It might come as a big shock that I'm not a huge fan of surprises. But probably not. I can handle change, obviously, this whole new grading without grading is a major change after over ten years of teaching and how many years of schooling! To the point, we have a new standardized state assessment which we know little about that we are giving our students and telling them, you can do this.
Really though, if I'm not even sure what it looks like or require answering modes unexpected, how can I assure them of this? Not only are they expected to know the material, which yes, they should, they have to be able to follow multi-step directions like never before.
However, they do use a four point grading scale to assess the written portion, so I was excited to review this with the students and show them they were experienced with the style of assessing they would see in that section. So this #ttog and scales rubric change has paid off in more than one way. The exact details were a little different but not drastic, and the students were able to assess their argument essays using these rubrics to see that they could in fact do this. So, although we only have a partial idea of the surprise coming our way, the students have had a positive experience to show them they can.
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