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By ensuring that their grading methods accurately report content knowledge, teachers can promote and reward student growth. 
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Over the past semester or two, as COVID has been disrupting most parts of our lives, I’ve been thinking more about teaching, learning, and assessment in my classes. This is more than just an opportunity to modify my practice when things go sideways. I think this pandemic has given us an opportunity to think deeply... Continue reading →
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In this edWebinar, we will discuss ways classroom teachers and administrators can adjust current practices to increase learning for all students.
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How can we give feedback to our students without handing out grades? Here are 9 ways to move beyond the grade and on to more meaningful learning.
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Whether you plan on going gradeless or not, this video by Starr Sackstein offers some excellent advice on assessment. I’m adding it to The Best Resources On Grading Practices.
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To a discouraged student, You're discouraged. I know you are. Your heart sunk when you saw the grade. But that letter grade doesn'
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Public schools play a huge role in developing learners to be successful when they leave school. So why are charters and private schools considered the best places for “personalized learning”?
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With almost 9,000 downloads and counting, this show is the most popular episode on Every Classroom Matters in 2016 so far. Dr. Thomas Guskey shares the current research on “fair” grading and what teachers should be doing instead. This show came from the “averaging grades” graphic (shown at the bottom) that he posted on Twitter […]
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Pandemic-forced school closures revealed how grade-point systems hurt disadvantaged children, prompting educators to look for ways to bring equity to grading.
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Work that emphasizes students’ developing skills instead of a graded product reminds them to see learning as their goal.
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For 200 years, teachers have been using letter grades as the primary method for recording student progress in the classroom. But how & why is it that grades came to occupy such an important position in the lives of educators and students?
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Grades impact everything from college admissions to whether students get to go on certain field trips. With so much at stake, how can we make sure they measure what matters?
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Wendy Jane Clarke's curator insight,
March 2, 2018 6:24 AM
To some extent this is very true, students become distracted by the amount of connecting they can do online. However they could also be talking about a mutual school project!
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Grades help parents stay abreast of their student's progress, but theymay also be taking the focus away from learning.
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Marking is an occupational hazard for all teachers. Whilst 'The 5 Minute Marking Plan' cannot do your marking for you (sadly) it will help you focus on the job
Becky Roehrs's curator insight,
May 16, 2017 5:51 PM
It's not techy-but it sure makes grading so much easier!
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How we Assess Student Learning is Long Overdue for a Change There has been a lot of hubbub lately about putting an end to traditional grading practices in our schools. Some ambitious educator(s) even started a Facebook page to petition for
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