July+13

Read chapters 9-11 in the Wormeli book. **Respond to discussions by July 17**.

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 * Parent grading letter: Due July 18.** You are to write a parent letter describing your grading practices, no more than two pages. In the letter you must describe how you grade students, what the grades mean, and why you grade students in that manner(s). Email the assignment to jajturner@gmail.com as a Word 2003 document. See criteria below.

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 * Final project: Due July 21.** In the final project you will write a paper to answer the following question: How would you integrate assessment, testing, and grading to develop a comprehensive assessment program? Explain how the components of your program meet the needs of students, parents, teachers, and administrators. I realize this is a challenging paper to write. Think about the ways in which assessment supports learning, how learning is demonstrated through testing, and how grades reflect degrees of mastery (student learning). Typically, I ask for 5 references but I am dropping the requirement for references due to the fast pace of this course in a summer semester. There simply isn't time for such research at this point. I do, however, expect you to present a quality essay representing your synthesis of assessment, testing, and grading. Email the assignment to jajturner@gmail.com as a Word 2003 document. See criteria below.