*This is a quick, easy, and interesting read on Popham’s perspectives of
high-stakes testing in the classroom as well as standardized tests in the
classroom. He offers a unique look and
challenges you to think outside of the box.
*A great blog
with useful resources on how to get started with standards-based grading in
your classroom. This blog also contains
links to other great sites with good information.
*Great blog for resources and ideas
on how to implement standards-based grading into
a classroom. Another wonderful aspect is
that the comments on the blog are also
very beneficial.
*This is a
quality example of one school that has changed from traditional reporting to
standards-based grading and reporting.
It is key to explain the need for it before going into detail of how it
is going to work, and this school did a wonderful job of that.
*This is a thorough book
co-written by Bailey and Guskey with guidelines and helpful instructions on how
to develop standards-based report cards.
Before the authors go into how to write, they first give background
information as to why there is a need for standards-based report cards rather
than traditional report cards.
*This is a very helpful article that is a wonderful resource for teachers on
how to grade students with disabilities and/or English Language Learners. It provides five different
steps/strategies. What is also great about this article is that
it provides different myths about grading exceptional students.