7 Where Educators Connect Fall and Spring Course Offerings 2017 - 2018 Registration: To begin, log into PD HUB using your Username and Password. (PD Hub link: pdhub.pimajted.org) If you need your Username or Password please contact Mary Andrade at mandrade@pimajted.org. Course: Grading and Assessment Instructor: Curt Bertelsen 1 Semester Hour (SH) ADE Credit for Provisionally Certified CTE Teachers. Requirement: 1 day + homework OR 7.5 Hours Professional Growth for Standard Certified CTE Teachers. Requirement: 1 day no homework Course Description: Assessing and grading are two different actions. Learn a variety of formative and summative assessment techniques. A major focus is how to assess student work using rubrics. When done well, assessing student work can:  Provide feedback to instructors on their students’ learning  Provide feedback to students on their own learning  Provide a means of communicating to students, parents, post-secondary schools, and future employers about a student’s performance in their CTE class and potential for further success  Be a source of motivation to students In this course you will develop your own philosophy of grading and will wrestle with issues such as:  Why we grade student work  What we should grade  How many points an assignment should be worth  How many points should be earned in a grading period  Allowing redo’s. Requiring redo’s.  Make-up work. Amnesty Days.  Extra Credit  What grading scales can be used  Who can grade student work  Weighted Grades and Grading on a Curve Dates: September 15, 2017 (one-day course) November 21, 2017 (one-day course) Location: Pima County JTED @ Master Pieces 2855 W. Master Pieces Dr. Building 1 / PD Classroom Tucson, AZ 85741 Time: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 pm. Attendance at every course session is essential for success and mandatory for certification for each participant. In the event of an emergency, please contact our office at 520-352-5833 to speak with Pima County JTED Professional Development Department.