Thanks for attending my presentation at NTPRS!
Here are a few handouts from the presentation:
Proficiency-Based Grading Introduction
PowerPoint Presentation
My Grading Plan Worksheet
Rubric Worksheet
Sample Rubrics
If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please don’t hesitate to comment below!
Scott
I just wanted to take the time to thank Gaelle and Nancy from the great city of Minneapolis for having me come out and talk to the World-language department of the Minneapolis Public School District.
I had a great time and we had a great discussion. (Plus the Lebanese food was GREAT!!)
I’m sorry I didn’t get a chance to write this earlier as I’ve been sick since my return. 
Anyways, I promised to upload my GPA to Percentage conversion chart so here it is:
Grading Scale–GPA to Percentage Conversion Chart
Thanks!
Scott
I know that there are lots of ways to teach the colors but the following technique has worked really well for me over the past few years and I thought that I would share it. I’m sure that I didn’t invent the wheel here, but it is something that just developed rather than my reading about it somewhere.
I teach the colors on Kindergarten Day over a period of a few weeks using books. Any series of simple children’s books that emphasize color will do, but my favorite is the series from Alan Rogers: Red Rhinoceros, Yellow Hippo, Green Bear, and Blue Turtle (I don’t know if those are the real titles or not, I just translated them from the Spanish).
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As good language teachers, we all know the more we stay in the target language, the better it is for our students. We know that immersion is the best way to learn a language and want to recreate as much of that “immersion” atmosphere as possible inside of our classroom.
For most of us, it’s not a problem for levels 2 and above, but what about level 1. How can you start day one in the target language with level 1 students? That’s the topic of this post.
Thanks for coming to the presentation!
I hope you learned a lot and I know you have questions! You can add them to the comments section here or you can email them directly to me! I love questions and I want to support you in getting this implemented in your classroom.
I know we didn’t have enough time to really get into creating your own version and hopefully, next year they will give us more time. Usually I give this workshop as a full-day, 6-hour and we have more time to get started.
Here is a link to my updated writing/speaking rubrics (the one’s you saw on my slides). They’re still a work in progress and have to be tweaked a little before school start in late August, but you can use them as you like.
Also, here’s the link to that picture/record website also mentioned in the presentation:
Again, if you have any questions or need any clarification or hand-holding, please let me know! I’m here to help!
Scott