tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post3008726244784832891..comments2023-10-22T03:29:52.892-04:00Comments on There's a Dragon in my Art Room: 6th grade art passportsPhylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00482775924810462890noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-14805132836115286652010-09-20T21:58:29.538-04:002010-09-20T21:58:29.538-04:00Jennifer, how did you know I am presenting at NYSA...Jennifer, how did you know I am presenting at NYSATA? I have yet to see a conference bulletin, and I just checked online and it isn't available yet. I've been starting to worry, because getting permission from my district is going to be tough this year,and I want the time to make sure I present it properly to get it approved, even if I have to pay my own way. I present each year partly to make my BOE feel guilty if they don't approve my attendance! I wrestled over ideas for presenting this year, and this one is definitely a gamble. But it won't be anything like your workshop, I'm sure. This is more of a collage/sculptural open-ended project. I'll see you in Rochester!Phylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482775924810462890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-65700428710325635212010-09-20T21:24:55.854-04:002010-09-20T21:24:55.854-04:00I do the same kind of binding with pencils though ...I do the same kind of binding with pencils though for our visual journals! Love this grading idea! I am considering starting grading at the 5th and 6th grade levels but we are in the process of rewriting curriculum so I'm going to wait but this is a fun idea for how to approach the grade. I saw that you are presenting at the NYSATA conference... me too! I actually proposed a similar workshop. Mine is "Going Beyond the Sketchbook". More of a visual journal workshop... I'd love to see your altered books. See you in Nov.!Jennifer Matott (Sigmagirl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03432187935920496514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-12858518751444178252010-09-20T18:17:48.844-04:002010-09-20T18:17:48.844-04:00Good to know! I thought the whole grading proble...Good to know! I thought the whole grading problem was just my district! Now we have to grade according to Connecticut Mastery Test strands or something. We have to relate art criteria to CMT strands "to make it easier for parents:" ???? . . . nod and smile. <br /><br />I don't know about you but also be aware of "grade changes". That usually happens when we submit grades then someone else records them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05782513928143522368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-68993705663619649342010-09-18T18:10:15.097-04:002010-09-18T18:10:15.097-04:00Yes Erica, I've been through the report card t...Yes Erica, I've been through the report card thing too, and the 6th grade is a kicker. They began being 'middle school' last year. I was told to give them SEMESTER grades since I don't see them enough to have a good numerical average in 10 weeks, and then, 3/4 way through the year last year I was asked for grades the day they were due. I said I wasn't giving grades until end of semester, not at 10 weeks, but they had been put on the computer and a number was required. I needed the grades THAT DAY (last day before April break). Guidance said she'd just "enter a grade of 95 for everyone" which infuriated me -why was I grading the work if everyone always earned an A? So I stayed in school till 6pm, calculating averages, long after everyone had left for vacation. <br />And then there's the elementary. One year it's an "S" for satisfactory, another year it's an "M" for meets expectations, and I went a whole year giving the wrong grade with nobody telling me. So go ahead and vent all you want. I just did too!!Phylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482775924810462890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-49629436213599339072010-09-17T18:42:13.764-04:002010-09-17T18:42:13.764-04:00Awesome I love how you bound them too! That is a b...Awesome I love how you bound them too! That is a brilliant idea that I have to steal if we do a book project. I love consistency and communication this accomplishes that and makes life easier. I just got back from a meeting and our district is changing our report cards again for the third time in 4 years!!! Talk about chickens with their heads cut off. I've given up on grading we don't even know what scale we're grading on. I'm still giving criteria just don't do any recording till I find out what the new flavor of the week is. Okay I'm done venting:) Sorry but I know you would understand my angst being as organized as you are!!! I wish my kid was in your art class!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05782513928143522368noreply@blogger.com