[nobe-l] Grading papers and tests

[Heather Field]

Hello Michaela,

The answer to your question depends somewhat on the age of the children whom 
you are teaching.
Also, I'm wondering if you're referring to in-class work which they complete 
and which must be marked at the end of activity, or if you're referring to 
assignments which you can take home and mark.

If you are referring to in-class activities and the children are grade two 
or above, you can teach them to swap books/worksheets etc. and mark each 
other's work as you go through the correct answers.
If you wish, you can collect the papers later and take them home to copy the 
scores, check for correctness etc..

If you're referring to assignments which you take home to mark, and they're 
not completed on a computer, you can take the work home with you and have a 
reader assist you in marking.
You don't have to tell anyone how you mark their work so, if they have 
confidentiality issues, you don't have to tell them your alternative 
techniques.
If you decide to tell them that you use a reader, then you can have your 
reader sign a confidentiality contract.

I know some teachers hire their own teacher aid for certain portions of the 
day, for example, hand-writing or journalling.
Others have a parent roster and have parents supervise 1 or two groups while 
you are working with another and assessing their work, the parents simply 
complete a card for each student which shows their score.

Some teachers request an aide as a reasonable accommodation, particularly if 
they're teaching a young class.
Still other teachers trade with colleagues and teach the colleague's class 
in areas that don't require written answers, such as Mental Math, group 
reading etc., while the colleague teaches your class in the areas which have 
written answers and require visual checking by a teacher.

to give you specific suggestions, I will need you to give me more, specific 
information.
Many teachers have walked this road before you, or are walking it now, so 
there's sure to be answers.
I'm happy to chat on the phone if you think that would be helpful.
Just e-mail me off list and we can arrange a time to chat.
I hope some of this is helpful.

Warmly,
Heather field


-----Original Message----- 
From: Mikaela Stevens via NOBE-L
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2018 6:01 PM
To: nobe-l at nfbnet.org
Cc: Mikaela Stevens
Subject: [nobe-l] Grading papers and tests

Dear fellow teachers:

I hope the school year is off to a good start for each of you.

I teach in an elementary general education classroom. I am struggling with 
grading papers and tests. What suggestions and tips do you have?

Thanks in advance for any help!

Best regards,
Mikaela
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