North Assessment and Grading Guidelines Discovery 09.11.2015

Introduction What is the purpose of grades? What is the purpose of assessment? Good opportunity for a student engagement activity: -Think-pair-share -Write answers on post-its and then categorize them on the board

Learning Target I will have a better understanding of grading and assessment at North Middle School.

Purpose of Grades From a student’s point of view, rank these in order of importance and be prepared to explain your reasoning: Record keeping Measure learning Accountability Motivation Good opportunity for a student engagement strategy: -Four corners…ask students to get up and move to a corner of the room which represents the item they ranked as number 1. Students can speak with their respective groups and come up with a collective answer to share with the class. Ask if students want to change their “corner” after each group presents. To extend the activity, students can then move to the corner of the room which represents the one that they ranked the lowest and the activity can be repeated again. Use the rubber beach ball as “the talking ball.” so the person holding the ball has the floor and everyone else is responsible for active listening.

North Middle School Principles of Assessment Aligns with IB requirements Utilize a range of strategies and tools Provide feedback to improve learning Record and report student progress Use data to inform teaching and learning Provide opportunities to demonstrate mastery

Academic Honesty Ensures valid learning occurs for all students Honors the educational process Supports academic standards Violations of academic honesty include copying another student’s work plagiarizing the work of others falsifying information or data Stakes get higher as you get older Consequences can be severe! Ask students to explain what is meant by “stakes get higher as you get older.”

Report Cards and Progress Reports A-F for ALL classes with +/- available Citizenship 1-5 scores for ALL classes IB Grades for “IBMYP” courses 2nd and 4th quarter report cards only 6th grade Language Acquistion…4th quarter only Does not include Study Smart, Discovery, etc. Does not signify “passing” or “failing” Designed as a progress check

Individuals and societies IBMYP Subject Area Criterion A Criterion B Criterion C Criterion D Language and Literature   Analyzing Organizing Producing text Using language Acquisition Comprehending spoken and visual text Comprehending written and visual text Communicating in response to spoken, written, and visual text Using language in spoken and written form Mathematics Knowing and understanding Investigating patterns Communicating in mathematics  Applying mathematics in real-world contexts Sciences Inquiring and designing Processing and evaluating Reflecting on the impacts of science Individuals and societies Investigating Communicating Thinking critically Physical and Health Education Planning for performance Applying and performing Reflecting and improving performance Arts Developing skills Thinking creatively Responding Design Inquiring and analyzing Developing ideas Creating the solution Evaluating

IB 1-7 Scale Descriptors 7 A consistent and thorough understanding of the required knowledge and skills, and the ability to apply them almost faultlessly in a wide variety of situations. Consistent evidence of analysis, synthesis and evaluation is shown where appropriate. The student consistently demonstrates originality and insight and always produces work of high quality. 6 A consistent and thorough understanding of the required knowledge and skills, and the ability to apply them in a wide variety of situations. Consistent evidence of analysis, synthesis and evaluation is shown where appropriate. The student generally demonstrates originality and insight. 5 A consistent and thorough understanding of the required knowledge and skills, and the ability to apply them in a variety of situations. The student generally shows evidence of analysis, synthesis and evaluation where appropriate and occasionally demonstrates originality and insight. 4 A good general understanding of the required knowledge and skills, and the ability to apply them effectively in normal situations. There is occasional evidence of the skills of analysis, synthesis and evaluation. 3 Limited achievement against most of the objectives, or clear difficulties in some areas. The student demonstrates a limited understanding of the required knowledge and skills and is only able to apply them fully in normal situations with support. 2 Very limited achievement against all the objectives. The student has difficulty in understanding the required knowledge and skills and is unable to apply them fully in normal situations, even with support. 1 Minimal achievement in terms of the objectives

CHECK YOUR GRADES REGULARLY! Gradebook Access (Q) CHECK YOUR GRADES REGULARLY! Q Student Connect * Q Parent Connect* *login information is available in the library, counseling office and IB office

ABC Honor Roll and ABC Honor Roll Distinguished Honor Roll 3.0 to 3.499 GPA Distinguished Honor Roll 3.5 to 3.999 GPA Principal’s Honor Roll 4.0 GPA…straight A’s ABC Academics 3.5 or higher GPA Behavior No discipline referrals No attendance contracts Character 3 or higher citizenship for ALL classes Grade GPA points A 4 A- 3.66 B+ 3.33 B 3.0 B- 2.66 C+ 2.33 C 2.0 C- 1.66 D+ 1.33 D 1.00 D- 0.66 F -Recognition at PRIDE talks -Lists hanging outside main office -ABC students get ice cream each quarter -Students who make ABC all year are invited to a recption

Exit ticket Write down two things that you learned today.