When the school does not require you to have all grade books shared to various stakeholders, teacher get to decide who to share with, and when. You control these options via the specific course, in Grade book. The options are … Read More
Grade Book
How do parents see grades and grade books?
If you are curious about how I have parents view grades (transcripts or report cards) or any grade book- here are two videos of just that.
Short reminder on how to set up your Grade Book
You need to set up your grade book before you begin adding assignments- these settings will change the details of your assignments and you are truly best served by doing them first! Please note there is a new look and … Read More
Comments in Grade Book
Comments in your Grade Book can be a useful tool when it is time to share Narrative Comments at the end of the quarter. To use Comments in your Grade Book, follow these steps (note, you must have an assignment you … Read More
Overview of the new Rubrics teachers can use when grading.
This is worth five minutes of your time, I promise! I will also be posting slower, step by step instructions for setting up and using rubrics at Lick-Wilmerding.
Letter Grade Scale
This year we are offering teachers the use of a Letter Grade Scale in Grade Book. I am going to go over how to set up and use it here, but feel free to ask me your specific questions! note: … Read More
Grade Book Set up and Calculation Methods
I am posting some additional information directly from our LMS provider around the different ways you can set up your grade calculation method in your grade book. Please see this post for examples of those calculation methods. Please note that … Read More
Grade Book Calculations and Formulas with Examples
Here are descriptions and examples for each of the 3 grade book calculation methods: 1. Total Points: In this calculation method, the students’ cumulative grade is based on the total points earned divided by the total points attempted. Select this option … Read More
Tips from the Harvard Family Research Project on Sharing Student Grades, etc.
This is a great tip sheet on how to share student data effectively. The traditional ways that educators have shared student data with families—through quarterly report cards and during brief conferences—are valuable means of updating parents on their child’s progress, but … Read More
Step by Step Powerpoint for Assignments and Grade Book
Teacher-Perspective-Assessments-Assignments-Grade-Book-2 This presentation was not built here at Lick, but I feel it is a useful reference for teachers who wish to know very detailed instructions for setting up and using Assignments and Grade Book. This is a good place to … Read More