Chapter 13

This chapter discussed the different grade book formats for a differentiated classroom. Our gradebooks should be organized so that they encourage learning in our students, instead of discouraging it by including zeros. There are four grade book formats: Grouping assignments by standard, objective, or benchmark; Grouping assignments by weight or category; Listing assignments by date; and Basing your grade book on topics. Unfortunately, one format does not work best for all teachers. Instead, we need to do a trial and error to find which format works best for us, our classroom, and our students.

We were all different in our opinions in how we will possibly arrange our grade books once we become teachers. The topic-based grade book is good to see how certain students do in certain areas so that you can see how a student works and learn more about their progress, but the date-based grade book is good for organizational purposes. However, you could combine the two, and date base your topical-based grade book, since most teachers go through the year based on certain topics. This way, you can be organized, but still learn about your students, their progress, and how they learn.