Experts in education are really great at telling teachers what to do. They sell us on an educational theory and get us all excited them. For example, you may read a professional development book, article, or attend a conference and walk away thinking, “I’m going to do that!” But then you get back to your classroom, sit down to plan how you’re going to implement the amazing idea/theory you heard and think, “Wait a minute! I love that idea, but I have no idea what this would actually look like on a daily basis in my classroom or how I would go about implementing this idea.” Today I’m departing from my traditional written blog post to bring you a 30-minute YouTube video I made explaining exactly what Standards Based Grading looks like in my classroom and the process my school went through when we implemented Standards Based Grading. I include practical examples and real-life, no-nonsense advice along the way. I hope it is helpful to you if you’re wanting to implement Standards Based Grading and Learning in your middle school LA/reading/writing classroom!
Click here to access the YouTube video.
Click here to access the Google Slides presentation and links I went over in the video.
