In this episode, Sharona and Bosley introduce the three keynote speakers for the 2024 Grading Conference. They then share some of the new(er) and upcoming publications in the realm of grading reform. If you are looking for something new to read and a conference to attend, this is the episode!

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• Keeping Receipts: Thoughts on Ungrading from a Black Woman Professor, Dr. Laila McCloud, Grand Valley State University and keynote speaker at the 2024 Grading Conference
• The Tyranny of Content: “Content Coverage” as a Barrier to Evidence-Based Teaching Approaches and Ways to Overcome It, Professor Jeff Schinske, Foothill College and keynote speaker at the 2024 Grading Conference
• Grading for Equity, 2nd Edition, Joe Feldman
• Off the Mark: How Grades, Ratings and Rankings Undermine Learning, Jack Schneider and Ethan Hutt
• Human Restoration Project Podcast Interview with Jack Schneider and Ethan Hutt
• Implementing Mastery Learning, 3rd Edition, Dr. Thomas Guskey
• Standards-Based Grading: A School District's Pillar to Student Success: Matteson Elementary School District 162's commitment to student success by ... and high expectations for all students.
• Failing Our Future, How Grades Harm Students and What We Can do About It, Josh Eyler
• Grading Reform That Lasts, Eight Steps to Transforming Your School's Assessment Culture, A Roadmap to Navigating the Complexities of a Standards Based Grading System, Tom Schimmer, Megan Knight, and Matt Townsley
• Schoolishness: Alienated Education and the Quest for Authentic, Joyful Learning, Dr. Susan D. Blum

Resources

The Grading Conference - an annual, online conference exploring Alternative Grading in Higher Education & K-12.

Some great resources to educate yourself about Alternative Grading:

• The Grading for Growth Blog
• The Grading Conference
• The Intentional Academia Blog

Recommended Books on Alternative Grading (Please note - any books linked here are likely Amazon Associates links. Purchasing through them helps support the show. Thanks for your support!):

• Grading for Growth, by Robert Talbert and David Clark
• Specifications Grading, by Linda Nilsen
• Undoing the Grade, by Jesse Stommel
• Grading for Equity 2nd Edition, by Joe Feldman

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