Grading for Equity PHS: Chapters 11-14, Epilogue by Allison Holicky https://padlet.com/oxnardunion/G4Ephs11121314e A safe place to discuss what grading for equity is, why it matters, and how it can transform schools and classrooms. You can choose which posts to respond to, you don't have to respond at all. There are no rules for participation, except to sign in, be kind, and be open to new ideas regarding grading. Please remember to SIGN IN before posting. en-us 2020-08-22 14:39:07 UTC 2025-10-29 08:59:55 UTC hello@padlet.com Chapter 11 Question to Consider: When in your professional life have you been given a 'redo'? Who offered it to you, and why do you think you got that second chance? How did it benefit you? Was there a time when you were asked to demonstrate competence and weren't given a second chance? Why weren't you given that chance? Did you ask for it, or believe that you could? allison_holicky https://padlet.com/oxnardunion/G4Ephs11121314e/wish/692895380 2020-08-22 15:14:47 UTC https://padlet.com/oxnardunion/G4Ephs11121314e/wish/692895380 Chapter 11 Question to Consider: How much of a motivation is hope? How much do you notice a chance in student behavior and motivation, particularly among lower-performing students, before the first assessment of the term compared to after they have received the scores of that first assessment? At the beginning of the term versus after the first progress report or report card (when they receive their first formal low grade)? How could offering redemption via retakes, weighting more recent performance minimum grading, or 0-4 scales throughout the term affect motivation? allison_holicky https://padlet.com/oxnardunion/G4Ephs11121314e/wish/692896012 2020-08-22 15:16:21 UTC https://padlet.com/oxnardunion/G4Ephs11121314e/wish/692896012 Chapter 11 Question to Consider: How would the commitment to mandatory retakes align or conflict with your school's vision? What would have to change for your classroom or your school to commit to mandatory retakes? What would make it difficult? What could your school do to make it easier to make retakes mandatory? allison_holicky https://padlet.com/oxnardunion/G4Ephs11121314e/wish/692896749 2020-08-22 15:18:19 UTC https://padlet.com/oxnardunion/G4Ephs11121314e/wish/692896749 Chapter 11 Golden Lines (a golden line is a piece of text that stands out to you, that makes you think, that resonates with you, that challenges you, etc.; does not have to be a full sentence, but it can). allison_holicky https://padlet.com/oxnardunion/G4Ephs11121314e/wish/692897365 2020-08-22 15:19:20 UTC https://padlet.com/oxnardunion/G4Ephs11121314e/wish/692897365 Chapter 12 Question to Consider: Think about your professional career. How have your supervisors made the evaluation of your work transparent, or opaque? How has that transparency, or opacity, affected your feelings of trust, empowerment, motivation, and how you did your job? How could you have gotten more clarity about your supervisor's expectations, and how would greater common understanding between the two of you have changed your feelings and your work? allison_holicky https://padlet.com/oxnardunion/G4Ephs11121314e/wish/692897536 2020-08-22 15:19:44 UTC https://padlet.com/oxnardunion/G4Ephs11121314e/wish/692897536 Chapter 12 Question to Consider: Examine any rubrics you have used. What are ways that your rubric could be more transparent and equitable? allison_holicky https://padlet.com/oxnardunion/G4Ephs11121314e/wish/692898129 2020-08-22 15:21:15 UTC https://padlet.com/oxnardunion/G4Ephs11121314e/wish/692898129 Chapter 12 Question to Consider: This chapter has suggested that teachers need to be the creators of rubrics, but could students create them? Allow students to identify criteria and the descriptors for different levels of performance in their own words. When they assist with creating a rubric, how does it affect their understanding of the expectations for that assessment, and with this understanding, how does it affect their motivation and performance on that assessment? allison_holicky https://padlet.com/oxnardunion/G4Ephs11121314e/wish/692898463 2020-08-22 15:22:06 UTC https://padlet.com/oxnardunion/G4Ephs11121314e/wish/692898463 Chapter 12 Golden Lines (a golden line is a piece of text that stands out to you, that makes you think, that resonates with you, that challenges you, etc.; does not have to be a full sentence, but