Are you curious?

I surely did not think that this Friday we would be picking up tasks to grade from all of our 7-12 school sites as part of the district final.  However, in December, a team of teachers decided just that for our end of semester assessment!  Teachers at the pull out day agreed they wanted the test to cover key concepts, have a balance of DOK and rigor, and include questions that show student thinking.  The team, through their discussion, boldly took the step to require a task in our semester district assessments to ask questions that would show student thinking.

So, you’ve given the test, now what?  You may have graded the task already on your own, so you feel you already know how your students did.  However, do you want to know how other students at your site did on the task?  Are you curious about  how other students in the district did on the task?  You have the opportunity.  Come be part of the discussion and norm grade exams with us.  We will hold norming sessions from 4-6pm at Miller MS rm. 452.  HS week 1/25-1/29, MS week 2/1-2/5.  You will be compensated with snacks and a timecard.  Come for an hour and see what it’s all about.  We spoke to an RUSD teacher who participated in norm grading sessions in another district.   “It totally changed the way I taught!”  Show up to a norming session and listen to the discussion around student thinking.  While you may not grade your own students’ work, I believe it will change the way you see your own students.