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75 - Failing Our Future: How Grades Harm Students and What We Can Do About It: An Interview with Dr. Josh Eyler
Episode 75
In this episode Sharona sits down with Dr. Josh Eyler, Director of Faculty Development at the University of Mississippi and author of the new book Fa…
1 year, 4 months ago
74 - Exploring Alt Grading in Physical Education (in more detail) with Josh Ogilvie
Episode 74
Another deep conversation about alt grading in Physical Education, including the details! Join us as Sharona and Bosley talk about alt grading with J…
1 year, 4 months ago
73 - Alt Grading in the Natural Sciences and the Social Sciences: An Interview with Annie and Ed Ransom (And our FIRST Alt Grading Love Story!)
Episode 73
Join us for one of the most fun origin stories we have had!!! On the pod this week we interview Annie and Ed Ransom, two K-12 educators who both use …
1 year, 4 months ago
72 - Off the Mark - an Interview with author Dr. Jack Schneider
Episode 72
Join Sharona and Bosley as we talk to Dr. Jack Schneider, one of the co-authors of the book "Off the Mark: How Grades, Ratings, and Rankings Undermin…
1 year, 4 months ago
71 - False Signals: The Mismatch Between Grades and Learning
Episode 71
In this episode, Sharona and Bosley look at what some of the complications are when there is a mismatch between grades and actual learning. Based on …
1 year, 5 months ago
70 - A Reassessments Deep Dive with Becky Peppler
Episode 70
In this episode, Becky Peppler from the STAGR center returns to do a deep dive on how she did reassessments in her high school chemistry class. Every…
1 year, 5 months ago
69 - Thinking Critically about Homework’s Role In Alternative Grading
Episode 69
Let's discuss the role of homework (or other effort pieces of learning) in an Alternatively Graded course in more depth. In this episode, Sharona and…
1 year, 5 months ago
68 - Busting 4 Common "Myths" about Alternative Grading
Episode 68
We've all heard them! The "criticisms" about alternative grading practices that don't seem quite "right" but are hard to debunk in the moment. This i…
1 year, 5 months ago
67 - "Hybrid" Alternative Grading Systems: The Interplay Between Assessing Discrete Skills and More Holistic Skills
Episode 67
In this episode, Joe Zeccola joins Sharona and Bosley to discuss the interplay between discrete skills and more "holistic" skills, primarily in the d…
1 year, 5 months ago
66 - Perseverance as a Critical Skill for Student Success in Alt Grading
Episode 66
In this episode, Sharona and Bosley discuss student perseverance and how we might effectively help build it in our students. Looking at several resea…
1 year, 6 months ago