Fast Grading: A Guide to Implementing Best Practices (Common Mistakes Educators Make with Grading Policies) - Softcover

Reeves, Douglas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1936763877 ISBN 13: 9781936763870

Publisher: Solution Tree, 2016

Synopsis

Embrace effective grading procedures that have the power to reduce failure rates, improve student discipline, encourage learning, and enhance morale. In this three-part guide, the author presents practical strategies teachers and administrators can use to ensure their grading practices center on four essential criteria: fairness, accuracy, specificity, and timeliness. Apply case studies, real-world feedback models, and interactive reflection questions gain support for grading reform, navigate implementation challenges, and more.

Benefits

• Discover effective guides to resolving student behavior problems, tardiness, and academic dishonesty.
• Learn about the five mistakes educators often make that cause grading reform to fail.
• Understand how to gain the support of stakeholders for grading reform, even when opinions differ.
• Study how bad grading practices waste teachers' time and how improved practices can save time.
• Consider the experiences of schools that have tackled grading challenges.
• Reflect on grading practices and plan improvements using exercises in every chapter.

Contents

Introduction FAST Grading: Fair, Accurate, Specific, and Timely

Part I Building Relationships with Teachers, Parents, and Communities

1 Preparing for FAST Grading

2 Finding Common Ground in the Grading Debate

3 Gaining Teachers' Perspectives on Grading

Part II Implementing FAST Grading and Improving Best Practices

4 Establishing FAST Grading

5 Implementing Time-Saving Strategies for Busy Teachers

6 Grading Student Behavior

Part III Considering FAST Feedback Throughout Schools, Systems, and Communities

7 Learning from Physical Education and the Arts

8 Considering the Contexts of Teaching and Leading

About this title

Review

"Want to discontinue arbitrary, even harmful, grading practices and embed practices that are fair, accurate, specific and timely? Douglas Reeves provides both the why and how to do just that. FAST Grading is more than a mustread; it is a must readthenact manifesto for implementing best grading practices." -- Robert Eaker ," Professor Emeritus, Department of Educational Leadership, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee"

About the Author

Douglas B.Reeves is the founder of The Leadership and Learning Center. He has worked with education, business, nonprofit, and government organizations throughout the world. The author of more than 20 books and many articles on leadership and organizational effectiveness, he has twice been named to the Harvard University Distinguished Authors Series. Dr. Reeves was named the Brock International Laureate for his contributions to education. He also received the Distinguished Service Award from the National Association of Secondary School Principals and the Parents Choice Award for his writing for children and parents.

Edition details

• Publisher: Solution Tree
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1936763877
• ISBN 13: 9781936763870
• Binding: Perfect Paperback
• Number of pages: 176