Summary: In this episode of “<a href="https://www.teachercast.net/episodes/ask-the-tech-coach/">Ask the Tech Coach</a>,” Jeff and Nick welcome Kellie Ady from <a href="http://schoology.com">Schoology</a> on the program to discuss how teachers can approach a <a href="https://www.schoology.com/blog/5-ways-approach-standards-based-mindset-schoology" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Standards-based mindset</a>.<br> What is Standards-based Grading?<br> Standards-Based Grading measures a student’s mastery of grade-level standards by prioritizing the most recent, consistent level of performance. The learning targets are aligned with the standards and students are offered multiple ways to demonstrate understanding and proficiency. As this goes own, students monitor their own progress toward hitting these targets and teacher feedback is given consistently to help build motivation and progress.<br> <br> <a href="https://edulastic.com/blog/standards-based-grading/">Everything You Need to Know About Standards-Based Grading</a><br> <a href="http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational_leadership/oct08/vol66/num02/Seven_Reasons_for_Standards-Based_Grading.aspx">Seven Reasons for Standards-Based Grading</a><br> <br> <a href="http://cu-portland.edu/letsconquer" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">This podcast is sponsored by Concordia University – Portland</a><br> In this episode, we discuss:<br> <br> * Reflections from Last Week: Tech Coach Roundtable<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Building a Tech Coach brand is important and something that needs to be discussed.<br> Didn’t realize that so many components went into creating a website.<br> <br> Domain<br> Hosting<br> Theme / Colors<br> Logo<br> Content Strategy<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> * Tech Coach Mastermind<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Join the <a href="http://www.teachercast.net/Mastermind">Tech Coach Mastermind</a> and learn how to help your school district today!<br> <br> 2 Mastermind group meetings each month<br> 1:1 Coachings with Jeff and Nick<br> Lifetime access to our Tech Coach Online Community<br> Free Lesson Plans<br> Free Templates<br> Much Much More<br> <br> <br> Payment Discounts<br> <br> 2 Month Promo Code: 50<br> 6 Month Promo Code: 100<br> 12 Month Promo Code: 150<br> <br> <br> Website<br> <br> <a href="http://www.teachercast.net/Mastermind">www.TeacherCast.net/Mastermind</a><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> * Do You Have a Question For Us?<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="http://www.teachercast.net/VoiceMail">www.TeacherCast.net/VoiceMail</a><br> Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/askthetechcoach">@AskTheTechCoach</a><br> Email: <a href="mailto:feedback@teachercast.net">feedback@teachercast.net</a><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> * <a href="https://www.schoology.com/blog/5-ways-approach-standards-based-mindset-schoology">How To Create a Standards-based Mindset</a><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> What is a Standards-based Mindset?<br> 5 Ways to Approach a Standards-based Mindset<br> <br> Get Proficient with Standards and Scales<br> <br> Show several examples<br> Give students a clear goal to achieve<br> Talk your students walk through the rubric and how they would grade the assignments<br> <br> <br> Realize the Power of Rubrics<br> <br> Figure out what standards you are addressing and discuss what each of the levels of a rubric would look like. <br> Have students collaborate with you on the rubric<br> <br> <br> Factor in the 0 Factor<br> <br> Not everything needs to be in the official grade book.<br> How can we give kids feedback without it being negative on their grade?<br> <br> <br> Try more Tries<br> <br> Give students additional opportunities to get it correct.<br> Should our goal be to rank our students or to get our students learning and progressing?<br> <br> <br>
