Post date: Nov 11, 2019 1:28:55 PM
Greetings! I've just finished recording the first grades for the new term. Currently, the only grade in the gradebook is for the most recent week of ALEKS and unfortunately, too many students did not attempt to complete the work, some not even signing into the site last week despite being given time at the beginning of every class. As I had warned the students in class last week, for those students who made no attempt to complete the work, I've recorded it as missing. For those who failed to complete the required number of topics based on their current percentage of completion, I've recorded the grade based on the county's ALEK rubric and listed it as incomplete.
Unfortunately due to the nature of the assignment being a weekly completion grade, there is no way to make up this work. However, just as I did at the end of the previous term, I will excuse (drop) the one lowest ALEKS grade of the term at the end of the quarter. For those students who did not earn an A+ on this first grade, they still have the potential to get the maximum number of points in this category (formative assessment) as long as they complete all future weeks' requirements. They are given time everyday in class to work on it, but this is also something that can be worked on outside of class. Please help me by encouraging the kids to complete the required assignments.
As always, please feel free to email if you have any questions. Hope everyone has a great week!