[MOSAIC] assessment

[KerryD78 at aol.com]

I know.  Grades are not ideal.  However, I am one that is in a  position to 
not only give grades within the confines of my room but also to  report to 
admin., teachers, parents, and students about grades  earned on common assessments 
the whole grade level uses.  I like  Daniels' ideas for some of the less 
formal, interim assessments I do in my  indiv. classroom though.  Thanks for 
reminding me.
 
Kerry
 
In a message dated 5/8/2007 6:32:38 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
ljackson at gwtc.net writes:

Having  just attended a weekend seminar with Harvey Daniels, his advice
regarding  assessment is ringing in my ears. First, says he, teachers need to
let go  of the sense that everything a student does must be graded but,
realizing  that we have grade books and need to leave a few tracks, he called
for  binary grading.  As he described this, it is an all or nothing  sytem--19
pots if you do it, 0 if you don't.  He was speaking of lit  circles, but AI
see room for carryover.  He also talked about having  kids determine what is
really important--a list of expectations generated  BY the kids--along with a
point value system (ALSO--OF  BY THE KIDS).  These points add up to 100 and
there you go--a grade.  I am trying to  see this with relationship to
strategies

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