K-9 Report Card

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Parkland School Division

Presentation Overview

K-9 REPORT CARD

Home – School Communication: a comprehensive approach

Key features of the report card Assessment and reporting alignment

Home-School CommunicationThe report card is one means of reporting achievement and it should be considered within a comprehensive approach. Other ways include:

Comments about students’ work

Collection of students’ work

Phone calls E-mails Meetings

Notes in agenda Students’ learning log Meet-the-Staff night Student-led conferences Individual program plans Parent-teacher interviews Portfolios

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Home-School Communication

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The purpose of a report card…

is to provide an accurate interpretation of your child’s achievement on graded curriculum.

is to assist parents with an understanding of areas of strength, areas for growth and strategies for improvement.

Home-School Communication

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The purpose of a report card is not…

to compare a child’s achievement to the achievement of other students in the class or grade.

Key Features of the Report Card

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Curriculum-Based

Focuses on the ‘how’ of learning, not just the ‘what’

What is “Curriculum-Based”?

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Reflective of Alberta Education learning outcomes which are statements that describe what students are expected to know and be able to do

Honours assessment practices that align with the outcomes

What is “Curriculum-Based”?

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Alberta Education

Assessment is not….

* The process of collecting and interpreting information

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* An accounting task

* An investigative processAssessment is ….

Assessment

4 Students demonstrate their learning: by doing, saying, making and writing (drawing)

3 Teachers notice students’ learning: observing students, discussing with students, examining students’ products

Teachers use a variety of methods for recording

what they identify about students’ learning

“All of the individual pieces of evidence are considered as teachers apply their professional judgment to determine which indicator on the report card is most appropriate.” David Harvey

What are the Indicators & Descriptors?

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Indicators are achievement levels that show growth along a continuum.

Descriptors provide an explanation of the indicators.

Indicators of Achievement

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ExemplaryProficient

ApproachingBeginning

Indicators & Descriptors

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Exemplary

Proficient

ApproachingProficiency

Beginning

Applies new concepts in a wide variety of learning situations, has in-depth understanding and uses skills and strategies independently

Applies new concepts in most learning situations, has thorough understanding and uses skills and strategies with little support

Applies new concepts in some learning situations, has general understanding and uses skills and strategies with moderate support

Rarely applies new concepts, and has limited or incomplete understanding and consistently requires high levels of support

YES!

WOW!

Yes, but

Not Yet

Comments

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Identify significant student strengths, areas for growth and strategies for improvement.

Articulate other relevant information.

Teachers use comments to:

Many outcomes cannot be assessed using traditional tests. For example:

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• Uses inquiry skills such as asking questions, making predictions and observing to investigate scientific questions

• Builds, tests, and changes watercrafts that float, carry loads and are stable in water

Grade 2 Science

• Take appropriate action and initiative when required in decision-making and problem-solving scenarios• Critically evaluate ideas, information and positions from multiple perspectives

Grade 9 Social Studies

• Select and explain preferences for particular forms of oral, print and other media texts• Use the meanings of familiar words to predict the meanings of unfamiliar words in context

Grade 5 Language Arts

Numbers or percentages are not useful for summarizing varied information

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Body Temperature – 38oC

Weight – 71kg

Body Mass Index - 25

Blood Pressure – 120/80

Cholesterol - 7

Numbers or percentages are not useful for summarizing varied information

K-9 REPORT CARDBody Temperature – 38o C

Weight – 71kg

Body Mass Index - 25

Blood Pressure – 120/80

Cholesterol - 7

Your health is … 57%

???

Numbers or percentages are not useful for summarizing varied information

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Reading Comprehension – 57%

Reading Fluency – words/min

Reading Comprehension – Rubric (with indicators)

Writing Conventions - checklist

Writing Content - teacher feedback

Numbers or percentages are not useful for summarizing varied information

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Reading Comprehension – 57%Reading Fluency – words/min

Reading Comprehension – Rubric (with indicators)

Writing Conventions - checklist

Writing Content – teacher

feedback

Language Arts grade is …

68%???

The curriculum-based report card is an effective tool because:

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it provides information that supports students’ learning;

it connects directly to the Alberta Education Programs of Study;

it is aligned with best practices in assessment.

What to ExpectK-9 REPORT CARD

Teachers and schools will continue to engage in conversations with parents as we assist them in understanding the new report card. These conversations may include:

Grade level parent sessions Meet the Teacher night After school “coffee & cookie” conversations