Standards-Based Grading Archives

The Standards-Based Learning Dream (and Reality)

by Matt Frank | May 11, 2021 | Standards-Based Grading

The idea that a single numeric or letter grade could fully represent a student’s learning journey...

A Unified Vision is the First Step to Successful Educational Initiatives

by Eric Patnoudes | Dec 2, 2019 | User Spotlight, Standards-Based Grading

"Educational initiatives are most successful when districts develop an understood agreed upon...

The Ultimate Guide to Standards-Based Learning

by Eric Patnoudes | Sep 12, 2019 | Standards-Based Grading

Are you looking for evidence, thought leaders, research, books, resources, and more to convince your colleagues and community about making the shift to standards-based learning? You have come to the right spot. Have a resource not listed below? We’d love to hear from you! Shoot us an email and we’ll add it right away. Follow […]

Standards-Based Grading and Reporting Resources

by Keith Westman | Aug 7, 2019 | Standards-Based Grading

Below is a collection of all of the standards-based grading and resources we have created over the...

Otus Partners With CESA Purchasing to Expand Reach in Wisconsin

by Jordan Walker | Feb 19, 2019 | Standards-Based Grading, Learning Management Systems

Partnership offers preferred pricing for K-12 School Districts Across State Otus is a Chicago-based educational technology provider for K-12 school communities. Today they announced a partnership with CESA Purchasing to offer all-in-one technology platform to K-12 schools in Wisconsin. CESA Purchasing works with over 100 vendors to provide discounts and promotional benefits for Wisconsin schools. […]

Standards-Based Grading: 3 Keys to Easing Teacher Resistance

by Eric Patnoudes | Jan 22, 2019 | Standards-Based Grading

Let’s face it, change is hard. Especially when you’ve been doing something for so long that it has become part of your identity. The desire to change occurs often. Knowing what steps to take in order to do things in new ways is not always clear. We had the pleasure of working with Lisa Westman, a […]

Standards Based Learning: 5 Essential Terms for Teachers

by Eric Patnoudes | Jan 15, 2019 | Uncategorized, Standards-Based Grading

While there are many factors that determine the success of a standards-based learning initiative, reporting the mastery of standards is one of the most essential aspects for teachers to understand. Due to the fact that students are assessed and re-assessed during the grading period for each learning target, determining the calculation method is crucial for […]

Our teachers don’t like standards-based grading. Now, what?

by Jordan Walker | Jan 9, 2019 | Standards-Based Grading, Podcast

Listen to Lisa Westman discuss ways schools can overcome teacher objections to the standards-based grading initiative. Also read, “What is standards-based grading?“

10 Things We Learned About Standards-Based Grading from Lee Ann Jung

by Eric Patnoudes | Dec 13, 2018 | Blog, Standards-Based Grading

Standards-based, mastery-based, and competency-based learning all have the same end goal in mind: healthy assessment and grading practices which result in students mastering a set of standards or skills to the greatest degree possible. We recently asked Lee Ann Jung to facilitate a webinar called, “My parents don’t like standards-based grading. Now what?”. During this […]