The authors offer a road map for implementing standards-based grading in a professional learning community (PLC). Readers will:
· Study the foundational theories behind standards-based grading and how the PLC process supports and enhances this grading system
· Learn how to use grades to effectively communicate students’ mastery of learning standards
· See how using homework as ungraded practice improves learning and enhances students’ motivation to study
· Understand the value of allowing students multiple opportunities to demonstrate their learning when taking assessments
· Gain valuable insights into the multiyear journey of implementing standards-based grading in a secondary PLC.
Reviewed by Carol Campbell, PhD
Vice President for Education
Southwestern Union Conference
Authors: Dennis Shirley and Andy Hargreaves
