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March 17, 2022·

Video: 6 Tips For Going Gradeless

Change the conversation about grading to one about learning. When a student asks, “what did I get?” redirect him/her to “what did you learn?” The language we use around learning…

March 10, 2022·

Could You Teach Without Grades?

Starr Sackstein, COO of Mastery Portfolio, and Jennifer Gonzalez from Cult of Pedagogy talk about redesigning grading and assessment in the classroom. Are you receiving pushback from educators or families…

March 3, 2022·

Mastery Portfolio Takes the Guesswork Out of Standards-based Grading

At Mastery Portfolio, we partner with schools that are ready for an assessment paradigm shift. Our focus is grading and assessment practices that motivate students to be active participants in…

February 22, 2022·

Reversing Grading Meltdowns: a MasteryBook User’s Story

Enthusiastically Written and Shared By Jessica Claasse, educator at BEIS Mastery portfolio was introduced to me on the verge of a grading meltdown. I am not sure if that is…

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·

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?