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Words to Know-- Continua Edition
Continua: How competency is measured across all subjects (Click here to see one!)
Subject area: We have 8 areas to master (English, Social Studies, Math, Science, Habits of Success, NextGen Essentials, Health, Electives +)
Competency: Big statements about what students can do within a subject area (English--> Write Effectively--> Introduce Claims)
Skill: different areas to achieve a competency (English--> Write Effectively--> Introduce Claims)
Descriptor: the smallest part of the continua, the actual things students demonstrate to show they are at a level
Level: M-12, these show where a student is at on each skill
Rating Rules: The rules that govern how we rate student work
Calibration: When people come together to look at student work and get an idea of the ratings and feedback together. Often done in PLC.
Words to Know-- Classroom Edition
Session: Time together (on computers or face to face) where teachers and students work together to get ratings and learn/grow in skills
Studio: a Google site that leads a student to create a performance task used to get ratings and fill up their dashboard(s).
Revision: After getting ratings and feedback, a student makes their task better using multiple sources of feedback (self, peers, teachers)
Competency Slip: a way to celebrate a student completing a studio/experience! Teachers fill this out and send the student to office!
Words to Know-- SLATE Edition
Slate: a website the school uses to define and track student progress
Competency Dashboard: the place on Slate where all ratings are housed. Students and teachers can also log project ratings on this dashboard.
Task Dashboard: the place on Slate where a list of tasks is created for students enrolled in a studio. Students can submit tasks here!
Ratings: numbers M-12, these are the levels on the continua.
Evidence Requirement: the number of times a student must demonstrate mastery of a skill, often shortened to ERs
Artifact: what the student submits to Slate to demonstrate mastery. This is kept and rated.
Slidy Bars: These are in the task dashboard. This is what a teacher uses to communicate a rating for a skill or many skills.
Flipped: When a student fills up their current portfolio for a subject, they are "flipped" meaning moved to the next portfolio
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