We are excited to try a new program to help you plan your experience at the 2016 NESSC High School Redesign in Action Conference. PLEASE NOTE: That all sessions are on a first-come, first-serve basis. Adding a session to your personal agenda does not ensure yourself a seat in the session, but rather a way to help you plan where to head.
If you need help with your sched.org account, please contact Becky Vance, rvance@greatschoolspartnership.org.
Research shows that a proficiency-based feedback system increases student engagement, encourages personalized instruction, and gives students much greater control of the learning process. But for many educators, making the transition to proficiency-based learning and assessment can be challenging. Schools often have pockets of teachers who have successfully transitioned to proficiency-based grading and feedback practices. How do you get from pockets of proficiency-based grading to schoolwide adoption? In this presentation, four teachers and a principal from Ellington Middle School will show participants how one school developed a school culture of learning that has led to the implementation of proficiency based learning and assessment in all classrooms. Participants will learn strategies for developing and implementing a schoolwide proficiency-based model from the ground up using book clubs, teacher study groups, parent and student input, and effective practices for building community support.
