Technology and RObotics
SKyridge Middle School
*STAR Class*
Mrs. Blanchard
Participation
Participation: This category will track students' effort, participation, preparation, punctuality, and work completion. It is used as a means of communication between teachers, parents, and students.
Although these are extremely import factors in student success, the scores only represent 10% of a student's reported "grade" since these behaviors do not correlate to understanding/ ability.
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*Many parents use grades as a reward/ punishment system for students. If you choose to do this, please focus on this category alone. This is the only category that is completely based on student choice.
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Assessments
(Assessment of Standards)
Assessments: Before each unit, a rubric will be given to students explaining what meeting standard looks like. Unit standards are typically broken down into 4 or 5 mini-standards. These scores are then averaged together for the overall assessment score. These assessments are based on the end product after 2-4 WEEKS of work, not a single day activity. For a day to day report, please see participation grades.
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*Many parents use grades as a reward/ punishment system for students. Please avoid using this category as a reward/punishment guide. When this category is used for rewards/punishments, it often causes a fear of taking on risks and challenges. Difficult challenges that lead to growth and learning are seen as a sure punishment/ removal of rewards to come. Encourage your student to challange themselves and take risks by not basing rewards/punishments off of assessment grades.
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Standards Assessed
(Coming soon: Click to view rubric)
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Keyboarding: 6th
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Google Suite: 6th 7th 8th
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Digital Citizenship: 6th 7th 8th Adv.
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Coding: 6th 7th 8th Adv.
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Robotics: 6th 7th 8th Adv.
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Skyward Grade Conversion
Unfortunately, Skyridge's Skyward does not "speak" 4 point rubrics just yet. The conversion shown here will be used to convert the 4 point scale to a percentage score.
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The reason a conversion is needed is because a 3 really is a great score. A 3 means your student met the standard. However, in terms of a percentage, a 3/4 is 75% which most parents/students don't consider to be so great.
Re-Assessment of Standards
If a student scores below standard at the end of the unit, but later feels ready to show improvement, they will be given this opportunity. This opportunity is the basis of standard based grading. When a student feels ready to show improvement, they will complete this form. ​
*Deadline for re-assessment completion is 4 days before the end of the trimester.