Transcript Elementary - Overview of Growing Success for Parents

Growing Success
Assessment, Evaluation and Reporting in Ontario
Schools, Grades 1-12
Overview for Parents and Guardians
Fall 2010
Elementary Version
Learning Goals
Participants will:
• become familiar with key themes of the
Growing Success policy;
• understand the role of assessment for, as and
of learning; and
• understand how to interpret the Elementary
Progress Report Card.
What is Growing Success?
2010-2011: Year of Implementation
Purpose
In May 2010, the Ontario Ministry of Education
released the 1st edition of Growing Success.
The purpose of this new policy document is to:
• update, clarify, consolidate, and co-ordinate policy;
and
• achieve fairness, transparency, equity, and consistency
across the province in the assessment, evaluation and
reporting of student learning.
Fundamental Belief
of Growing Success
The primary purpose of assessment
and evaluation is to improve student
learning.
Growing Success, p. 6
Key Themes of Growing Success
• Renewed commitment to clear communication when
reporting to parents
• Focus on Assessment for and as learning
• Student’s roles and responsibilities with respect to
providing evidence of learning
• Six common Learning Skills and Work Habits for grades
1-12
What’s New?
Elementary
• The school year is now divided into two terms.
• There are three formal reporting periods within the two terms.
• The reporting schedule is as follows:
• Elementary Progress Report Card – November 2010
(Middle of Term 1)
• Elementary Provincial Report Card – January 2011 (End of Term 1)
• Elementary Provincial Report Card – June 2011 (End of Term 2)
• Learning skills and work habits appear first on each report card.
• Greater emphasis on student involvement in the assessment
process.
Classroom Assessment Today
Assessment plays a critical role in teaching and
learning. In today’s classroom, assessment is used
for the purpose of:
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improving learning;
informing instruction;
guiding next steps; and
helping students to monitor their own progress
towards achieving learning goals.
Growing Success, p.28, 29
What is
Assessment for and as Learning?
Some classroom examples are:
• learning goals and criteria are
shared
• feedback is given and used
• self-assessment and goal
setting are ongoing
Practice Time!
•Skill building
•Coaching
What is Assessment of Learning?
Some classroom examples of
assignments for evaluation are:
•Projects
•Tests
•Presentations
•Performances
Game Time!
Evaluation and Reporting
•End of term provincial report cards
Student Roles and
Responsibilities
Student Role and
Responsibilities
Students are:
• important partners in the assessment process
• responsible for providing evidence of their
learning within the time frame specified by
the teacher, and in a form approved by the
teacher.
YRDSB Policies
• Late and Missed Assignments
• Cheating and Plagiarism
Growing Success:
Understanding the Elementary
Progress Report Card
Purpose
The purpose of the Elementary Progress Report is to:
• communicate a student’s development of learning
skills and work habits and general progress in
working towards the achievement of the
curriculum expectations * in all subject areas; and
• establish a positive tone for learning for the
remainder of the school year.
Growing Success, p. 50 & 66
* Or expectations in the IEP
Page 1 – Progress Report
Learning Skills
and Work Habits
1. Responsibility
2. Organization
3. Independent Work
4. Collaboration
5. Initiative
6. Self-Regulation
Rating Scale
for Reporting
E - Excellent
G - Good
S - Satisfactory
N - Needs
Improvement
Growing Success, p. 55
Home-School Partnership
Learning Skills and Work Habits
“It is expected that teachers work with students and parents to
ensure that they understand these learning skills and work habits
and their importance.”
Growing Success, p.13
Students will develop learning skills and work habits when teachers:
· discuss and explicitly teach these skills;
· explain how these skills will be assessed and evaluated; and
· work collaboratively with parents to help develop these skills.
Growing Success, p.13
Page 2- Progress Report
Academic Progress
Teachers describe
general progress in
working towards the
achievement of the
curriculum
expectations*.
* Or expectations in the IEP
Rating Scale
for Reporting
 Progressing
Very Well
 Progressing
Well
 Progressing
With Difficulty
Growing Success, p. 50,56
Interpreting the Progress Report
The progress report is a spring board for the
parent-teacher interview.
• It answers the question, “How is my child doing?”
• When reading the report, consider both the letter
symbol/check mark and the comment. Together
they tell the whole story of your child’s progress.
• The comment describes in overall terms, your
child’s strengths and next steps for improvement.
YRDSB Definitions
 Progressing Very Well
The student is currently demonstrating significant learning in
relation to the curriculum expectations and is expected to
achieve the learning goals of the term.
 Progressing Well
The student is currently demonstrating sufficient learning in
relation to the curriculum expectations and is likely to
achieve the learning goals of the term.
 Progressing With Difficulty
The student is currently demonstrating some learning in
relation to the curriculum expectations and may not achieve
the learning goals of the term. The student is being
supported to achieve the learning goals.
Reporting Timelines
Elementary Progress Report Card
• Report to be sent home: November 8-10
• Interviews to be held: November 11 (evening)
and November 12 (PA day)
“Parents have an important role to
play in supporting student learning.”
Growing Success, p.8