it can). allison_holicky https://padlet.com/oxnardunion/G4Ephs11121314e/wish/692899845 2020-08-22 15:24:09 UTC https://padlet.com/oxnardunion/G4Ephs11121314e/wish/692899845 Chapter 13 Question to Consider: Do you believe each soft skill has an equal impact on a student's academic performance, or do some soft skills have more impact than others? Does it depend on the industry or the context? How might we scaffold the teaching of this skill? allison_holicky https://padlet.com/oxnardunion/G4Ephs11121314e/wish/692900021 2020-08-22 15:24:34 UTC https://padlet.com/oxnardunion/G4Ephs11121314e/wish/692900021 Chapter 13 Question to Consider: How student specific is the connection between any given soft skill and an academic performance? How much doe it change depending on the academic subject or skill to be performed? What implications does this have on how to give feedback on a student's soft skills competence, or the use of a student tracker? allison_holicky https://padlet.com/oxnardunion/G4Ephs11121314e/wish/692900475 2020-08-22 15:25:42 UTC https://padlet.com/oxnardunion/G4Ephs11121314e/wish/692900475 Chapter 13 Question to Consider: Some schools use "student-led grade conferences" in which students, alongside their teacher, explain their performance to their caregivers. They share academic and study skills data, identify strengths and weaknesses, and identify goals and plans for improvement. It's the use of multiple soft skills; students not only reflect on their performance and set goals, they learn how to present information cogently and well-organized to an audience. How might you pilot this in your classroom for a specific project or performance? allison_holicky https://padlet.com/oxnardunion/G4Ephs11121314e/wish/692900905 2020-08-22 15:26:42 UTC https://padlet.com/oxnardunion/G4Ephs11121314e/wish/692900905 Chapter 13 Golden Lines (a golden line is a piece of text that stands out to you, that makes you think, that resonates with you, that challenges you, etc.; does not have to be a full sentence, but it can). allison_holicky https://padlet.com/oxnardunion/G4Ephs11121314e/wish/692901697 2020-08-22 15:28:29 UTC https://padlet.com/oxnardunion/G4Ephs11121314e/wish/692901697 Chapter 14 Question to Consider: Which equitable practice will you try first? How will you know whether it was successful? allison_holicky https://padlet.com/oxnardunion/G4Ephs11121314e/wish/692901877 2020-08-22 15:28:49 UTC https://padlet.com/oxnardunion/G4Ephs11121314e/wish/692901877 Chapter 14 Question to Consider: As you try these practices, how will you apply a growth mindset and an embrace of mistakes to your own learning? allison_holicky https://padlet.com/oxnardunion/G4Ephs11121314e/wish/692902143 2020-08-22 15:29:24 UTC https://padlet.com/oxnardunion/G4Ephs11121314e/wish/692902143 Chapter 14 Question to Consider: Will you let students know about the new grading practices you are trying and why, or will you conceal that information from them? How might they benefit if you explain not just what you're trying, but why? If, as we've seen, lifting the veil and being transparent in grading can empower students and build intrinsic motivation, could we apply that transparency to our own journey to improve grading? allison_holicky https://padlet.com/oxnardunion/G4Ephs11121314e/wish/692902382 2020-08-22 15:29:53 UTC https://padlet.com/oxnardunion/G4Ephs11121314e/wish/692902382 Chapter 14 Question to Consider: What would a partnership with students to make grading more equitable look like? allison_holicky https://padlet.com/oxnardunion/G4Ephs11121314e/wish/692903013 2020-08-22 15:31:11 UTC https://padlet.com/oxnardunion/G4Ephs11121314e/wish/692903013 Chapter 14 Golden Lines (a golden line is a piece of text that stands out to you, that makes you think, that resonates with you, that challenges you, etc.; does not have to be a full sentence, but it can). allison_holicky https://padlet.com/oxnardunion/G4Ephs11121314e/wish/692903186 2020-08-22 15:31:35 UTC https://padlet.com/oxnardunion/G4Ephs11121314e/wish/692903186 Epilogue Golden Lines (a golden line is a piece of text that stands out to you, that makes you think, that resonates with you, that challenges you, etc.; does not have to be a full sentence, but it can). allison_holicky https://padlet.com/oxnardunion/G4Ephs11121314e/wish/692903314 2020-08-22 15:31:53 UTC https://padlet.com/oxnardunion/G4Ephs11121314e/wish/692903314