About
A WEA Canvas asynchronous course is a type of learning experience in which participants can access and engage with course materials at their own convenience without being required to attend live sessions. This format is designed to provide flexibility for learners with varying schedules, time zones, or commitments. These courses can be started and completed according to your schedule.
How to earn clock hours and access the content for this asynchronous course:
Registration (must complete both registrations)
1. Register for this course in WEA-WIN (Add to Cart, Check Out).
2. Register for this course in Canvas (https://washingtonea.instructure.com/enroll/K3E9GF).
Canvas Course Expectations
1. Read/watch all course content.
2. Complete all assignments.
- Assignments are graded weekly.
- Assignments are due by Monday, June 2nd, 2025.
Course Evaluation
The evaluation will be emailed from WIN once course completion is verified.
- Completion is verified weekly.
Clock Hours
Clock hours will be added your transcript and accessible in your WEA-WIN account.
Courses
Standards-Based Grading that Promotes Inclusive Learning (10hr)
Clock Hour
Course Description
In this 10-hour course, teachers will learn how standards-based grading can foster equitable learning environments that celebrate student growth and respond to student needs. With the support of research and classroom artifacts, teachers will articulate their own grading philosophy before creating a plan to integrate content-area standards into rubrics, learning targets, and gradebooks. Because standards-based grading is a significant shift for many teachers, students, and parents, teachers will also take time to draft a plan for communicating this shift with stakeholders impacted by their grading practices. Though this course is designed for teachers new to standards-based grading, teachers who are already use standards-based gradebooks (including many elementary teachers) can use this course to refine philosophies and tools for grading and communication.Course Objectives
Know the difference between standards-based grading and traditional grading (NBCT Prop. 4)
Understand how standards-based grading can
Support equitable learning opportunities in a variety of courses and contexts (NBCT Prop. 1)
Improve validity of assessment and communication about student learning (NBCT Prop. 3)
Boost educators’ goals related to Washington State Teacher Evaluation Criteria (NBCT Prop. 4)
Create
A grading philosophy (NBCT Prop. 4)
Student-friendly translations of essential standards (NBCT Prop. 2)
Standards-based rubrics for core assessments (NBCT Prop. 3)
A video or letter to communicate grading methods with stakeholders (NBCT Prop. 5)
Waitlist Limit: 0/0