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December 16, 2021·

The Emotional Weight of Being Graded, for Better or Worse

The trouble with these extreme emotional reactions to grades is that students’ knowledge of a subject is tied to their experience of the grade.

December 16, 2021·

Teaching Students to Reflect and Self-Assess

Teachers can facilitate deep reflection and self-assessment even as young as in Kindergarten.

December 16, 2021·

Addressing Pushback in the No-Grades Classroom

Making changes in education is not an easy thing. Most folks are fully willing to continue to participate in the status quo, occasionally questioning something that doesn't feel quite right…

December 16, 2021·

Building Student Portfolios

Building student portfolios aids in student understand of their own progress.

December 16, 2021·

Unlearning Broken Traditions in Service of the Needs of Children

There are many things that need to change in education, but these are simple things we can do in our classrooms every day that start to shift the mindset. Let's…

December 16, 2021·

Reconsidering End of Year Grading for Student Mastery

The more involved and authentic we make end of year assessment of learning, the more engaged the students will be in their learning all year. Ownership of one's learning is…

December 16, 2021·

Can You Be Convinced to Change Your Grading Policy?

: Grading policies need to reflect the times, not the experiences of our childhood. What should determine a grading policy? Or shouldn't there be one at all?

December 16, 2021·

Writing a Non-Grading Policy for Your School

It's time to take the no-grades policy school wide, are you ready? Read on to see the plan.

December 16, 2021·

Shifting the Grading Mindset Starts With Our Words

Think about the words you use in class. Which ones can have potentially negative connotations and how can they be adjusted for a growth mindset?