 HOW TO GRADE FOR LEARNING: LINKING GRADES TO STANDARDS
featuring
Robert Marzano
Consultant
Centennial, Colorado Thursday,February 25, 2010
8:00 A.M. until 3:15 P.M. To be held at:
Silver Lake Country Club - Orland Park, Illinois This program is being offered in affiliation with the Consortium for Educational Change (CEC).
SUBTITLE This session will use the framework described in the books Classroom Assessment and Grading that Work (ASCD, 2006), Making Standards Useful in the Classroom (ASCD, 2007) and Formative Assessment and Standards-Based Grading (MRL, 2009) to articulate specific strategies for designing and scoring formative assessments and using them as the basis for now grading and reporting practices. Topics that will be addressed include: the inadequacy of the 100 point scale, a generic template for scale (rubric) design, designing measurement topics, computing final status on measurement topics, traditional grading practices in a formatively based system, and new forms of report cards for formative assessment.
 Participants may receive Administrators Academy Credit for
full-day participation in this program. (Academy 605)
Robert Marzano, Ph.D., focuses on translating research and theory into practical programs and tools K-12 teachers and administrators can put to use in their classroos for immediate gains. Dr. Marzano is CEO of Marzano Research Laboratory, a senior scholar at Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning in Aurora, Colorado, ad an associate professor at Cardinal Stritch University. His best-selling books include Classroom Instruction That Works, What Works in Schools, Building Background Knowledge for Academic Achievement, and The Art and Science of Teaching. Program Fees
(Main program fees include morning refreshments, lunch, and materials.)
Feb. 25, 2010 Members and Staff from Partner Organizations $ 170.00
Feb. 25, 2010 Non-Members/Non-Partners $ 235.00
Additional Fee for Administrators Academy Credit $ 15.00
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