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The March 2014 issue focuses on assessment:
Pulling Together: Integrating Inquiry, Assessment, & Instruction in Today's English Classroom by 
Changing the Grade by
But is there another way to more accurately and equitably grade students and provide high-quality information to parents while fostering student learning? If so, why haven't school districts across the country changed their practices? In Changing the Grade, author and educator Jonathan Cornue presents a detailed model for developing a more reliable, standards-based grading system-including 30 steps to guide you through the process. In addition to identifying and addressing the barriers to change-such as concerns about how colleges and employers will interpret an alternative grading model-Cornue offers a concrete structure for changing the grading system, providing guidance on: Thinking in a new way about why grades are given and the purpose of a report card grade; Identifying what needs to be changed and what actions must be taken to facilitate the change; Building a team of stakeholders-including teachers, principals, and guidance counselors-to lead the change process; Developing the new standards-based grading structure; Designing standards-based assignments and assessments that align with a new grading structure; Avoiding grade inflation; and Getting buy-in from teachers and other staff members, principals, administrators, the board of education, and the community by demonstrating that the change process is intentional, research-based, student-focused, and permanent. The book also includes helpful samples of standards-based gradebooks, homework assignments, rubrics, and report cards. If you are interested in making a systemic and systematic shift to a high-quality grading structure that is far less subjective than many commonly found in schools, consider Changing the Grade. Book jacket.
