Session 1:Why Grading Actions Matter in Leading 21st Century Scholars: Leading the Grading Change! An informative and interactive session that will highlight the importance of grading actions that promote learning and growth in all students. Participants will learn the grading parameters to consider when developing policies that drive effective practices. In addition, change leaders will learn the role emotions play when changing classroom practices such as grading.
Monday, September 19, 2022, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Session 2: Preventing Unnecessary Failures — Grading Actions That Promote Resilience While Supporting Students There are grading practices that have the potential to help students develop the qualities we desire for all our students: grit, perseverance, collaboration, metacognition. There are also grading actions that inhibit these traits. This practitioner-focused session will highlight the SI2TE (Support, Intervention, Incentives, Time, Evidence) model as a framework for schools and individual classroom teachers to use to both prevent unnecessary failure as well as to build deeper levels of assessment capability. Note: This session targets secondary (6-12) teachers, admins and coaches.
Monday, October 24, 2022, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Session 3: Aligning Clarity, Formative Assessment, and Feedback to Grading Practices Through a Team/PLC Lens This session will highlight the critical classroom and PLC actions that drive clarity into instructional as well as grading actions. Emphasis is on actions that collaborative teams and PLCs can use to develop collaborative clarity and align grading and feedback actions.
Monday, December 5, 2022, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Session 4: Grading Visible Learners — Implementing Standards-Based/Referenced Grading Actions That Don’t (Have To) Involve Removing Letter Grades. Feedback is one of the powerful practices that affects learning. This engaging and interactive session highlights specific school and classroom practices that educators can take to ensure that grading practices align with effective feedback actions to promote deeper levels of assessment capability in all students. This session will provide specific examples of standards-based grading actions teachers can immediately implement in their classrooms.
Monday, December 12, 2022, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
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LACOE does not discriminate against individuals on the basis of age, actual or perceived race, actual or perceived gender, ethnicity, national origin, religion, disability, or sexual orientation. LACOE complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act to ensure equal access to all qualified individuals with a disability. If you are disabled and require assistance in accessing this event, please contact Margarita Sandoval at LACOE at DAAN@lacoe.edu
