PLC/Assessment questions by Alisha Slater

PLC/Assessment questions by Alisha Slater https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv Ask away! en-us 2017-08-15 13:52:35 UTC 2025-10-09 08:39:34 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152398 2017-08-15 20:20:20 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152398 Thoughts https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152399 2017-08-15 20:20:20 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152399 https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152403 I feel this isn't being rolled out for a few years, why are we going through all this now?]]> 2017-08-15 20:20:21 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152403 https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152412 It seems these proficiency scales show too small a scope on their own for student progress in our more abstract areas. Do we ever pair these assessments together? How often do we create these scales? ]]> 2017-08-15 20:20:27 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152412 What were the actual letter grades of your students like this past year? https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152428 2017-08-15 20:20:33 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152428 How does this translate into grading? https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152433 2017-08-15 20:20:35 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152433 hi! https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152435 so this is my thought

]]> 2017-08-15 20:20:35 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152435 My thoughts https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152462 How do we change the grade culture? Some kids will not want to do the work for a 4 but demand a 4.

]]> 2017-08-15 20:20:48 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152462 If we are true to the idea of PBG, too many students will not earn an A and they will not take our elective class. https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152484

]]> 2017-08-15 20:20:56 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152484 I feel that this will discourage students from performing as a team because it is so individual-focused https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152493 2017-08-15 20:21:00 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152493 https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152496 If each student can retest three times...monologues will take weeks 😭😓😢👎🏻]]> 2017-08-15 20:21:02 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152496 https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152526 How much extra time will this take me?]]> 2017-08-15 20:21:14 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152526 https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152542 How have parents reacted to this way of grading? How well do they understand it]]> 2017-08-15 20:21:19 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152542 https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152553 Can I score a student using negative numbers? What about Roman numerals?]]> 2017-08-15 20:21:26 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152553 https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152560 I am concerned if I give out all 3s in proficiency that parents and administration would not like it. I]]> 2017-08-15 20:21:29 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152560 When I have a class of 40 kids who each have to perform their monologue three times, how will I have time to teach anything else? https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152572 2017-08-15 20:21:36 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152572 I worry about being told what I'm going to have to teach and when. https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152573 Why are we being honed in on, and micro managed to decipher core standards, like we aren't doing a good enough job teaching our content???!]]> 2017-08-15 20:21:37 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152573 My principal said that the majority of students should get 3's. A 4 should be going above and beyond the standard. Does that mean that the majority of my students will receive a B? https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152583 2017-08-15 20:21:41 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152583 I love no make up or extra credit, but I feel that the 3 chances is a game of semantics with no make up or extra credit. rlwilliams1 https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152585 2017-08-15 20:21:41 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152585 what is this called when you are the teacher? https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152614 2017-08-15 20:21:58 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152614 https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152618 If the district is already married ro this, what doe my objections matter, until the impending divorce?

]]> 2017-08-15 20:22:01 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152618 I'm having a difficult time not feeling the way I have in past years: another assessment system, put together without broad educator input, focusing on numbers and measurements (not students), regardless of content needs or funding or objections or obstacles... How can I feel excited and committed about this system? https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152620 2017-08-15 20:22:03 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152620 cztotland https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152623 Students will adjust easier than teachers to the concept of PBL

]]> 2017-08-15 20:22:04 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152623 How can we focus on "certain standards" at a time when in reality we are teaching all of the standards at the same time https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152624 2017-08-15 20:22:04 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152624 https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152625 If veteran teachers are having trouble understanding these new concepts, I am wondering who is
going to be responsible to inform parents about all this? ]]> 2017-08-15 20:22:04 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152625 i love the idea--i'm not sure how to implement it. https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152626 2017-08-15 20:22:05 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152626 https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152631 I feel like I"m going to lose kids who just want to sing. Couldn't someone just come and see how I run my program and why it's working]]> 2017-08-15 20:22:09 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152631 Why????? https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152651 2017-08-15 20:22:23 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152651 https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152657 I feel like I'm going to be spending all my prep time coming up with proficiency scales and not planning my lessons.]]> 2017-08-15 20:22:25 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152657 https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152702 How can we implement this to encourage our students to work as an ensemble rather than focusing on the individual?]]> 2017-08-15 20:22:33 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152702 https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152703 If we are implementing this, but colleges and universities are still using a traditional letter grade system, how does this prepare students for higher education?]]> 2017-08-15 20:22:33 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152703 How do we motivate students when they are told they have UNLIMITED tries to get a standard https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152740 2017-08-15 20:22:45 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152740 https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152785 What is the difference between one of these scales and a really good rubric?

]]> 2017-08-15 20:22:59 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152785 bdkelly https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152796 What about those wonderful little angle turds who discover that they get three opportunities to get their best grade and just Waste. My. Time?

