Proficiency-Based Grading in the Content Areas: Insights and Key Questions for Secondary Schools (Adapting Evidence-Based Grading for Content Area Teachers)

No matter the content area, evidence-based grading puts student growth at the heart of the classroom. Designed for teachers and administrators of grades 6-12, Proficiency-Based Grading in the Content Areas details a five-step approach for implementing evidence-based grading and maintaining its effectiveness over time. This book equips any educator -- from technical to fine arts -- with the tools and support to make the shift to focusing on standards and competency.

Use proficiency-based grading (also known as evidence-based grading) to drive student success:

• Become familiar with the basic concepts and essential decisions of evidence-based grading that apply to teaching in all content areas.
• Learn the five phases of implementing proficiency-based grading -- (1) preparation, (2) incubation, (3) insight, (4) evaluation, and (5) elaboration.
• Explore the steps, paradigm shifts, and pedagogy necessary to implement proficiency-based grading in a particular content area.
• Study individual-level and institutional-level grading decisions and how they differ from each other.
• Understand how proficiency-based grading differs from content area to content area and the unique benefits it offers to each.

Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: Implementing Proficiency-Based Grading With Core Belief Fidelity
Chapter 2: Implementing Evidence-Based Reporting in Career and Technical Education
Chapter 3: Implementing Evidence-Based Grading in English Language Arts
Chapter 4: Implementing Evidence-Based Grading in Fine Arts
Chapter 5: Implementing Evidence-Based Grading in Mathematics
Chapter 6: Implementing Evidence-Based Grading in Physical Education and Health
Chapter 7: Implementing Evidence-Based Grading in Sciences
Chapter 8: Implementing Evidence-Based Grading in Social Sciences
Chapter 9: Implementing Evidence-Based Grading in World Languages
Epilogue: Creating Self-Reliant Learners
References and Resources
Index