cole Salish Secondary School PAC Meeting Clip Past Practice - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
cole Salish Secondary School PAC Meeting Clip Past Practice - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
cole Salish Secondary School PAC Meeting Clip Past Practice Penalizing 10% a day for late assignments Not accepting late assignments Not allowing students to write quizzes if they were late for class Not giving students
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Past Practice
∗ Penalizing 10% a day for late assignments ∗ Not accepting late assignments ∗ Not allowing students to write quizzes if they were late for class ∗ Not giving students chances to demonstrate their learning if they have committed academic dishonesty ∗ Using quizzes, midterms, final exams as classroom management strategies
Assessment & Change
New BC Curriculum & Assessment
∗ Communicates student learning and progress in ways that are
meaningful, varied, and responsive
∗ Encourages open dialogue between the learner,
home, and school
∗ Focus on conceptual learning (Know-Understand-Do) with an emphasis on
competencies
New BC Curriculum & Assessment
∗ Promotes student
- wnership of learning
∗ Relies on authentic
evidence of learning
∗ Establishes consistent, provincial standards
What is the Salish Way?
- Thoughtful
- Cohesive
- Consistent
- Meaningful
Bins
Bins
∗ Homework 20% ∗ Projects 20% ∗ Quizzes 10% ∗ Tests 20% ∗ Midterm 10% ∗ Final Exam 20%
Bins to Learning Standards
Bins to…Standards
New Language Arts Curriculum
Learning Standards: Language Arts
∗ 1 Create 25% ∗ 2 Communicate 25% ∗ 3 Comprehend 25% ∗ 4 Connect 25% ∗ No competency is deemed more important than another competency
- 1. Create
∗ Producing & Developing
∗ “Use writing and design processes to plan, develop, and create engaging and meaningful literary and informational texts for a variety of purposes and audiences” (Ministry)
- 2. Communicate
∗ Speaking & Expressing ∗ “Exchange ideas and viewpoints to build shared understanding and extend thinking” (Ministry)
- 3. Comprehend
∗ Knowing & Understanding
∗ “Think critically, creatively, and reflectively to explore ideas within, between & beyond texts”
(Ministry)
- 4. Connect
∗ Interpreting & Applying ∗ “Synthesize ideas from a variety of sources to build understanding” (Ministry)
Assessing Competencies
What’s the difference?
∗ Jared gets 74% ∗ Amber gets 75% ∗ Nolan gets 76% ∗ How do you distinguish these students’ achievement?
Percentages to Proficiency
Provincial Proficiency Scale
Extending Level Sophisticated (excellent) Understanding/Skills
Proficient Level Complete (very good) Understanding/Skills
Developing Level Partial (good/satisfactory) Understanding/Skills
Emerging Level Initial (minimally acceptable) Understanding/Skills
Not Yet Meeting Level (I) Not Yet (in progress/ incomplete) Understanding/Skills
Letter Grade & Proficiency Scale
Averaging
Term 1 = C+ Term 2 = A
Averaging Final Mark
Averaging to Trending
Averaging to…Trending
Trending Final Mark
Questions
Assessment vs. Reporting
Student Reporting Policy K-9: Requirements
∗ Minimum 4 points
- f progress
throughout the year;
2 if semester
- Progress is communicated in relation to the
learning standards using the four-point provincial proficiency scale along with descriptive feedback using strength based language
- At least once, student-selected evidence of and
reflection on Core Competency development within a point of progress
Student Reporting Policy K-9: Requirements
∗ Summary of progress
- Written report of student progress (digital or paper) in relation to
learning standards
- Communication using strength based language which includes
descriptive feedback and next steps for learning and the four-point provincial proficiency scale
- Also includes teacher descriptive feedback on students’ engagement and
behaviour (e.g. Personal and social responsibility) and may include information on ways to support the student at school and at home
- Student self assessment of all three Core competencies
included
Student Reporting Policy K-9: Requirements
Grades 8 & 9 Multiple Terms Marks to Single Term Mark
Grades 8 & 9 Single Term Mark: Requirements
∗ 4 points of progress (Nov.,
Feb., Apr. & June)
∗ No letter grade
∗ Learning standards ∗ Descriptive feedback ∗ Strength based ∗ Proficiency scale