]]> 2017-08-15 20:23:03 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152796 I LOVED being graded under this system! I felt for the first time that the main concern and focus was MY learning. https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152801 2017-08-15 20:23:04 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152801 Hi Vicki https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152852 2017-08-15 20:23:24 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152852 Has the grading scheme announced by the district last year changed? If implemented, it meant no one would ever fail and no one would ever get an A. https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152867 2017-08-15 20:23:29 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152867 Students may feel less stress when we move to numbers instead of letters. A's are a big stress, where 1,2,3,....elementary cztotland https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152868 2017-08-15 20:23:30 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152868 https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152871 Square peg, round hole

]]> 2017-08-15 20:23:31 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152871 Hello Jay https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152892 2017-08-15 20:23:46 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152892 https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152908 How will this affect Performances - it seems like this will emphasis taking the art off the stage and into books.]]> 2017-08-15 20:23:53 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152908 https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152922 🙀😿🙀😿🙀😿]]> 2017-08-15 20:23:59 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152922 How to do we motivate students to practice their instruments when we cannot grade on their homework? A large part of music is learning how to develop practice and develop habits https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152923 2017-08-15 20:24:00 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152923 https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152965 NO EFFORT grading IN AN ELECTIVE...that is a NEW concept. Talent will not always be what I am looking for. I want to look at growth with out making DIFFERENT lessons for EACH student.

]]> 2017-08-15 20:24:21 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152965 bdkelly https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152973 It's all right. I'm saved by the bell.]]> 2017-08-15 20:24:26 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152973 https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152981 I see graduation rates plummeting.]]> 2017-08-15 20:24:29 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152981 What's wrong with participation https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152994 2017-08-15 20:24:41 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181152994 Do Universities accept this form of grading? Or are we setting students up for difficulty in getting into serra in Universities? https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181153041

]]> 2017-08-15 20:25:01 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181153041 I found that most students don't actually take you up on the 'redo your work' option. https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181153045 2017-08-15 20:25:04 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181153045 https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181153055 I'm a new teacher. Why overload us with this information if we aren't using it this year?]]> 2017-08-15 20:25:09 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181153055 I feel like a lot of my time will be doing busy work, when I'd rather be lesson planning and planning fun,m memorable activities https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181153061 2017-08-15 20:25:12 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181153061 I'm interested in knowing how this grading system works with university preparation https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181153079 Will teachers be given support and time needed to create proficiency levels and do their lesson plans?

]]> 2017-08-15 20:25:20 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181153079 https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181153100 Can some individual standards be weighted more heavily than others?

]]> 2017-08-15 20:25:31 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181153100 How do parents feel about this? Have they been consulted? I can't imagine they're happy. https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181153104 2017-08-15 20:25:36 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181153104 Hello https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181153161 How do we make this as simple as possible?]]> 2017-08-15 20:26:07 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181153161 In what way does this system acknowledge the power of "why," the focus of Dr. Bates excellent presentation this morning. That is, the tone and verbiage of the standards we reviewed do not help students "feel" the "why" and buy into the highest priorities of the performing arts (while creating measurable data, which we do accept to be important). https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181153171 2017-08-15 20:26:11 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181153171 Play Production class, Film class will every course have standards https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181153175 2017-08-15 20:26:13 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181153175 https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181153185 I don't have time for this level of planning. ]]> 2017-08-15 20:26:17 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181153185 What is participation going to be like, as well as attendance if it is not something that is graded? https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181153201 2017-08-15 20:26:25 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181153201 https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181153224 I like the idea, I don't see it being implemented in a public school system well.]]> 2017-08-15 20:26:41 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181153224 https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181153300 How will performance assessment work]]> 2017-08-15 20:27:12 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181153300 This program took the focus off of grading and gave me more time to create. https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181153326 2017-08-15 20:27:21 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181153326 How do we apply this to classes for which standards do not exist? https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181153363 2017-08-15 20:27:37 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181153363 What is this covfefe? https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181153365 2017-08-15 20:27:38 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181153365 Why did you make us write these questions if you're not going to answer them https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181153524 2017-08-15 20:28:51 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181153524 https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181153542 Good luck, ya'll! I'm retiring...]]> 2017-08-15 20:28:59 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181153542 No really shoot me now! https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181153559 2017-08-15 20:29:03 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181153559 https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181153600 If this is being done in Gradebook, is Canvas still going to be used?]]> 2017-08-15 20:29:11 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181153600 Come on be honest....do you like this? https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181153630 2017-08-15 20:29:19 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181153630 My school has piloted this for 2 years. Only the math and science teachers like it. https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181154212 2017-08-15 20:34:48 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181154212 https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181154300 Does this mean no more Canvas? ]]> 2017-08-15 20:35:45 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181154300 Will we only be grading through SchoolCity https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181154310 2017-08-15 20:35:54 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181154310 https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181156451 My students would benefit more if I could use PLC time to learn methods of instruction rather than designing this PB&J stuff.

]]> 2017-08-15 20:58:51 UTC https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181156451 https://padlet.com/aslater10/vj2mk9x6vxbv/wish/181158166 We not only teach/grade individuals; we also prepare ensembles. Will this place too much emphasis on the individual, and remove responsibility to the group?

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