Rick: Joe, we had a fascinating conversation a few weeks ago about “equitable grading.” As I noted, I’m pretty skeptical, given that I’ve encountered it as an attack on rigor and traditional academic ...
Educators spend countless hours thinking about grades, talking about them, and doing the work involved in giving them. Many posts on this topic have appeared here over the years, and I’m sure more ...
At the beginning of the school year, Eagle County Schools shared with parents and students our goal to implement a more accurate and effective grading policy, along with an anticipated implementation ...
According to a recent study, grading is one of the least stressful activities early career teachers have to complete. Grading is time consuming, however, and more grading-related questions are popping ...
Grading can feel like a very solitary activity, as well as a one-way mode of communication. While a few students in a course may respond to your feedback if they take issue with the grade, the ...
Discover grading approaches that provide meaningful feedback to students while saving you valuable time. Tune in from anywhere to this virtual training and leave with actionable strategies for more ...
Recent faculty conversations about grading have focused on how to develop assessment practices that will better serve our teaching and our students’ learning. The pandemic, in part, catalyzed this ...