By Denise Lee, DMS Collaborative Teacher & Amy Courtney, DMS Art Teacher
Over six years ago our Standards Based Education journey began. Our DMS faculty members were invited to participate in a book study Charting a Course to Standards-Based Grading: What to Stop, What to Start, and Why it Matters by Tim R. Westerberg. The book was a jumping point for discussions about our grading practices and the SBG practice in general. Some of the questions our study group found ourselves asking were:
The hours of discussions and readings did not give us the perfect path to SBG, but it did have us evaluating our teaching practices. So six years later we continue on an SBG (now Standards Based Education) path of learning ourselves. We will share some of those journeys through a series of video posts. Here is our first:~
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Heath Kelley
2/17/2020 02:07:11 pm
Great work Amy! It’s clear that students know what is expected of them. I enjoyed seeing the students in action. I think your style is very motivating. Excellent work.
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Amy Courtney
2/19/2020 05:13:00 am
Heath, thanks for your feedback! The credit for this project really goes to Denise Lee. She is amazing to work with and I can't fathom the amount of time and editing she put into this project.
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Lizabeth Fox
2/17/2020 02:42:08 pm
Great post! I appreciate the evolution of Amy's grading and of her expectations of students. The pride the students have in their work is so satisfying to see!
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Amy Courtney
2/19/2020 05:15:38 am
It is fun to see my classroom through another lens. It takes a lot for eighth-grade students to share in that type of forum and I am very appreciative of their willingness to present.
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Jenn
3/25/2020 11:31:41 am
Hi, Denise and Amy! This was an insightful blog post to read! I appreciate how the student gets to type in THEIR version of how they met that standard. I never felt like a "good" art student, and never felt like my efforts were recognized. I would have appreciated SBG to allow my teachers to see what I was attempting in my art work. I've always loved to create. My brain doesn't always coordinate with my hands, however. I would have liked for my art teachers to know what I was trying to create, instead of them creating their own version of MY work.
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