Anthony R. Reibel

Transform your school's grading practices with this updated second edition on evidence-based grading. The book provides a five-phase process for moving beyond standards-based and competency-based grading models. Administrators and teachers will gain understanding of the core principles of evidence-based assessment, refocus assessments on proficiency, embrace student self-assessment, determine grades based on bodies of work and trends, and create a systemwide transformation of grading practices. K-12 administrators can use this book to: Propose, design, and evaluate new grading practices based on student performance Lead and organize the implementation of evidence-based grading policies and practices Establish clearer guidelines, benchmarks, and standards of student performance Navigate common pitfalls when transitioning to a new evidence-based assessment model Enhance student performance through more consistent feedback and stronger mentorship Contents: Introduction: A Case for a Better Way to Grade Chapter 1: Preparation--Core Commitments Chapter 2: Incubation--Unexpected Connections Chapter 3: Insight--Critical Discoveries Chapter 4: Evaluation--Key Questions Chapter 5: Elaboration--Essential Realizations Epilogue Appendix A: Evidence-Based Grading Gradebook Hacks Appendix B: Other Evidence-Based Grading Impacts Appendix C: Converting a Unity of Study to Evidence-Based Grading References and Resources Index

Discover a pathway to improvement that is simple and field tested. Designed as a practical guide to school reform, this resource outlines a series of ten small-scale changes powerful enough to make a lasting impact in schools and districts. Within each chapter, you will find easy-to-implement strategies for strengthening culture, building relationships, and promoting student growth at every K-12 grade level. Use this resource to leverage student reflection and reperformance to ensure high levels of learning: Understand how to redefine student success as efficacy and ownership of learning. Gain research-based instructional strategies and teaching methods for creating student-centered mission statements that promote student success, self-reliance, and social-emotional learning (SEL). Explore how to use performance-based assessments as a process for learning. Examine the qualities of growth-based feedback to promote a future pathway for achievement. Obtain tools for developing dynamic reporting structures that communicate stories of learning and promote self-evaluation. Contents: Chapter 1: Redefine Student Success Chapter 2: Create Student-Centered Mission Statements Chapter 3: Organize the Curriculum Around Skills, Not Content Chapter 4: Develop Student-Centered Rubrics Chapter 5: Use Assessment as a Process for Learning Chapter 6: Implement a Generative Learning Model of Instruction Chapter 7: Provide Critical Growth-Based Feedback Chapter 8: Leverage Reflection and Reperformance Chapter 9: Use Evidence-Based Grading Practices Chapter 10: Establish Dynamic Reporting Structures