Data Notebooks
The tie-in with the Data Notebooks is a direct and easy with SBG. In my room (6th grade math), with out my shift to SBG I couldn't figure out how to use Data Notebooks effectively. Below we are compiling some idea on how to use standards based data reporting, a realistic way to use your grading with students and parents.
In my class room, we graded all practices and reported in the grade book (as shown in 'grade book set-up'), but they did not affect a student's grade. We also recorded their daily practice for each chapter as a way to start conversations (and internal discovery) about mastery. We often talked about practice trends and preparedness as we progressed through chapters. As we discussed these preparedness issues, we also talked about the 'tiered' aspects of math (some skills are "entry" level to other harder skills, often presented in years or lessons before). As the year progressed, and we as a staff started investigating Tiered Assessments, we developed a reporting page for students listing the skills and standards on each assessment. We starting ordering our Chapter Tests and even smaller quizzes by difficulty level, so as teachers we not only starting seeing grades and mastery of skills, but the depth of knowledge on a topic. While we are striving to increase this leveling of assessments within our curriculum, The image is an example of some of these sheets (click to view larger). We found a profound impact with many of our learners, especially when they graphed their mastery level. It seemed to help our students internalize their scores and prompted many to want to engage with reteaching, relearning and then retesting over concepts. To me, that is the biggest advantage of promoting and using data notebooks. The student graphing and recording scores, also gave them a powerful tool to share their learning and mastery of concepts.
The tie-in with the Data Notebooks is a direct and easy with SBG. In my room (6th grade math), with out my shift to SBG I couldn't figure out how to use Data Notebooks effectively. Below we are compiling some idea on how to use standards based data reporting, a realistic way to use your grading with students and parents.
In my class room, we graded all practices and reported in the grade book (as shown in 'grade book set-up'), but they did not affect a student's grade. We also recorded their daily practice for each chapter as a way to start conversations (and internal discovery) about mastery. We often talked about practice trends and preparedness as we progressed through chapters. As we discussed these preparedness issues, we also talked about the 'tiered' aspects of math (some skills are "entry" level to other harder skills, often presented in years or lessons before). As the year progressed, and we as a staff started investigating Tiered Assessments, we developed a reporting page for students listing the skills and standards on each assessment. We starting ordering our Chapter Tests and even smaller quizzes by difficulty level, so as teachers we not only starting seeing grades and mastery of skills, but the depth of knowledge on a topic. While we are striving to increase this leveling of assessments within our curriculum, The image is an example of some of these sheets (click to view larger). We found a profound impact with many of our learners, especially when they graphed their mastery level. It seemed to help our students internalize their scores and prompted many to want to engage with reteaching, relearning and then retesting over concepts. To me, that is the biggest advantage of promoting and using data notebooks. The student graphing and recording scores, also gave them a powerful tool to share their learning and mastery of concepts.
Student-Led Conferencing
Standards Based Grading (SBG) has also been helpful during student-led conferencing. It provided our students with rich feedback and information that they were able to share with their parents and teachers. Below is links to some forms our 5th grade students used to show and discuss their learning.
Standards Based Grading (SBG) has also been helpful during student-led conferencing. It provided our students with rich feedback and information that they were able to share with their parents and teachers. Below is links to some forms our 5th grade students used to show and discuss their learning.