H & H Grading

5 Things You Should Know About Building A Home

Building a new home can be just as exciting as it is complex and stressful. If you properly plan out the project and try to avoid mistakes, you can ensure the house stays within your budget and desired timeline.

Modular homes shed cookie-cutter reputation

Factory-built homes might be shaking their low-end reputation, as climate-controlled home-building factories increasingly cater to high-end home buyers and ...

Government, Business Staying in Step to Put Out Cyber Fires

The United States has faced an alarming increase in the number of cyber incidents against the public and private sectors – ranging in scale, sophistication, and severity. The very same technology and

10 Important Questions to Ask Your Builder

Ask your home builder these ten questions before you break ground, so that you can be confident that you made the best choices possible.

40 Pretty Feminine Walk-In Closet Design Ideas

We continue telling you how to organize feminine interiors in your house, and now it’s time for the temple of any girl – for a walk-in closet! There’s a pl

Right on the Money: How to avoid contractor fraud

You should know things have changed regarding the way property insurance claims are handled.

Standards-Based Grading: A Rose by Any Other Name…

Therefore, whether your school district uses conventional report cards or standards-based ones, I really encourage you to focus on moving your grades, in whatever form you must report them, closer to truly reflecting student learning.

Graphite Grading Scales Explained

There are two graphite grading scales used to measure the hardness of a pencil's graphite core. Learn more about the graphite grading scales.

To Talk About More Equitable Grading

Teachers thoughtfully develop grading policies in their classrooms that they believe will promote learning. But what if those same policies unintentionally add to the inequity in the system?

Why normalizing failure is vital to equitable grading

A growing trend in education asks teachers to shift away from traditional points-driven grading.

Problems Experience With Grading, Sorting, and Classifying

Although problems with grading, sorting, and classifying are infrequent, they do occur, as with all equipment.

GIA Diamond Grading Reports: Understanding Diamond Clarity

Clarity grading is a complex process. Luckily, the GIA Diamond Grading Report and GIA Colored Diamond Grading Report come with a plotting diagram that illustrates a diamond’s clarity characteristics.

Your 7-step research paper checklist so you meet the grading criteria

Based on personal experience, I can matter-of-factly tell you that research paper grading criteria can vary among college professors. So how do you figure out if your paper will meet the criteria y…

Should We Grade Students on the Individual Reading Standards?

Teacher question: What are your thoughts on standards-based grading in ELA which is used in many districts? For example, teachers may be required to assign a number 1-4 (4 being "mastery") that indicates a student’s proficiency level on each ELA standard. Teachers need to provide evidence to document how they determined the level of mastery. Oftentimes tests are created with items that address particular standards. If…

New automation revolutionizes 120-year-old lumber grading process

The hardwood industry adds $17 billion to Indiana’s economy. Since 1898, the hardwood lumber industry has relied on the human eye to detect knots and other imperfections as a way of determining the quality of lumber. Despite some inefficiencies, this form of grading persisted because experts were unable to replicate the process with automation.

Getting Good Grades: The Importance Of A Good Grading Plan

6 Steps Toward Achieving Fair and Accurate Grade Practices

Cheryl Mizerny shares six ways we can all become more accurate and equitable in our grading policies, from nixing zero to trying weighted categories and more.