Explore the full implications of standards for the student report card and teacher grading practices.
Discuss practical ways to integrate standards-based instruction with student-involved classroom assessment and grading and reporting practices to improve teaching and learning .
Review one strategy for using grading practices to keep the focus on standards-based education in an era of high-stakes testing.
Encourage school-based and/or district-based study groups to explore effective student-led classroom-based assessment practices and their implications for grading and reporting.