Learn how to connect Powerschool to Schoology and how to manage your grade books effectively.
Grading Categories Part II
Grading Categories Part I
Organinzing the PowerTeacher Grade Book
Due on: August 30rd
If you plan to sync your courses between Schoology and PowerTeacher Pro, you will want to create categories in both grade books first.
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Learning Goal:
You will learn about grading purposes and connect them to your own grading practices.
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Objectives:
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You will learn how to set grading categories in PTP.
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You will learn about grading purposes.
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You will apply new thinking about grading purposes to your own grading practice.
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Purpose:
The purpose of this activity is to develop grading categories that will sync between grade books while reflecting on individual grading practices.
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If you have any questions, please reach out!
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​Setting up Grading Categories in PTP
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In PowerTeacher Pro, select "Grading" in the left column.
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Click "Categories"
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At the top of the page, click "Create.
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Select "Category".
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Name the category and select your other preferences such as color. If you would like to be used in other classes, you can select those classes in this box.
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Click "Save".
Learning Tasks:
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Hook:
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Complete the Preflection: "Why do I grade?"
Absorb:
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Read the articles:
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"Making the Grade: What Benefits Students?" by Thomas R. Guskey
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"3 REASONS GRADES ARE BAD FOR EDUCATION" from THNK.org
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"5 Major Reasons Why Grading Is Important in Schools" from iedunote.com
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Watch the video posted below for how to link section.
Do:
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Link your course sections using the directions posted on this page.
Assessment:
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Complete the Reflection: Do my grading practices make sense?
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Moving on....
SKILL EVALUATION
SKILL MASTERY
The learner was able to express their grading philosophy. They were either able to identify improvement they could make or articulate effectively how thier philosophy was evident in their grading practices.
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SKILL PROGRESSION
The learner was able to express their philosophy. They were unable to make connections between their grading practice and grading philosopy.
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SKILL NOT EVIDENT
The learner was unable to express their grading philosophy and unable to make connections between philosophy and practice.
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Moving on....
Now that you have set up your grading categories and reflected on your grading practices, lets move on to weighting your grade book and evaluating your overall grade set up.
Next Lesson.....