, HW, meet with teacher.Grading behaviors unrelated to masteryRemoves opportunity for implicit bias.SuggestionsFocus on...Standards and create rubric accordinglyDifferentiation Feedback and the iterative processFormative and summative assessments Do…Plan units around your learning goalsCollaborate with colleagues for common rubrics, assessment and learning goals (standards)Plan for reassessments and retakes (adUse this link and the discount code JOSHUA25HOC to save 25% on the book.__________________________Interested in having Joshua work directly with your department, school or district?  Look at options for collaborating in person or remotely.______________________________Sign up for Talking Points to get  tips, tools and resources for your language teaching.______________________________Join Joshua as a guest on the podcast.______________________________Join Joshua for a Leveling Up Coaching Episode  on the podcast.