Stories from the Classroom

10 Grading Time Hacks


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It's good to be doing the podcast again after some time off over the holidays!  When I got back to school, I led a PD session for my colleagues on how to save time grading and thought it'd make for a valuable podcast.

TIMESTAMPS

  • 0:00 - Intro
  • 3:47 - Update on the podcast
  • 6:17 - Why grading takes so long
  • 7:28 - Hack 1 | Grade fewer things
  • 10:23 - Hack 2 | Have shorter assessments
  • 11:52 - Hack 3 | Skip written feedback
  • 14:55 - Hack 4 | Batch your grading
  • 16:58 - Hack 6 | Take assessment yourself (by hand)
  • 19:05 - Hack 7 | Use copy & paste efficiently
  • 21:55 - Hack 8 | Offer alternative assessments
  • 24:28 - Hack 9 | Grade in class as they turn it in
  • 27:40 - Hack 10 | Let tech do the grading for you
  • 31:47 - TeamEdu newsletter

RESOURCES MENTIONED

  • Jumpcut  - multi-copy & paste tool
  • Khan Academy - not just math anymore
  • Google Form Quizzes - auto-graded quizzes
  • EdPuzzle - grade flipped classroom videos

SUPPORT THE PODCAST

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CONNECT WITH THOM

  • Twitter - @gibsonedu
  • YouTube - /gibsonedu
  • Instagram - @gibsoneducation
  • Email - [email protected]
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Stories from the ClassroomBy Thom Gibson

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