tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5489583182385276767.post8459728856090092118..comments2023-10-31T10:26:34.348-06:00Comments on Evolving English Teacher: Beyond These Four Walls: PD in CyberspaceGlenda Funkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07020745976555044975noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5489583182385276767.post-65771895640541592322011-03-28T18:45:41.679-06:002011-03-28T18:45:41.679-06:00Myron,
To the best of my understanding, my distri...Myron, <br />To the best of my understanding, my district interprets your position as one advocating "no zeros." To that end, many schools are sponsoring book studies of the "Fifteen Fixes" text, which also pushes the "no zeros" philosophy. <br />Giving students an INC is not an option in my district, although we seem to be moving toward a "in progress" model. Many teachers are asking about the time frame for allowing students to complete work after a trimester ends. This is a huge concern for English teachers because responding to essays takes time.<br />This trimester I'm using the 3P Grading method developed by Steve Peha (www.ttms.org) in my speech classes. So far it's working well. I'll implement it in English during the 2011-2012 school year if I'm still liking it at the end of the year.Glenda Funkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07020745976555044975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5489583182385276767.post-8442633806720687472011-02-23T12:46:05.740-07:002011-02-23T12:46:05.740-07:00Hi, Myron Dueck here. I tend to agree with much o...Hi, Myron Dueck here. I tend to agree with much of what you are saying, especially when it comes to talk of a paradigm shift.<br /><br />I hope my presentation are not billed as an argument for 'omitting zeros' as I continue to use them IF they relfect the extent to which a student has met a learning outcome(s). I have eliminated the use of zeros for work not submitted. I have found using INC instead to be very effective as a motivator and as a way to make my achievment data more accurate. I too face the problem of needing to report to both my school and the education ministry something other than an INC at the end of a term. For this reason I use the time bewteen issuing the INC and the end reporting period for interventions. It is very nice when the INC renders the entire course INC as the incentive and sense of urgency is heightened. If the interventions are sound and effective, which many are, I can eliminate the use of zeros for a group of students who would otherwise have had them. For some who are not positively impacted by the interventions, a grade that reflects the extent to which they have grasped the material can still be used. If that is a 0, and you believe that to be accurate, so be it.Myronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05459947304244631598noreply@blogger.com