Hello hello hello beautiful people,

Jacob here (once again!), Now I promise Cassie will take a few of the next couple of descriptions, but I couldn't help myself. This episode's topic is on a concept we realized we had referenced a bunch already, and thought we should tackle it early on: Ungrading.

What is it? What's wrong with grades (except they really don't do much of anything we want them to*)? What concrete tips do Cassie and I have above and beyond shaking our fists? And is it really an all-or-nothing idea, or can a newcomer take it slow?

There's also some questionable assessment history thrown in, so if there are any fact-checkers, I almost undoubtedly made some mistakes in my recollection.

Finally, I start playing around with a couple of sound effects in my young editing career. I apologize ahead of time,

Jacob

My book recommendation: Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning.

http://www.susanblum.com/blog/ungrading

Hello folks,

Jacob here again! This episode covers a lot of areas we can hopefully take a deeper dive in the future: from authentic teaching and new teachers' fears, a splash of philosophy, and ending with some concrete tips for 1st-time teachers we hope you enjoy! In addition, there is also me being the target of extortion by Cassie, discussions of students as the enemy, and us starting to share resources!

We also now have been officially added to Apple/I=tunes, Amazon Music/Audible, and Spotfiy! I guess we're official now?

Resources Mentioned This Episode:

https://nobaproject.com/textbooks/introduction-to-psychology-the-full-noba-collection

https://www.siop.org/Events-Education/Educators/I-O-Resources-for-Teachers

Hello folks,

Jacob here! Cassie and I think that having an introductory video to give a short lay of the land is what all the hip casters do. It's exciting to start this journey, and we don't know how well this will go is part of the fun!

Also, note: You might notice the edit hiccups, I now know that teaching is the call, not sound engineer! Hopefully the skills will grow and the episodes more crisp and clean :)

Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

https://uppbeat.io/t/sonda/were-in-it-together

License code: WEBKAMABSXE6QAPB

https://uppbeat.io/browse/music/easygoing