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Effective Grading Practices for Secondary Teachers

Practical Strategies to Prevent Failure, Recover Credits, and Increase Standards-Based/Referenced Grading
Effective Grading Practices for Secondary Teachers is written with direct format that highlights samples of practices, programs and activities that support implementation of grading systems.

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Product Details
  • Grade Level: 6-12
  • ISBN: 9781483319896
  • Published By: Corwin
  • Year: 2015
  • Page Count: 312
  • Publication date: February 27, 2015
Price: $31.95
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Description

Description

Enact innovative grading systems that more accurately describe student progress!

This book challenges traditional grading practices and provides alternatives that can have direct impact on student success. By making subtle shifts toward standards based grading systems, schools can reduce unnecessary course failures, provide students and their families a more accurate picture of current progress, and increase opportunities for success. The author offers a range of grading reform strategies that are built from practical frameworks that are effective and simple to adapt.

Among the many strengths of this book are:

  • Practical application of existing research and evidence base for effective secondary grading reforms
  • A framework for schools and districts to apply and adapt failure prevention strategies such as early failure detection, Amnesty Days, and meaningful stipulated second chance opportunities for students to reach mastery
  • Functional strategies and actions for shifting toward standards-based (referenced) grading without entirely abandoning letter grades
  • Countering resistance to change through a-clearly-articulated plan for conducting school-wide and classroom level action research around the effectiveness of new or adjusted grading practices

"Informative and pragmatic, this book is spot on with analysis of this elephant in the room issue. Nagel uses both empathy and humor in getting to the heart of a process to generate real solutions while underscoring the ultimate need for teacher voice in any successful implementation. He provides ready-made strategies for real, impactful change. I'm left hopeful that feedback will rule the day!"
Bruce Potter, Superintendent
Berkshire UFSD

"Nagel offers an insightful and articulate voice to secondary improvement and alignment through grading practices. His tried and true methods through working with real districts provides a starting place and examples for others to follow. A must-read for anyone serious about ensuring student engagement through meaningful feedback."
Debra K. Howe, Superintendent
Tri-Creek School Corporation


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Key features

(1) Assist schools and districts in understanding how to create empowering grading policies that are driven by effective grading practice implementation.

(2) Guides secondary teachers and leaders in implementing effective strategies to prevent unnecessary course failures such as: MEA2EC-It-Happen (Missing Essential Assignment / Assessment Extended Chance) Programs, Effective Use of Homework, Early Final Exams, and Amnesty Days

(3) Addresses approaches to credit recovery such as extending the semester, "re-culturizing" summer school, and on-line credit recovery.

(4) Provides concrete examples to increase standards-based grading without having to abandon current system of letter grade reporting.

(5) Guides leaders and teacher teams in conducting action research to measure the impact of grading reforms on both student achievement and behaviors.

(6) Includes numerous examples of successful practices and programs that have been enacted in a range of secondary settings.

(7) Includes specific adaptable grading practices and policies that support effective implementation of the Common Core Standards.



Author(s)

Author(s)

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Dave Nagel

Dave Nagel has been a professional developer and educational consultant both nationally and internationally since 2003 and has done so as his primary job in education since 2008. Prior was a middle and high school science teacher and administrator in a large district in Indianapolis. As a school leader at Ben Davis High School (enrollment 3000 students) Dave was instrumental in developing a focused plan for differentiated goals for students based on specific proficiency measures which supported the school in improving its graduation rate 14% in just over 4 years.

Dave’s primary areas of expertise are in the areas of effective teacher and leader collaboration, assessment and feedback, and specifically effective grading actions both at the school and classroom level. He has been working specifically with Professor John Hattie’s Visible Learning research since 2011 that is a driving force for all of his work with teachers, coaches, and administrators. He has authored 5 books previous to this one, including four within the PLC+ series of publications (Corwin).

Published multiple times in various publications such as Principal Leadership and Educational Leadership, Dave has also presented at various national conferences.

Dave has a strong moral aspect, strives to be very relatable and practical when working with people, and has a savvy sense of humor that supports him in his life and work. Dave stays very busy with his beautiful and supportive wife, Kristen, and three boys (ages 20, 15, and 13). He acknowledges every day that the Lord guides his actions and is the driving force in his life. Dave is an independent consultant for Corwin Press and is the owner of NZJ Learning LLC (named after his three boys) and the Founder of The Center for Collaborative Expertise.


Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Foreword by Jeffrey A. Erickson


Acknowledgments


About the Author


Introduction


Part I: Why Changing Grading at the Secondary Level Is a Tough Sell


1. Grading: Long Perceived as the One Immovable Element in a Constantly Evolving Field

2. Determining Why Grading Changes Are Needed

Part II: Practice Trumps Policy


3. Policy: The Starting Point, Not the Destination Finder

4. Policy Into Practices: The Path to Effective Grading

Part III: Grading Practices to Prevent Failure, Recover Credits, and Increase Grading on Standards


5. Preventing Unnecessary Failure

6. What Do We Do When Failure Does Happen? Effective Credit Recovery

7. Standards-Based Grading

Part IV: Elements for Successful Implementation


8. Determining What (Could) Change

9. Implementation: Setting Up and Conducting Action Research

Appendixes


References


Index


Reviews

Reviews

Price: $31.95
Volume Discounts applied in Shopping Cart

Review Copies

Review copies may be requested by individuals planning to purchase 10 or more copies for a team or considering a book for adoption in a higher ed course. To request a review copy, contact sales@corwin.com.