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 even a thing. But let’s call it what it is- Grading sucks. If I have to turn the seconds of sleep that I have lost […]
Teaching Students to Reflect and Self-Assess
Teachers can facilitate deep reflection and self-assessment even as young as in Kindergarten.
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 but also doesn’t feel wrong enough to actually try something different.
Building Student Portfolios
Building student portfolios aids in student understand of their own progress.
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 make a new tradition. Leaders, this is really in your hands. Help teachers to feel confident taking these risks. Show them it is okay. Stop talking about test scores and consider what it means to be a lifelong learner.
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?
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.
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?
Scaffold Reflection for Deeper Metacognition and Better Feedback
Deep Thoughts From the Dashboard, a Reflection Revelation
Instead of Standardized Testing, Consider Portfolio Assessment
Since learning is so nuanced, so too should be the means in which we assess it. Let’s offer students the opportunity to be seen as whole
people who can demonstrate different skills and knowledge in a plethora of ways over a period of time.