Grades+and+Grading

====**This wiki page will be used to post ideas and resources related to grades and grading in addition to the great information you have gleaned throughout your program through various classes, texts, and experiences.**====

Please add any questions and resources you might have here as well.


 * Questions to (re-)consider:**
 * What IS a grade?
 * What should a grade be?
 * What does a grade represent?
 * What should a grade represent?
 * What are some effective grading strategies?
 * What is evaluation?
 * What is assessment?
 * What is formative evaluation? Summative evaluation? What are examples of each?
 * What is informal evaluation? What is formal evaluation? What are examples of each?


 * Articles of Interest:**


 * [|Debating Changing Wake County's Grading Policies], N&O, Oct. 30, 2013
 * [|Wake County School Leaders Listening To Teacher Concerns About Grading Changes], N&O, Nov. 15, 2013


 * Additional Resources:**


 * [|Effective Grading Practices in the Middle School and High School Learning Environments], Hanover Research, 2011
 * Practical Advice & Strategies from Scholastic: [|Tips on Grading MS Students' Work] from //The New Teacher's Complete Sourcebook//
 * Practical Advice from MS Teacher & Edutopia Blogger: [|Tips for Grading and Giving Students Feedback], March, 2011