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Here’s an effective way to get organized and tackle that pile of grading

November 15, 2017 by Kim Lepre Leave a Comment

Here's a Quick Way to get organized and tackle that pile of grading | teaching | teacher | first year teacher | grade faster | grading tips

Raise your hand if you have a pile of assignments that still need grading. Raise your hand if that pile is giving you anxiety. Perfect, let’s tackle this head on. Commit to being organized I’m sure you’ve learned or know about time management, but are you actually implementing it? We get so caught up in […]

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Filed Under: Assessment and Grading, Teaching Tagged With: feedback, grading, organization, time management

How to grade LESS while improving student outcomes

November 7, 2017 by Kim Lepre 4 Comments

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Whenever someone learn that I’m a teacher, I get asked about the endless stream of grading. I also get looks of pity whenever I tell someone what grade level I teach (Oh wow!), and then the subject (Oh you poor thing!). It’s common knowledge that when you sign up to be a teacher (especially an […]

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Filed Under: Assessment and Grading, Teaching Tagged With: assessment, grade, grading, homework

7 reasons why your students won’t do their assignment

September 20, 2017 by Kim Lepre 5 Comments

7 reasons why your students won't do their assignment | classroom management | first year teaching | misbehavior | failing students

Picture this: you’ve planned out the perfect unit, and today is when students really need to buckle down and get down to work. You disseminate the assignment, give the students directions, and send them off to learning land. While 30 sets of heads hover over their worksheet, you notice one looking out the window. Another […]

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What makes JupiterEd the ultimate Learning Management System

September 18, 2015 by Kim Lepre Leave a Comment

grading assignments | grade book | online grade book | standards based grading | rubrics | JupiterEd

If you’re not using JupiterEd yet, why not? As an educator time management is crucial if you want to have any time for your friends and family! Those who’ve been following my blog already know that I’m a HUGE fan of JupiterEd and extol its virtues and amazing features that I use on a regular basis. And […]

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Filed Under: Assessment and Grading, Educational Technology, Teaching Tagged With: edtech, grade book, grading, JupiterEd

Making a case for standards-based grading

August 22, 2015 by Kim Lepre Leave a Comment

standards based grading | grading methods | how I grade | why I grade | what is the point of grades | how to grade

I received an email today at 7:09 AM from a parent: Mrs. Lepre, why aren’t you using the traditional grades in your class? What does a “3” mean? It’s easiest for me to look at A B C grades to keep up with how she’s doing. I never agreed with pretending WE ARE ALL DOING […]

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Switching to standards-based grading to improve student outcomes

August 5, 2015 by Kim Lepre 2 Comments

standards-based grading | standards based grading | assessment | rubric | assessment for learning | how to grade | how to grade fairly | best way to grade

My standards-based grading journey Standards-based grading has been a part of my educational journey, and I’m working on refining it.  A few years ago in my early foray into English Language Arts, I attempted this on a whim but quickly became overwhelmed with it.  It seemed far too labor-intensive in terms of grading, and I’m […]

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Filed Under: Assessment and Grading, Educational Technology, Teaching Tagged With: gradebook, grading, Jupitergrades, standards-based grading

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