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Mr. Hammond's Blog: How to read a Standards-Based Report
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Social Studies, Reading, and Advisory - it's all here! Friday, March 4, 2011. How to read a Standards-Based Report. Since I've moved away from traditional grades in favor of assessing students purely on our classroom standards, I've had quite a few parents and students express their frustration in understanding how well students are doing. This is completely understandable - the scores and feedback on classroom work looks completely different than what most of us have experienced in school. The Life Skil...
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Mr. Hammond's Blog: Standards Based Grading - It's Almost Here
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Social Studies, Reading, and Advisory - it's all here! Monday, February 7, 2011. Standards Based Grading - It's Almost Here. First of all, I'd like to thank those of you who were able to make it to the parent night last Thursday. Your questions and comments really helped me think about how I can make the switch to Standards Based Assessment work for all of us. February 9, 2011 at 5:56 AM. February 15, 2011 at 8:02 PM. Sorry that I didnt see your comment! Ill send an email. Carl's Blog on CNN Student News.
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Mr. Hammond's Blog: Current Events Quiz on the Egyptian Revolution
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Social Studies, Reading, and Advisory - it's all here! Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Current Events Quiz on the Egyptian Revolution. To take the quiz on Google Docs over the revolution in Egypt. Parents - you're welcome to take the quiz as well! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Parents - how often do you use this blog? Click on these for other helpful websites. Carl's Blog on CNN Student News. Powerschool for Parents and Students. Picture Window template. Powered by Blogger.
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Mr. Hammond's Blog: Boxsled Challenge Survey
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Social Studies, Reading, and Advisory - it's all here! Wednesday, March 2, 2011. The Boxsled Challenge is an annual 6th grade event, and we want to make the challenge better each and every year. Please click here to fill out the survey. So we can use your feedback to make the race better for next year's students! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Parents - how often do you use this blog? Click on these for other helpful websites. Carl's Blog on CNN Student News. Powerschool for Parents and Students.
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Mr. Hammond's Blog: Standards Based Grading?
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Social Studies, Reading, and Advisory - it's all here! Tuesday, February 1, 2011. You may have heard from your student that, "Mr. Hammond isn't giving out grades anymore.". Well sort of. Instead of giving traditional As, Bs, Cs, etc., I'll be using Standards-Based Assessment (SBA) reporting this semester in my reading and Social Studies classes. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Parents - how often do you use this blog? Click on these for other helpful websites. Carl's Blog on CNN Student News.
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Mr. Hammond's Blog: Current Events quiz on Google Docs
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Social Studies, Reading, and Advisory - it's all here! Friday, January 28, 2011. Current Events quiz on Google Docs. The Social Studies standards ask if students can "demonstrate an understanding of the people, events, problems, ideas, and cultures that were significant in the history of our community, state, nation, and world.". That's still a lot, isn't it? That's why I created this quiz over the CNN Student News podcast that we watch in class. Instead of asking students to recite facts about all o...