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Grading your gradebook: reconsidering grading methods to improve student outcomes

July 18, 2017 by Kim Lepre 9 Comments

Grading your grade book | grading | standards-based grading | assessment | feedback

For many teachers, summer has commenced, while for others such as myself, the beginning of a school year is right around the corner. I’ve seen so many teachers on various social media sites using their summer to plan for new and exciting things they want to do the next school year – new labels, bulletin […]

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Filed Under: Assessment and Grading, Teaching Tagged With: assessment, grade, gradebook, JupiterEd, standards based grading, student

Reflecting on my own progress at the end of the first grading period

September 3, 2015 by Kim Lepre Leave a Comment

reflecting | progress | setting goals | reflecting on goals

I love looking back and reflecting on what works and what doesn’t.  Like giant shoulder pads didn’t work. Flannel shirts and Doc Martens absolutely did. Today I had my students blog about their grades for this first grading period.  I’m trying to encourage them to be more metacognitive and reflective, and this time was no different. For […]

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Filed Under: Beyond Teaching, Teaching Strategies Tagged With: blogging, grades, reflection, standards based grading

The basics of JupiterEd and how it can make teaching easier

August 25, 2015 by Kim Lepre Leave a Comment

grade book | grading assignments | teacher grade book | JupiterEd | standards based grading | learning management system

This is the first of a multi-part series on some of the specific features of the LMS JupiterEd. This is a beginning/intermediate level overview of JupiterEd and the features that I think are used the most. This will be most beneficial for those who are just starting out, need a refresher, or are just curious […]

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Filed Under: Assessment and Grading, Educational Technology Tagged With: gradebook, JupiterEd, Jupitergrades, Parent Communication, standards based grading, technology

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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Filed Under: Assessment and Grading, Curriculum, Teaching Strategies Tagged With: grading, personalized learning, standards based grading

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