tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753011873410854596.post5288249036236308392..comments2023-12-20T09:23:04.085-06:00Comments on Adventures with the Lower Level: Just...Don't Freak OutTracie Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10237663751076265379noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753011873410854596.post-21351042856837309252012-08-31T09:19:40.240-05:002012-08-31T09:19:40.240-05:00Hi Tracie! I just found your blog today from a po...Hi Tracie! I just found your blog today from a post on the list serve and I am very excited. I used to blog but didn't feel as a first and second year teacher that I had much other than "I'm overwhelmed" to add.<br /><br />I wonder if you could use the workaround I use with rubric grading and my percentage-based school grading system. If you are using two points, use 0 points as 50%, 1 point as 75%, and 2 points as 100% (or other number). I use an 8-dimension, 4-point rubric for labs and scale the scores to 0 points as 50% and 4 points on all as 100%. 3-point rubric descriptions are the expectation and earns the student a B. If they exceed it they get an A.<br /><br />My son had a teacher that did standards based grading and if they achieved mastery, they received an 80%. There were four extra-credit projects based on topics studied for each marking period that were worth 5% each and could be done to bring your grade up from 80%.<br /><br />I really hope to move to a system like this if I ever get to be in one school for two years. As a new teacher I get laid off and moved around a lot. I need to build street-cred with admin first.Kathryn Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16757414380685368592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753011873410854596.post-80951943478365076502012-08-29T20:36:07.699-05:002012-08-29T20:36:07.699-05:00I think points-based grading systems have conditio...I think points-based grading systems have conditioned us to look for what students have done wrong. I am in the same boat, working on leaving feedback that tells students what they have done well along with suggestions for improvement!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com