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English teacher Denise Earles from Madison Public Schools, CT is part of an innovation project to experiment with standards based grading in a traditional school system. Kevin Siedlecki is in his 8th year as an English teacher at Daniel Read More …
When I began teaching 12 years ago, after two other careers, I did not have the typical mindset of a “new” teacher. First, because I had spent three years in a middle school special education classroom, and second, because I Read More …
Junior honors students have recently been provided with the opportunity to experience the standards-based grading system at Daniel Hand High School. Standards-based grading eliminates the fear of failure associated with grades. If a student unsuccessfully takes a risk, he or Read More …
This post first appeared on PowerSchool and is reprinted with permission. Ken O’Connor, The Grade Doctor, expands on the question: What is standards-based grading? Let’s go back to basics and revisit what standards-based grading (SBG) is and how it delivers Read More …
English teacher Denise Earles from Madison Public Schools, CT is part of an innovation project to experiment with standards based grading in a traditional school system. Kevin Siedlecki is in his 8th year as an English teacher at Daniel Hand Read More …