{"data":{"ID":257,"Class":"Conversation","Created":1351888495,"CreatorID":62,"RevisionID":null,"Status":"Accepted","Title":"Honoring Our Learning Philosophy Through Our Learning Reports: Is it about learning and progress or is it about grades?","Handle":"Honoring_Our_Learning_Philosophy_Through_Our_Learning_Reports:Is_it_about_learning_and_progress_or_is_it_about_grades","ShortDescription":"In 2013, how do schools report learning and growth? Is it through test scores, a \u201creport card,\u201d a \u201cprogress report,\u201d a portfolio, or  __________? Are we modeling 21st century communication and collaboration as we offer formal feedback and document student growth and progress?","Description":"We want this conversation to be active \u2013 reflecting and dreaming big while also taking small (or not-so-small) steps to plan on how to move a classroom or a school to dynamically describe, document, report, and celebrate learning. How might we honor and leverage current cultural buzzwords and eduspeak \u2013 risk-taking, failure, personalizing learning, design-thinking, grit \u2013 and authentically make these concepts part of our learning report for each child?","Link":["http:\/\/bit.ly\/LearningReports"],"Audience":["All School Levels"],"Practice":"We will ask participants to bring a current report card and have a \u201cgallery walk\u201d of the reports for the first 20 minutes of the session. Using post-it notes, participants will comment on things they like and things they wonder about. Seeing various types of reports will serve as our jumping off point for conversation. \r\nWe will lead participants in discussion about how to best honor our learning philosophies through our learning reports with guiding questions and with a lively backchannel. We are in the process of prototyping a report card of the future and will bring mock-ups to stir conversation and discussion.\r\nParticipants will drive the conversation as we brainstorm how to make learning reports about learning\/growth and not just about grades.","Presenter":["Megan Howard","Jill Gough"],"PresenterAffiliation":["The Walker School","Trinity School (Atlanta","GA)"],"PresenterEmail":["marymeganhoward@gmail.com","jgough@trinityatl.org"],"ScheduleSlotID":17,"ScheduleLocationID":10,"SubmitterID":62,"AdditionalComments":null,"LiveChannel":null,"Hashtag":null,"VokleID":null,"RecordingURL":null,"ConferenceID":2}}