American School in Taichung - EARCOS

Sue Brookhart’s

Standards-Based Grading

Needs Standards-Based

Assessment and Instruction

Presented by Education Resource Group

Hosted by The American School in Taichung

6 February 2021

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

A move toward standards-based grading (SBG) means more than changing report cards and grading practices. The assignments and assessments that are graded – what is graded – must be standards-based, as well. At minimum, that means checking to see that tests and performance assessments already in use are indicators of standards and revising them if they are not. It sometimes means designing new tests or performance assessments in cases where a good standards-based match is not present.

This one-day workshop will explore:

How to design standards-aligned tests and grade them in a manner compatible with SBG
How to design standards-aligned performance assessments and grade them in a manner compatible with SBG, using rubrics
How to design success criteria for lesson-sized learning targets and daily formative assessment that grow or build toward the more complex criteria used to assess graded standards and to use these lesson-sized criteria in instruction

PRESENTER - Dr. Sandra Webb

Dr. Sandra Webb is an educational consultant with ERG (Educational Resource Group) in Winston-Salem, NC. Although her area of expertise is literacy education, she provides a range of consulting services across elementary, middle, and secondary education. Most recently, Dr. Webb participated in a school district grant to support virtual teaching and learning. She also teaches graduate courses in literacy education at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro as an adjunct instructor. While an Associate Professor of Reading at Georgia College, Dr. Webb developed and supervised a Master of Education in Reading and lead a Professional Development School program. In addition, she provided consulting support to a local school district in developing a comprehensive literacy program, K-12, and as a principal investigator of STEM grants in middle and high schools. Dr. Webb earned her Doctor of Philosophy in Curriculum and Teaching with a concentration in Literacy Teacher Education and Development from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where she served as a Clinical Assistant Professor before joining Georgia College's faculty in 2009. Dr. Webb began her teaching career as an elementary school teacher and has 30 years of teaching experience as a classroom teacher, teacher educator, and educational consultant. She has presented at state, national, and international conferences in topics related to reading comprehension, interdisciplinary literacy in STEM and mathematics education, tutoring struggling readers, reading and writing across the curriculum, and innovative curriculum and instructional design.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Who Should Attend:

Elementary, middle, and high school classroom teachers
Elementary, middle, and high school curriculum and learning coaches
Elementary, middle, and high school administrators

Registration:

This workshop has limited space. Please register as soon as possible to guarantee your participation.

Fees:

The cost of the workshop is 50 USD or 1500 NTD for participants from EARCOS schools. This fee covers the meals, snacks, and materials for the conference. The fee is 100 USD or 3000 NTD for participants from non-EARCOS schools.
Please see the Payment Information for detailed instructions.

Format:

Dr. Sandra Webb, an Education Resource Group consultant, will be hosting an interactive, virtual workshop. The American School in Taichung, Taiwan will host an on-campus collaborative venue and support both whole group and smaller breakout sessions with Dr. Webb throughout the workshop.
Given the format, priority will be given to attendees that can join the on-campus sessions with invitations for international educators, residing outside Taiwan, being extended in January if space is available.

Questions:

For any questions regarding the Weekend Workshop please contact the AST Director of Teaching and Learning, Vickie Swann, at vswann@ast.tc.edu.tw .

21-1, Chu Yuan Lane, Beitun, Taichung, 406051 | Tel: 04-2239-7532 | Fax: 04-2239-4956

40661台中市北屯區苧園巷21之1號 | 電話: 04-2239-7532 | 傳真: 04-2239-4956