It was contradictory for me to tell students to work on this particular skill and not worry about the results, just to turn around and put a poor grade on their work. David Frangiosa Grow Beyond Grades #growbeyondgrades teachersgoinggradeless.com/blog/asset-bas…

For every morsel of learning outcomes I can identify, categorize and reliably assess, there are thousands of pieces that I miss, that happen elsewhere, that are in packages I cannot quite decipher. Sherri Spelic Grow Beyond Grades teachersgoinggradeless.com/blog/making-aw…

There will be failures. And then we just need to think about how we will orient ourselves to those failures. I see them as wonderful learning experiences I can have together with students. Juuso Henrik Nieminen Grow Beyond Grades #growbeyondgrades teachersgoinggradeless.com/blog/episode-4…

Don’t get me wrong, answering questions and helping students is one of my favorite parts of being a teacher. The problem is that not all questions are created equal and some questions inhibit learning. Andrew Burnett Grow Beyond Grades #growbeyondgrades teachersgoinggradeless.com/blog/bad-quest…

I want you to be able to make purposeful, savvy decisions about why you are writing in the way that you’re writing. This skill, more than any other, is what will serve you well in the future. @meganvonbergen Grow Beyond Grades #growbeyondgrades teachersgoinggradeless.com/blog/why-i-won…

The presence of grades takes psychological safety away from students, putting them into states of anxiety or apathy, neither of which allow for learning. Chris Sarkonak Grow Beyond Grades #growbeyondgrades teachersgoinggradeless.com/blog/the-ungra…

If the conventional practices are harmful and uninformative, then we should do all in our power to challenge them. Dr Susan Blum (pronounced BLOOM; Pronouns she/her) @tg2chat teachersgoinggradeless.com/blog/the-ungra…

I've been blown away by the speed at which people have taken up the invitation to reconsider conventional grading practices. Dr Susan Blum (pronounced BLOOM; Pronouns she/her) Grow Beyond Grades #growbeyondgrades teachersgoinggradeless.com/blog/the-ungra…

Shifting to a gradeless environment has helped my students understand and articulate what they are learning and how that relates to their grade. Bill Velto (he/him) Grow Beyond Grades #growbeyondgrades teachersgoinggradeless.com/blog/pt-confer…

Learning is a journey of exploration, experimentation, and growth—one that begins long before and extends far beyond any moment of quantifiable success. Lisa Wennerth Grow Beyond Grades growbeyondgrades.org/blog/rethinkin…

Acknowledging every learner’s unique journey can be challenging within a system that prioritizes scores and linear measurements. Lisa Wennerth Grow Beyond Grades growbeyondgrades.org/blog/rethinkin…

Students with last names later in the alphabet receive lower grades than those in the beginning.

Teachers give higher grades when they start and lower when they are tired of grading.

Teachers that grade Z-A give higher grades to late last names.

Delta is 0.6/100

NEW: A Dialogue - Is The Gradeless Revolution Upon Us? Two English teachers from Long Island, NY talk about a radical choice — dropping grades altogether.

humanrestorationproject.org/writing/a-dial… #TG2Chat #gradeless #ungrading #edchat #education

While standards-based grading may have enhanced student opportunity for success, it has often done so through increased labor on the part of teachers. Arthur Chiaravalli Grow Beyond Grades #growbeyondgrades teachersgoinggradeless.com/blog/can-sbg-g…

We live in a world where people exist, and people do not exist like us. And in order for us to create a better world, we need to be able to understand those different perspectives. Carissa Grow Beyond Grades #growbeyondgrades growbeyondgrades.org/blog/episode-5…

Finding ways to de-center the grade and re-energize student interest in the process—not the product—of their education should be driving us all right now. MartinCompton Grow Beyond Grades #growbeyondgrades teachersgoinggradeless.com/blog/afraid-of…

When a person says ‘excellent’ or ‘way to go,’ they may mean well, but they aren't achieving anything beyond a momentary ego-stroke that later results in a lower low. Starr Sackstein, (she/her) Grow Beyond Grades #growbeyondgrades teachersgoinggradeless.com/blog/10-tips-o…

Every time one of these studies is released first thought should be to question what the underlying test is actually testing and how meaningful it truly is.

Sat through a meeting about university assessment today and came away with this shouldn't-be-a-hot-take-but-probably-is:

More faculty would trust students if more institutions trusted faculty.