Engaging Parents and Families in Grading Reforms

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Improve grading practices with support from familiesEducators seeking to transform age-old grading practices face numerous challenges, particularly when it comes to gaining support from students’ families. This practical guide from a world-renowned expert on grading and assessment practices offers concrete strategies to turn parents and families into trusted partners in grading reform efforts. The book enables educators to anticipate, understand, and effectively address families′ concerns over grading reforms and build trust through authentic engagement.With clear and actionable strategies that educators can implement right away, the easily digestible chapters unpack the complexities of the change process, clarify the purpose of grading, and show how to enhance the use of computerized grading programs. Other features include:Strategies to ease opposition to grading reform from parents and familiesInsights into how to improve report cardsGuidance on how to effectively communicate student performance with parents and familiesA must-have resource for educators navigating the challenging journey of grading reform, Engaging Parents and Families in Grading Reform is a comprehensive guide to grading reform that emphasizes family engagement to ensure success.

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Utgivningsdatum2024-02-15
Mått177 x 254 x 12 mm
Vikt250 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor120
FörlagSAGE Publications Inc
ISBN9781071921289

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Thomas R. Guskey, PhD, is Professor Emeritus in the College of Education at the University of Kentucky. A graduate of the University of Chicago’s renowned Measurement, Evaluation, and Statistical Analysis (MESA) program, he began his career in education as a middle school teacher, served as an administrator in the Chicago Public Schools, and was the first Director of the Center for the Improvement of Teaching and Learning, a national educational research center. He is the author/editor of twenty-seven books and over three hundred articles published in prominent research journals as well as Educational Leadership, Kappan, and The School Administrator. Dr. Guskey served on the Policy Research Team of the National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future, and on the task force to develop the National Standards for Professional Development. He was named a Fellow in the American Educational Research Association and was awarded the Association’s prestigious Relating Research to Practice Award. He was also awarded Learning Forward′s Outstanding Contribution to the Field Award and Phi Delta Kappan′s Distinguished Educator Award. Perhaps most unique, in the 158-year history of his undergraduate institution, Thiel College, he is one of only three graduates to receive the Outstanding Alumnus Award and be inducted into the Thiel College Athletic Hall of Fame. His most recent books include Implementing Mastery Learning (2023), Instructional Feedback: The Power, the Promise, the Practice (with Smith & Lipnevich, 2023); Get Set, Go! Creating Successful Grading and Reporting Systems (2020), What We Know About Grading (with Brookhart, 2019), and On Your Mark: Challenging the Conventions of Grading and Reporting (2015). He may be contacted by email at guskey@uky.edu, Twitter at @tguskey, or at www.tguskey.com.

Chapter 1: Parents’ and Families’ Perspectives on Grading and Reporting ReformsChapter 2: Understand the Change ProcessChapter 3: Clarify the Purpose of GradingChapter 4: Distinguish the Three Components of Computerized Grading ProgramsChapter 5: Keep the Report Card Simple and Family FriendlyChapter 6: Consider How Parents and Families Interpret LabelsChapter 7: Replace Old Traditions with New and Better TraditionsChapter 8: Focus on a Reporting System

"When I read Engaging Parents and Families in Grading Reforms, my first thought was ′Why did I not read this sooner?′ Having both led (or attempted to lead) grading reform in schools and studied the change experiences of school stakeholders, I am thrilled to finally find this straightforward, practical, and relevant guide that informs crucial shifts to the way leaders approach the change process with families. Without question, Guskey′s newest book should be required reading for educators who have ever endeavored to lead meaningful change in grading practices for an entire community."