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= = = 0. Questions/Concerns = = 1. Grading =

Write it in such a way that it can clearly be understood by your future students and their parents/guardians. (See figure 13.7 p.376)
=== Identify on-line resources that you found and used. What does the book have to offer that is useful to you? (see questions p.344; See Figure 13.1; Student-referenced vs.norm-referenced vs. criterion referenced (standards based) grading Table 13.1; Table 13.5 Do's and Don'ts of Effective grading p.373 ===

LINK to relevant tables and figures.

 * What type of grades will you use (points, percents, letters, other) and why? (See Table 13.3 and 13.4) **
 * How will you assure that your grades are fair? **

This is a blog by Alfie Kohn that outlines why grades are used and what is problematic about them: LINK
= 2. Reading = a. Grant Wiggins on grading and rigor: @http://grantwiggins.wordpress.com/2014/08/07/assessment-grading-and-rigor-toward-common-sense-and-predictable-outcomes-on-tests/ b. Read the follow article on standards-based grading: []
 * In your learning group discuss what Wiggins means by RIGOR. How will this impact your grading as a teacher? **
 * In your learning group compare point-based grading versus standards-based grading on the second page of this article. **
 * c. Alfie Kohn: "The Case Against Grades":** @http://www.alfiekohn.org/article/case-grades/ and also: http://www.alfiekohn.org/article/degrading-de-grading/

**3. Excel Spreadsheet resources:** Internet4Classrooms (i4c): @http://www.internet4classrooms.com/excel_grade.htm Richard Niolon, Psychpage: @http://www.psychpage.com/tech/gradebook_in_excel.html Anthony Teacher.com (How to use Google apps): @http://www.anthonyteacher.com/blog/the-ultimate-google-gradebook-with-individual-score-reports How to use the Excel grade book Template: @http://blogs.office.com/2011/07/26/free-gradebook-template-for-excel-2010/

**4. Gradebook Assignment and Resources** ** Click Here **