Fresh English: Week of 4/6 and 4/13: Distance Learning Begins

Monday, April 6, 2020

Week of 4/6 and 4/13: Distance Learning Begins

Welcome back everyone,

First read my letter about our distance learning plan. It will probably answer a lot of your questions.

Second complete THIS SURVEY about yourself. (Most of you did this last week.)

If you do not have a laptop CLICK HERE. The pick up date for PLHS was 4/9, but I'm told you can go any weekday. Just read the directions in the link above first.

Until 4/27 you will be able to find your current assignments in the slide deck below. I'll add a new slide every few days with something you should work on. Click the square box next to the gear icon if you need to see the slide in full screen.

The post just below this one has some good suggestions for accessing digital books. If you need a book to read please get one of the library apps. Adults can apply for a library card online and use the temporary card number to borrow digital resources.

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Gradebook Explained

My grade book is on Power School for you to view. There are some things you need to know.

If you have a blank score or missing score that is not bad. Often scores are left blank when I do not grade an assignment right away. Sometimes blanks mean a student was absent for an in class experience. The point is do not panic about blank or missing scores.

Zeros however, are a real problem. Students get zeros when they do not turn in an assignment that they should have done. Zeros usually appear after I have asked the student several times to get the work finished. Students can sometimes undo a zero by turning in the work late. Some assignments can be regraded. See the button at the top of the blog to request a re-grade.

Often I do not enter many assignments until the end of the grading period when projects we have been working on for a few weeks become due. I try to enter progress grades every few weeks into the "progress category." Note that the progress category is only 10% of the total grade. Low scores on progress grades indicates that a student needs to improve their work before the final project is due.

Grade categories are weighted as follows:

50% Writing & Speaking (Essays, some in class assessments, and speaking assignments.)

40% Reading & Listening (Book reviews and reading progress and some listening assessments.)

10% Progress (writing draft grades, turning in required paperwork, some formative assessments)

Student grades are based on meeting grade level standard proficiencies. This is not a points or numbers game. There is no extra credit, but there may be additional opportunities to show proficiency.

I hope this will resolve some confusion. Of course if you have questions about grades please e-mail me.

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Monday, April 6, 2020

Week of 4/6 and 4/13: Distance Learning Begins

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