{"product_id":"9781416625421","title":"Changing the Grade: A Step-by-Step Guide to Grading for Student Growth","description":"\u003cp\u003eMany educators agree that the 100-point grading model is not always a reliable way to evaluate student learning. But is there another way to more accurately and equitably grade students and provide high-quality information to parents while fostering student learning? If so, why haven’t school districts across the country changed their practices?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eChanging the Grade\u003c\/i\u003e, author and educator Jonathan Cornue presents a detailed model for developing a more reliable, standards-based grading system—\u003ci\u003eincluding 30 steps to guide you through the process\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition to identifying and addressing the barriers to change—such as concerns about how colleges and employers will interpret an alternative grading model—Cornue offers a concrete structure for changing the grading system, providing guidance on:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThinking in a new way about \u003ci\u003ewhy\u003c\/i\u003e grades are given and the \u003ci\u003epurpose\u003c\/i\u003e  of a report card grade;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdentifying what needs to be changed and what actions must be taken to facilitate the change;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilding a team of stakeholders—including teachers, principals, and guidance counselors—to lead the change process;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeveloping the new standards-based grading structure;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesigning standards-based assignments and assessments that align with a new grading structure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvoiding grade inflation; and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGetting buy-in from teachers and other staff members, principals, administrators, the board of education, and the community by demonstrating that the change process is intentional, research-based, student-focused, and permanent.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book also includes helpful samples of standards-based gradebooks, homework assignments, rubrics, and report cards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you are interested in making a systemic and systematic shift to a high-quality grading structure that is far less subjective than many commonly found in schools, consider \u003ci\u003eChanging the Grade\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Association for Supervision \u0026 Curriculum Development","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47106649981168,"sku":"9781416625421","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781416625421_p0.jpg?v=1763728039","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781416625421","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}