Today we discuss how we remove or reduce grades from our classrooms. Joining me for this conversation is Lee Ferguson from Texas and Johanna Brown from Washington State.
Show Notes:
- Johanna gave a shout out to Katy Dornbos as one of the teachers who helped out on her journey to being a gradeless teacher.
- Johanna put together this google doc with a collection of ungrading resources.
- We discussed the book Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead) Edited by Susan D. Blum.
We also discussed the following resources:
- The Teachers Going Gradeless website
- Starr Sackstein’s Blog
Starr Sackstein’s book “Hacking Assessment”
- “Point-Less: An English Teacher's Guide to More Meaningful Grading” by Sarah M. Zerwin
- Lee also recommended “Grading for Equity: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How It Can Transform Schools and Classrooms” by Joe Feldman
Announcements:
Our first August episode will be with the authors of After The Mask: A Guide to Caring for Students and Schools by Christopher Jenson and possibly additional coauthors.
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