The Future of Feedback on Learning Hall Middle School October 2019 1
Our “Golden Circle” 2
● Be Effective Communicators ● Be Critical Thinkers and Problem Solvers Use Curiosity and Imagination ● ● Use Creativity to Express and Explore Learning Collaborate with Others in ● Our WHY Learning and Leading ● Be Flexible and Resilient ● Demonstrate Initiative and Entrepreneurialism Innovate ● LCM Student Outcomes 3
● Professional development Collaboration w/schools and ● community agencies ● Partnership with SPARK & PTA Our HOW ● Investment in teacher leadership Focus on pedagogy, ● relationships and environment 4
SEL Program ● WEB, Sports, Clubs ● ● Common Core Academics Our WHAT ● Gold Ribbon Electives Program Standards-Based Grading ● Habits of Learning ● 5
CA Dept of Education From 2001 6
Standards Based Grading The work to align our feedback practices with Common Core and NGSS standards is a years-long endeavor at Hall Middle School. 7
Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum Means... ● Aligned curricular objectives with common standards ● Moving towards common assessments ● Shared practices for reporting on learning ○ Separating behavior from academic knowledge ○ Emphasis on growth over time ○ Developing rubrics aligned with discrete standards 8
Our current work is simply aligning how we REPORT student learning to the community. 9
A Change in Language and Mindset 10
Grade Score 11
Report... Evidence... Assessment of... 12
A process that involves students as active participants in the evaluation of their learning 13
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Assessment in 6th Grade SS 15
Math examples 16
P .E. Binder Reminder 17
Shift in language Student to teacher… From: “How do I raise my grade?” To: “What do I need to show/do now?” 18
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Trimester Student Reflection 20
Moving Beyond A-F Grading 21
DESCRIPTIONS FOR THE LEARNING LEVELS 22
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From learning as a process of “getting graded…” 25
...to one of “showing EVIDENCE that demonstrates growth.” 26
“What do you need more support with?” Teacher Comments TIME “Just continuing to get my hands on it and matching assignments with standards and HoLs.” “I think I just want to fiddle with it and specifically have the students be involved so they understand the characteristics of "P , AP and EM." If they are involved in the process I assume expectations will be more clear.” 27
“What supports have been most effective?” Teacher Survey COLLABORATION “Time to make rubrics for assignments with colleagues.” 28
Common Questions 29
What are other schools doing? 30
How will this affect students going into high school? 31
How is this impacting student motivation? 32
How are the teachers handling this change? 33
John Dewey on Grading “Were all instructors to realize that the quality of mental process, not the production of correct answers, is the measure of educative growth something hardly less than a revolution in teaching would be worked.” 34
Parent Feedback “I do like that the new grading system does allow for the deeper feedback on student initiative and learning habits as this is certainly an area in which ______ has room to grow.” 35
The Future of Feedback on Learning Hall Middle School October 2019 36
Hall Middle School 200 Doherty Drive Corey Cougar Larkspur, CA 94939 ID: #OOOOO (415) 927-6978 Grade 2019-2020 REPORT CARD GRADING KEY ATTENDANCE T1 T2 T3 TOTAL ABSENT (EXCUSED) 0 - - 0 The student demonstrates understanding of the grade level standards PR: PROFICIENT and can apply concepts in a variety of contexts; meets grade level ABSENT (UNEXCUSED) 0 - - 0 standards with minimal assistance. LATE (EXCUSED) 0 - - 0 The student is beginning to, and occasionally does, meet grade level standards. With assistance, the student is beginning to grasp and AP: APPROACHING LATE (UNEXCUSED) 0 - - 0 apply key processes and skills for the grade level, but produces work that contains errors; approaching grade level standards/expectations. The student is not meeting grade level standards and is working EM: EMERGING below grade level expectations; limited achievement of the grade level