Grading and Reporting in the Era of COVID-19

A webinar to support local districts and public school academies in serving students in accordance with their Continuity of Learning and COVID-19 Response Plan.


Webinar Purpose:

To support local districts and public school academies in serving students in accordance with their Continuity of Learning and COVID-19 Response Plan.

In their Plans, districts assure they will “manage and monitor student learning and plan what’s next for learning including the potential need for summer and supplemental learning.”

This webinar will support that work by addressing he following objectives:

  • Speak to the implications for grading and reporting in today’s environment
  • Highlight the essential roles of assessment regardless of where the learning takes place
  • Offer considerations related to guidelines and policies to address grading and reporting
  • Provide examples of possible reporting options

We also will explain how MAC Reads 2020 can help support your work.

The first 250 participants to register will be able to participate in the live webinar. All registrants will have access to a webinar recording following the event and will receive event reminders and notices of future webinars and available resources.

Questions? Contact us.

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Presenter: Ken O'Connor

Ken O’Connor is an independent education consultant and author who is regarded as an expert on grading and reporting. He has worked in 47 states in the USA and all provinces and two territories in Canada. His expertise is recognized internationally, having worked in 35 countries around the world. Ken has been a teacher, a department head, a curriculum coordinator, and a professional learning consultant working with educators across the globe. Ken is the author of How to Grade for Learning: K-12, Fourth Edition, Corwin, 201; Standards-Based Grading Quick Reference Guide, LSI, 2017; The School Leaders Guide to Grading, Solution Tree, 2013; A Repair Kit for Grading: 15 Fixes for Broken Grades. Second Edition, Pearson, 2011; and Fifteen Fixes for Broken Grades: A Repair Kit, Pearson, Toronto, 2012.

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