Written by Sarah Nowack and Alyssa Halweg, DMS 5th Grade Teachers At the beginning of December, we were fortunate enough to attend a conference on Standards Based Grading where Rick Wormeli was the speaker. Rick Wormeli was one of the first Nationally Board Certified teachers in United States, continues to be a practicing middle level educator, a national educational consultant, and author of books such as Fair Isn’t Always Equal and Meet Me in the Middle. Rick is a dynamic, engaging, entertaining speaker and we left the conference with our heads spinning with information. We’d like to share a few key take-aways with you (feel free to ask us questions if you’re interested):
Mr. Wormeli even signed his book that was given to us titled Fair Isn't Always Equal There is a lot to think about when considering standards based grading, but Wormeli certainly provided clarity for us and we’re excited to continue learning about this alternative method of communicating student learning.
~Alyssa Halweg & Sarah Nowack
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Allysen L
3/2/2016 12:52:13 pm
One question I have had about Standards Based Grading is on how we can continue to focus on bigger process standards (like problem solving) when the feedback students receive is related to smaller discrete skills. I worry about the connections among topics being lost. Did anyone talk about highly effective ways to avoid "not seeing the forest for the trees" or their experiences related to this?
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