Changing Assessment Cultures in Algebra 1:

How We Did It! 

Bob Lochel, @boblochJim Greenberg, Cathy Haas, Julia SchellhammerHatboro-Horsham HS. Horsham PA

• 1600 students, grades 9-12• Recent shift – Algebra 1 in 8th grade for

majority• ~ 40 students: Topics in Algebra

• Block scheduling: 9th grade• Semester 1 – Algebra 1• Semester 2 – Prob/Stat (co-taught)

• Keystone Exam focus

THINK ABOUT…

What happens after a test is taken and graded in your class?

Can students articulate their areas of strength / weakness?

New Material

Lecture

Practice

Review

Assessment

Reflection?

Growth?

Opportunity?

It’s co-taught - we need to

collect probes for IEP.

STUDENTS AREN’T

AWARE OF THEIR OWN

NEEDS.

Can’t let them fall behind early.

Different individuals have different gaps.

Kids need to revisit material if they

don’t master it the first time.

STANDARDS – BASED GRADINGREDOS / RETAKES

“Standards Based Grading”

“Redos, Retakes and Do-Overs”

Educational Leadership,November 2011

#SBLCHAT, WEDNESDAYS AT 9PM(STANDARDS-BASED LEARNING)

LEARN FROM OTHERS – POWER OF BLOGS

ALIGN CLASS STANDARDS TO KEYSTONE ALGEBRA ELIGIBLE CONTENT

“I CAN” STATEMENTS

STUDENT DATA BINDERS

GRADEBOOK RE-DESIGN

EXPLAIN

JUSTIFY

COMMUNICATE

STUDENTS

PARENTS

COLLEAGUES

ADMINS

New Material

Lecture

PracticeReview

Assessment

LEARNPRACTICE ASSESS

SMALL GROUPACTIVITIES

REFLECTREMEDIATERE-DO

LINEAR FUNCTION STORIES

“I had 200 baseball cards, every minute I unwrapped 30 more”

FRIDAYS – REDO DAYTHURSDAY – DECLARE YOUR REDO

3.2 REDO (Systems by Substitution)Meet with Mr. L for practiceDamian MikeShawna LisaTommy BrianDJ

3.1 REDO (Systems by Graphing)Meet with Mrs. H for practiceKevin JanetJack DominicBrytan CathyBob

FRIDAYS – REDO DAY

UTILIZE RTII PERIOD

PERIOD 1PERIOD 2PERIOD 3 (H.A.T.S.)PERIOD 4PERIOD 5

3 Math Teachers3 Special Ed Teachers

Individual remediation opportunities

Manage Redos

INDIVIDUAL GOAL-SETTING MEETINGS

KEYSTONE TUESDAYS

STUDENT FEEBACK:Would you rather have smaller quizzes, or

bigger tests?

Smaller. I am able to remember what we have learned

Smaller quizzes that way we’re not overthinking all the math on a test at one time I believe it is way more helpful to just do quizzes

Big tests, YoLoI like small quizzes because the info is

still fresh in my head

STUDENT FEEDBACK:What is your opinion on our class redo/retake

policy?

I think it was a good idea it gives me a chance to not only bring my grade up but I can go back and see where my mistake was and correct and really get the

chance to understand it instead of just getting it wrong and being graded on my mistake without getting a chance to redeem myself

I LOVE IT. I can do better then what I did last time

IMPROVEMENTS FOR SPRING, 2015

• Improve student self-advocacy before redo• Improve quality / focus of assessments•Utilize HATS period to provide individual attention•“Flip” lessons strategically• Improve note-taking for each standard

GETTING COLLEAGUES ON BOARD

AP STATS – Chapter Test “Second Chances”

DIFFERENTIATED SUPERVISION PROJECT –“Fair Isn’t Always Equal” with instructional coaches

ALGEBRA 2 – Skill quizzes: Factoring w/redos

CALC – Redo Chances for skills

JOIN THE CONVERSATION…• #SBLCHAT, Wednesday at 9PM • (@drjolly, @WHSRowe, @garnet_hillman, @RickWormeli2)

• @bobloch