Teacher Spotlight Series
James Frye, teacher
Newton-Conover City Schools
Using Schoolnet to Adjust Your
Grading and Assessment
Philosophies
Schoolnet
Schoolnet is a tool that we can use to
design and assign standards-based
assessments to our students.
But, how many of us have taken the time to
brainstorm other implications for the
software?
Let’s think about assessment
philosophies.
In a contemporary classroom, our students
and teachers are working with a curriculum
that is deeper than it is broad.
Why are we not assessing our students
based upon their mastery of individual
standards?
Standards-Based Grading
Schoolnet lends itself well to an innovative
grading practice called Standards-Based
Grading, which involves measuring
students' proficiency on well-defined course
objectives (Tomlinson & McTighe, 2006).
So now, you’re probably wondering: How
can I use Schoolnet to reimagine and
redefine my assessment philosophies?
First
Strategically align Schoolnet assessments
to your standards -- one standard at a time.
Second
Take the data from the single-standard
assessment to determine your students’
proficiency on that standard.
Third
Reteach and redesign your assessments
based upon what the assessment tells you
about each individual student.
Fourth
Reassess as needed to determine each
individual students’ mastery of those
standards.
So what?
Why does this matter to me?
Implications
• Gives way to Standards-Based report cards
• Improves instruction and facilitates growth
– Shows teacher what works and what doesn’t
– Gives insight for growth
• Specific analysis of student weaknesses
– Creates strategies for improvement
• Encourages reflective practitioners -teachers can
More Information
James A. Frye, M.A.
Newton-Conover City Schools
M.A., Michigan State University
B.A., Lenoir-Rhyne University
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Creating Assessments in
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