060: Standards Based Grading w/ Pat Donohue

060: Standards Based Grading w/ Pat Donohue

Author: Communications by Design November 19, 2018 Duration: 21:01
Pat Donohue is the principal at Kennedy Middle School in Lake Shore Public Schools. Erik and Pat discuss the experience of taking an entire building from traditional grading to Standards Based Grading, highlighting some of the challenges and the necessary steps to make such a transition successful. To connect with Pat: pdonohue@lsps.org Pete mentions this book in his closing comments: https://www.amazon.com/Repair-Kit-Grading-Assessment-Institute/dp/0132488639 For more from our team of instructional coaches, visit cbdconsulting.com/elevateEDU (and subscribe to our monthly digest while you are there!)

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