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Checklist for teams to tackle during collaborative meetings

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Checklist for teams to tackle during collaborative meetings

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Tool: Building a Common Formative Assessment

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Tool: Building a Common Formative Assessment

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Copy of Handout - Reflecting on Learners

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Copy of Handout - Reflecting on Learners

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Continuum for Implementing Standards-Based Grading Schoolwide or Districtwide

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Continuum for Implementing Standards-Based Grading Schoolwide or Districtwide

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Making Grades Matter: Standards based grading in a secondary PLC

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Making Grades Matter: Standards based grading in a secondary PLC

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By Matt Townsley and Nathan Wear

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Standards-Based Grading in a Secondary PLC at Work®

By: Matt Townsley, Nathan L. Wear

Rely on this practical guide to help your PLC implement a standards-based grading system at the secondary education level. Further your professional growth as an educator and discover motivational strategies for students to help them increase achievement.

A practical guide for PLCs and standards-based grading at the secondary education level

Maximize learning by making grades more meaningful and motivating to students. With the support of this practical guide, professional learning communities (PLCs) will discover a clear road map for implementing a standards-based grading system at the secondary level. The authors provide all of the actionable ideas and tools needed to not only transition to this improved system but to achieve the greatest possible success with it.

Study the foundational theories behind the standards-based grading system and how it interacts with and is supported by the PLC process.

Learn how to use grades to effectively communicate students' mastery of learning standards.

See what makes ungraded homework and independent practice a better tool to improve learning and enhance students' motivation to study.

Understand the value of allowing students multiple opportunities to demonstrate their learning when taking assessments.

Gain valuable insights for administrators and leaders into the multiyear journey of implementing standards-based grading.

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By: Matt Townsley, Nathan L. Wear Rely on this practical guide to help your PLC implement a standards-based grading system at the secondary education level. Further your professional growth as an educator and discover motivational strategies for students to help them increase achievement. Maximize learning by making grades more meaningful and motivating to students.

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Template for Building Team Consensus  on Priority Standards

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Template for Building Team Consensus  on Priority Standards

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 Organizer to Align the Four Critical Questions of  a PLC with Standards-Based Grading Principles

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 Organizer to Align the Four Critical Questions of  a PLC with Standards-Based Grading Principles

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Template for Identifying Priority Standards

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Template for Identifying Priority Standards

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Team Protocol for Identifying and Addressing Struggling Learners

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Team Protocol for Identifying and Addressing Struggling Learners

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Team Template for Working Through Standards-Based Grading Implementation Roadblocks

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Team Template for Working Through Standards-Based Grading Implementation Roadblocks

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Continuum for Standards-Based Grading Principle 1—Individual Assessment

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Continuum for Standards-Based Grading Principle 1—Individual Assessment

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Continuum for Standards-Based Grading Principle 2—Individual Assessment

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Continuum for Standards-Based Grading Principle 2—Individual Assessment

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Continuum for Standards-Based Grading Principle 3—Individual Assessment

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Continuum for Standards-Based Grading Principle 3—Individual Assessment

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Continuum for Standards-Based Grading  Principle 1—Team Assessment

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Continuum for Standards-Based Grading  Principle 1—Team Assessment

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Continuum for Standards-Based Grading  Principle 2—Team Assessment

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Continuum for Standards-Based Grading  Principle 2—Team Assessment

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Continuum for Standards-Based Grading  Principle 3—Team Assessment

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Continuum for Standards-Based Grading  Principle 3—Team Assessment

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Action-Plan Template for  Standards-Based Grading Principle 1

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Action-Plan Template for  Standards-Based Grading Principle 1

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Action-Plan Template for  Standards-Based Grading Principle 2

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Action-Plan Template for  Standards-Based Grading Principle 2

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Action-Plan Template for  Standards-Based Grading Principle 3

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Action-Plan Template for  Standards-Based Grading Principle 3

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Action-Plan Template for Implementation of Standards-Based Grading School-wide or District-wide

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Action-Plan Template for Implementation of Standards-Based Grading School-wide or District-wide

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Standards Referenced Grading in Des Moines Public Schools

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Standards Referenced Grading in Des Moines Public Schools

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Des Moines, IA

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I am a teacher new to standards-based grading. Where do I start? (Video A)

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What does standards-based grading look like with students with special needs?

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Solon, CSD- Solon, IA

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How does a school make the standards-based grading change systematically? [One district's solution]

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How do I explain standards-based grading to parents?

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How do I explain standards-based grading to parents?

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A guide for school administrators

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How do I explain standards-based grading to parents?

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Example of district-wide grading guidelines

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Example of district-wide grading guidelines

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A comprehensive list of standards-based grading articles

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A comprehensive list of scholarly articles related to standards-based grading. This resource is updated as new articles and studies are published.

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Slides- June 18, 2024 UNI: SBG and Your Master Schedule

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UNI: SBG and Your Master Schedule- How can they work together

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Adopt, Adapt, Avoid

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Leadership Team tool

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Session Evaluation

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Slides- Reassessment

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UNI: Reassessment and how to avoid common traps and pitfalls

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Handouts- Wear- Role of Guiding Coalition

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How to Lead PLC Implementation_ The role of the Guiding Coalition.pptx

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Handouts- Four Critical Questions of Learning

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Four Critical Questions of Learning.pptx