The Grading Blues

Just before the start of a new school year I have the same sort of conversation (most often with myself but occasionally involving a colleague or two) regarding grades, homework, tests and retakes, standards based grading, accuracy of homework vs. completion of homework,...  The list of topics that I continue to wrestle with goes on and on.

As I try to figure out how I want to modify my current grading practices, I find myself researching these topics online.  Reading about different viewpoints on how to implement standards based grading has provided me with some wonderful ideas for how to successfully make a switch, but it still makes me nervous.

Here are a few of the resources that I have looked into:
The Spirit of SBG by Frank Noschese - one of the first resources that I looked at that has really provided much food for thought in my journey to switch how I communicate information about student learning
Standards Based Grading: 5, 6, 8, 10 by Kelly O'Shea - another favorite blogger that gives great advice on implementing SBG, including student reactions to her methods
Implementation Challenges of Standards Based Grading by Jasmine Kullar - I think the name pretty much says it all...
Always Formative by Jason Buell - offers a lot of practical information on implementing standards based grading

As my struggle continues, I get closer and closer to making wholesale changes to my grading practices.  Now I just need to get over this fear of change...