Standards Based Grading, or SBG, is one of those newer educational terms that I've heard about, and read about, but never really did anything about it.
Basically, the concept of SBG is that you give students grades based on their mastery of standards, not just grades based on classwork, homework, and assessments.
It is a newer way of thinking about school/learning, and, to be honest, is fascinating to me. I love the idea of focusing on what standards I want my students to learn and helping them to reach mastery on each standard.
I believe that it works well with growth mindset (encouraging students to think more positively and focus on growing and improving) and with gamification (making learning more like a game, where you can earn experience points and have fun). I'm WAY simplifying all of those new terms, but I'm super excited to try it out.
I've been toying with the idea of all three concepts (SBG, growth mindset, and gamification) for a while now, and I think I can make them all work together. Just means I'm going to be doing more planning this summer!
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