This week, we are chatting about how Rachel's grading approach is shifting this year. Specifically, we will chat about standards-based grading, how Rachel is applying standards-based grading in her classroom, and where she hopes to be with her grading approaches in this school year. If you like what you hear, we would love it if you could share this episode with a colleague or friend. And make sure you subscribe so that you don’t miss out on any new content! And consider supporting the show by buying us a coffee or two! We would love to hear from you – leave a comment on our website OR check out our FLIPGRID! Featured Content **For detailed show notes, please visit our website at https://edugals.com/133** What is standards-based grading (SBG)? It's a system of grading that is closely tied to mastery of the standards in the curriculumDisclaimer: we don't have all of the answers!Rethinking Your Grading Scale - E122Specifications Grading - E107Standards-based grading vs specifications (specs) gradingChemEd talk on Standards-Referenced Grading in Chemistry ClassroomsSBG - 4 levels vs 7 levels (IB)Mastery Scales (example 1 and example 2)Building up skills from basic, to simple, to target, to complexPutting specific expectations into a hierarchical orderEvaluations still don't have points grades - mastery scales are dependent on demonstration of mastery of those skills within each levelLearning is broken down into modules (smaller than units)Overlap of skills between modules is possibleStill doing multiple opportunities to demonstrate mastery of skills (2-3 attempts)Due dates are the same as any other school yearConsistent test day each weekConferencing at midterm and final reporting periods to collaborate on gradesFeedback practices remain the same, lots of 1-1 supportMastery - defined as 80% or greater (can be individual for each teacher)A slight step away from UnGradingDo you show the level conversions or not?How will students react?Mastery-based learning works for content retention!Support the showConnect with EduGals: Twitter @EduGals Rachel @dr_r_johnson Katie @KatieAttwell EduGals Website Support the show