Ideas+from+Guskey+Session

On Friday, April 4, our //department chairs// attended a training session by **Tom Guskey. Dr. Guskey** is a national speaker focusing on assessment and student learning. Some of our department chairs have been in discussions about some of the ideas presented. We would like to use this page to allow those that attended the session to post ideas and for the rest of the staff to comment.

//1. Changes to the way we report grades.// One idea presented is what is called a Canadian Style report card. In a Canadian Style report card achievement (summative assessments) are reported to parents as an achievement grade. Homework, participation and attendance, for example would be reported in separate grades. Essentially you would have an achievement standard (measuring what students have learned in relation to the standards) and then a homework standard, participation standard, etc. (measuring student responsibility)

Please share your thoughts.

//2. Changing how students are assigned to Academic Assist.//

Based on the change proposed above, students would be assigned to academic assist based on their achievement grade. The advantage seen is that student would be in assist because they are not reaching the standards rather than being assigned because they are not responsible. This may help eliminate the assignment of students that have a grasp of content and get A's, B's and C's on assessments but earn a lower course grade because they don't do homework.

Please share your thoughts.