Professional Learning Pathway
Experience the learning you aspire to design
Join our Professional Learning Pathway created by High School ELA Teacher and Instructional Technology Coach, Tyler Rablin.
Get six (6) asynchronous sessions that delve deeper into making assessment meaningful by grading with the student in mind.
Learn at the pace that works best for you and leverage our collaborative learning Slack Workspace.
Walk away with
Gradebook templates;
Feedback Portfolio;
Student Conferencing Templates; and
Assessment Blueprint Templates.
Timeframes
You can move through the content as quickly or slowly as you like due to it’s self-paced nature.
Session Details
Take time to reflect on student feedback about grading, analyze grading scenarios, and identify red flags to look out for to better define our current reality.
Outcome: Analyze controversial elements of grading systems, thinking specifically about the impact on student motivation.
Establish a purpose statement about grading after reading through an article and discussing it together to help us know what we're aiming for.
Outcome: Create a purpose statement to guide their grading practices, focusing specifically on the goal impact on the student experience.
Develop a process of record-keeping organized by learning outcomes, has room for multiple attempts, and values growth to create a meaningful foundation.
Outcome: Develop/refine a record-keeping system that includes an emphasis on learning outcomes and space for growth.
Aligning assessments to learning outcomes in a way that is agile and responsive to allow us to better meet student needs.
Outcome: Participants will construct an assessment plan that incorporates varied assessment practices that are clearly linked to learning outcomes.
Providing feedback to students in ways that promotes intrinsic motivation and ownership of future learning.
Outcome: Create a portfolio for student feedback and develop new strategies for how they provide that feedback.
How to provide meaningful ownership over learning by letting students to reflect on their growth to allow them to be involved in the assessment process.
Outcome: Make a plan/template for how to provide students with data about their own learning, using that to spur meaningful student conferences.
FAQs
How is participation monitored/verified?
Each district will be responsible for monitoring their staff progress.
What professional goals or needs does this Professional Learning Pathway meet?
This training aligns with Danielson framework (3D, 3E, 1F) 5D or CEL 5D+ (P1, P4, P5, SE2, CP4, and A1-A5)
“The drive behind constantly refining and improving my assessment practices is this:
I want every student to be able to go, "I can do this." Every student. It's about providing an environment that instills confidence through clarity and reflection. That's why I do this.”
— Tyler Rablin
What level(s) is this Professional Learning Pathway most suited for?
The sessions in this assessment training are more suitable for MS/HS Educators.
Can I purchase for multiple teachers using a purchase order?
Yes! Please contact us at info[at]shiftingschools.com and we can organize that for you or your school. For groups larger than 10, please contact us for the group rate.