Philosophy
Maintaining accurate and up-to-date records is a critical aspect of teacher organization. Doing so allows for the teacher to provide prompt and prudent feedback to students about their progress in the class. Students who are missing work must be made aware of the missed course content. Students who have not reached mastery in any given area must know where they stand, and what content they have yet to learned. In the age of technology, an online grading system is the perfect way to teach students to proactively monitor their course progress.
Progress Self-Assessment/ Explanation of Artifacts
In the 2011-2012 school year, I have begun using engrade, a dynamic classroom portal for maintaining student grades, communicating with students and parents, and storing and distribution of classroom content. Students, at the beginning of each class, are directed to log-in to their account, where they see their grade and check classroom content. In my English 201 class, I am piloting a paperless model, where students download course content, complete the work on their computers, then submit the assignment online. The assignments can be checked-in immediately, where I am also able to give students feedback on the quality of their work.
Artifact 1:
Artifact 1:
Areas for Future Development
In the future, I would like to continue to teach students to be proactive in their use of online grading systems to check grades and submit work. In the 2012-2013 school year, I would like to begin to provide parents with information on online gradebook system so that they may track their child's progress and communicate with me directly with questions and concerns.
