{"id":124,"date":"2020-12-15T08:29:45","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T16:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/?p=124"},"modified":"2020-12-17T08:30:57","modified_gmt":"2020-12-17T16:30:57","slug":"can-we-live-without-zeros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/2020\/12\/15\/can-we-live-without-zeros\/","title":{"rendered":"Can we Live without Zeros?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"471\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/files\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-14-at-7.09.56-PM-1024x471.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/files\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-14-at-7.09.56-PM-1024x471.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/files\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-14-at-7.09.56-PM-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/files\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-14-at-7.09.56-PM-768x353.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/files\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-14-at-7.09.56-PM-500x230.png 500w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/files\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-14-at-7.09.56-PM.png 1364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Yes, the decision has been made.  You have made the changes in Canvas, and have probably entered your first 50% for work not turned in.  It may have been painful. <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Here&#8217;s a short list of resources you may find useful, in helping to inform thinking as your own grading practices are challenged, and continue to evolve during Covid.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1. Mountain View High School English teacher, ICCL leader, and BEA rep Joel Clements hosted two staff sessions, to explain his own long-standing choice of a no-zero policy.  Here is an abridged version of his presentation.  Feel free to reach out to him with questions or comments.<\/strong> <strong>(12:30)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A conversation on &quot;no-zeros&quot; in grading\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j8gbG6qnyj0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2. Eight sample students are illustrated in the attached SPREADSHEET. Each student earns ten grades in a course, but fails to complete either one or two assignments. The impact of earning a 0 for the missing work is compared with the impact of earning 50%.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/153rL2CtQ0s-mUX9I58GKIPkgkA-Cu74m\/view?usp=sharing\"><strong>Comparison of Zeros vs &#8216;F&#8217;s<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3. &#8220;Solving the Problems of Zeros in Grading&#8221; &#8211; Thomas Gursky has authored several books investigating grading practices.  In this BLOG post, he argues for an integer system which is another version of the district&#8217;s current thinking.  Thomas Gursky is considered to be a principled and reasoned expert in this field.  You may find his perspective interesting.<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/tguskey.com\/solving-problems-zeros-grading\/\"><strong>http:\/\/tguskey.com\/solving-problems-zeros-grading\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>4. &#8220;Taking the Stress out of Grading&#8221; &#8211; Veteran educator and principal Joe Feldman published this ARTICLE in <em>Educational Leadership, <\/em>in September of this year.  It discusses the pandemic and anticipates the heroic, compassionate, and unconventional teaching you are being called on to deliver this year.<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1jK8EkTc91M7i6dUx67Ti58hppCIotb9qxBnLR1wcRL8\/edit?usp=sharing\">Educational Leadership, September 202<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1jK8EkTc91M7i6dUx67Ti58hppCIotb9qxBnLR1wcRL8\/edit?usp=sharing\"><strong>0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>5.  This <em>Education Week <\/em>article may surprise you.  Also, it may be comforting to know how many districts are facing similar percentages of failing students during Covid, and how many other districts have made similar decisions to our own:  <span class=\"has-inline-color has-blue-color\">&#8220;Should Schools be Giving So Many Zeros?&#8221;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>6. And, finally, in the event that you missed it when we first posted on this topic in November, here is a quick clip that explains the case against zeros really well<strong>:  Harvard Distinguished Author Dr. Doug Reeves, the founder of Creative Leadership Solutions, a non-profit dedicated to improving educational opportunities for students, explains why traditional zeros are mathematically inaccurate. (2:53)<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Why should we avoid zeros?\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9xvznBPzrEA?start=2&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"471\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/files\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-14-at-7.09.56-PM-1-1024x471.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/files\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-14-at-7.09.56-PM-1-1024x471.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/files\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-14-at-7.09.56-PM-1-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/files\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-14-at-7.09.56-PM-1-768x353.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/files\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-14-at-7.09.56-PM-1-500x230.png 500w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/files\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-14-at-7.09.56-PM-1.png 1364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><strong>CAN WE LIVE WITHOUT ZEROS?  IT&#8217;S A GREAT QUESTION.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, the decision has been made. You have made the changes in Canvas, and have probably entered your first 50% for work not turned in. It may have been painful. Here&#8217;s a short list of resources you may find useful, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/2020\/12\/15\/can-we-live-without-zeros\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":638,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":137,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124\/revisions\/137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}