standards/expectations. T1 T2 T3 Lang. Arts HALL MIDDLE SCHOOL STANDARDS - ELA - WRITING - INFORMATIONAL Structure AP Development PR HALL MIDDLE SCHOOL STANDARDS - HABITS OF LEARNING Initiative/Ownership of Learning PR Pre-Algebra HALL MIDDLE SCHOOL STANDARDS - HABITS OF LEARNING Initiative/Ownership of Learning PR HALL MIDDLE SCHOOL STANDARDS - MATH Number System A: Apply and extend previous understandings of operations with fractions to add, subtract, multiply, and divide AP rational numbers. Geometry B: Solve real-life and mathematical problems involving angle measure, area, surface area, and volume. PR Statistics and Probability C: Investigate chance processes and develop, use, and evaluate probability models. PR Soc. Studies HALL MIDDLE SCHOOL STANDARDS - HABITS OF LEARNING Initiative/Ownership of Learning PR Teamwork (In Leading and Learning) PR HALL MIDDLE SCHOOL STANDARDS - SOCIAL STUDIES Understanding of Events/Places/People - I can evaluate how people and places interact throughout history as well as make connections between historical events and trends and the modern world. Social Structures and Culture - I can demonstrate understanding of various social structures (forms of government, culture, laws, PR etc.), both historical and modern. Science HALL MIDDLE SCHOOL STANDARDS - HABITS OF LEARNING Initiative/Ownership of Learning EM HALL MIDDLE SCHOOL STANDARDS - SCIENCE - INTEGRATED LEARNING SKILLS - CLAIM EVIDENCE REASON Evidence - Provides all of the expected pieces of evidence from the sources used in an appropriate manner. Where appropriate, units are included and sources are cited. Uses appropriate scientific vocabulary and transition words. Clearly states how the evidence supports the claim. HALL MIDDLE SCHOOL STANDARDS - SCIENCE - INTERACTIVE SCIENCE NOTEBOOK Interactivity 37
Hall Middle School 200 Doherty Drive Corey Cougar Larkspur, CA 94939 ID: #OOOOO (415) 927-6978 Grade 2019-2020 REPORT CARD T1 T2 T3 HALL MIDDLE SCHOOL STANDARDS - SCIENCE - TALK TO TEXT Citing Evidence - Before & after reading, identify if the statement is correct or incorrect. After reading, cite the location of the PR corresponding information in the text. Correct any inaccurate statements. Spanish I HALL MIDDLE SCHOOL STANDARDS - HABITS OF LEARNING Initiative/Ownership of Learning PR HALL MIDDLE SCHOOL STANDARDS - SPANISH Students understand basic written and spoken target language on phrases and simple paragraphs. PR Band HALL MIDDLE SCHOOL STANDARDS - HABITS OF LEARNING Initiative/Ownership of Learning PR Teamwork (In Leading and Learning) PR HALL MIDDLE SCHOOL STANDARDS - MUSIC - BAND Outside practice: Prepares all music assignments outside of class, at home, and details their progress through practice records. AP Assessment/Performance: Demonstrate a knowledge of melody, rhythm, articulation and dynamics. PR P.E. HALL MIDDLE SCHOOL STANDARDS - HABITS OF LEARNING Initiative/Ownership of Learning PR Readiness PR HALL MIDDLE SCHOOL STANDARDS - PHYSICAL EDUCATION Students demonstrate the motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of physical activities. PR Calculations of student proficiency We know that growth happens over Let's start with 2 assignments: time. Our model values more recent assessments as more relevant indicators of Assignment 1: Approaching = 2 a student's achievement than earlier scores. We use a calculation method called Assignment 2: Proficient = 3 "Decaying Average." This means that scores that come later in the trimester receive more weight on their overall trimester rating. Student scores for one Decaying Average calculation: standard are averaged over the course of a trimester to calculate mastery level on the report card. We do not combine/average different standards together. 2 * 25% + 3 * 75% = 2.25 + 0.5 Trimesters are not an end point in learning; they are checkpoints. Please see the Mastery level = 2.75 (Proficient) trimester report card as an opportunity to reflect on strengths and identify areas for continued growth. Now let's add another score: Assignment 3: Proficient = 3.25 3.25 * 75% + 2.75 * 25% New Mastery level = 3.125 (Proficient) 38
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