Fair+Isn't+Always+Equal

=Fair Isn’t Always Equal= **by Rick Wormeli**
 * Uses backwards planning mode
 * Built upon essential understanding / questions – clear standards
 * Know and use your summative assessment to help plan
 * Use it to plan and create formative assessments…frequent…allow retakes
 * Know your students…kids don’t come to us with adult level skills
 * Confer with colleagues…swap things that work well
 * He does not use homework in grading
 * Support student successes…use of portfolios, rubrics, learning logs
 * (differentiating in the classroom…can be overwhelming)
 * Avoid using bonus points
 * Don’t use zeros to be entered into the grading structured…really changes their score / grade
 * Develop clear expectations
 * Liked how the book started out…lots of things we do…lots of little things count