Grading & Assessment

Convert your lesson plans into high-performing instructional strategies driven by student needs, and turn your grading system into a consistent, meaningful tool that empowers students to take charge of their learning experiences.

What if your students understood exactly what they needed to do to become competent learners, and you could accurately measure their progress by aligning your instruction to maximize their success? That’s what standards-based grading does. It turns your grading system into a consistent and meaningful tool, empowering you to help students to take charge of their learning experiences.

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As school districts continue to transition from traditional grading to Skills/Standards Based Grading, most of them find that using a set of proficiency scales that have been created and customized to meet their own unique requirements is beneficial. Click the button to download an excerpt from a Grade 6 Proficiency Scale.

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Descriptive Feedback for Students Professional Learning Launch

In this 90-minute interactive, virtual session, educators will learn how to use descriptive feedback strategies with students to improve learning and overall achievement.

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Workshops

Grading and Assessment for E-Learning and the Modern Classroom

The A, B, C, D, F grading system is as obsolete as a typewriter. The inherent issue isn’t that grading exists; it’s how we’re grading. Deep down we know there are better ways to evaluate student learning than assigning a percentage, a number, or a letter grade. Informed educators are aware of the substantial evidence indicating that the new paradigm of Skills/Standards-Based Grading (SBG) contributes greatly to meaningful learning. In this FREE webinar, you will learn how to develop Skills/Standards-Based Grading, even if you are required to use traditional letters and numbers as grades. You will also receive great resources to get started on your journey toward grading and assessment strategies that grow student student learning.

Format: Half Day session or Full Day session (Full Day session is preferred)

Using Assessment to Motivate, Support and Nurture ALL Learners

In this session, participants will learn how to use assessments and explicit feedback as powerful tools for nurturing a growth mindset. Additionally, participants will discover various assessment techniques: pre-assessments to determine needs for support prior to instruction or compacting; formative assessments to check for depth of learning; and summative assessment to encourage further study

Format: Half Day session or Full Day session

What if your students understood exactly what they needed to do to become competent learners, and you could accurately measure their progress by aligning your instruction to maximize their success?

That’s what standards-based grading does. It turns your grading system into a consistent and meaningful tool, empowering you to help students to take charge of their learning experiences.

Engaging Learners paves the way for districts to move beyond letter-based grading to embrace a standards-based system. Our experts partner with you to enrich grading practices using proficiency scales. Convert your lesson plans into high-performing instructional strategies driven by student needs.

Our experienced team can design proficiency scales that work for you--aligned with your state standards, curricula, and specific school goals. For those already using proficiency scales, our experts offer insights to create clarity, reduce redundancy, and ensure effectiveness across grade levels and within content areas. We streamline and refine these informative tools to build on your success.

As you make the transition, Engaging Learners supports you with on-going communications and resources to create buy-in and develop a collaborative learning environment. We help you gain a more authentic picture of progress where your students can routinely reach their full potential.