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Grow Beyond Grades episodes
- Episode 18 - Grading for Equity during COVID-19 with Joe Feldman
Joe Feldman is the author of Grading for Equity: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How It Can Transform Schools and Classrooms (Corwin). Joe has worked in education as a teacher, principal, district administrator, and is now founder of Crescendo Education Group, which since 2013 has supported schools in adopting assessment, grading, and reporting practices that improve equity outcomes in schools.
Topics include:
- How Joe came to see equity as the central issue in grading practice
- Common grading practices are most susceptible to implicit bias and inequity
- How grading policies for remote learning during COVID-19 can mitigate or exacerbate inequities
- What we can take from the COVID-19 crisis that could lead to more equitable outcomes in the future
Resources:
- gradingforequity.org
- Grading for Equity: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How It Can Transform Schools and Classrooms
- Grading for Equity Online Course
- #TG2Chat: Grading for Equity During COVID-19 - April 26, 2020
- Panel Discussion on Grading/Crediting Policies During COVID-19: Joe is joined by Denise Pope, Ph.D., Stanford Lecturer and Co-Founder of Challenge Success; Stacy Caldwell, M.A., M.B.A., Executive Director or Mastery Transcript Consortium; and Randall Booker, Superintendent of Piedmont Unified School District.
- Open Letter to the College Board on Plan for Online Testing During COVID-19
Make sure to join Joe as he moderates #TG2Chat this Sunday, April 26, at 9 pm EDT/6 pm PDT!
24 min - How Joe came to see equity as the central issue in grading practice
- Episode 17 - Testing, COVID-19, and the College Board with Nate Bowling
Nate Bowling an AP social studies teacher and emigrant to the United Arab Emirates. In his teaching, writing, and advocacy, Nate challenges the politics and policies that impact his students, his classroom, and society at large.
Topics include:
- What prompted Nate to leave Tacoma and take up teaching in the UAE
- Why the job of teaching and learning in a low-income schools in the United States as currently constructed is unsustainable
- Why the College Board’s plan to test during the COVID-19 crisis is inequitable and flawed
- Whether the College Board’s reductive focus effectively prevents teachers from being responsive in the way this political moment demands
- Why Nate is not entirely opposed to standardization and testing
- How Nate really feels about the Star Wars prequel and sequel trilogies
Resources:
- natebowling.com
- Teachers United
- Nate’s Twitter thread on 2016 Teachers of the Year Finalists
- Nate’s testimony to the Washington State Board of Education
- Nerd Farmer Podcast
- Open Letter to the College Board about Testing During COVID-19
25 min - What prompted Nate to leave Tacoma and take up teaching in the UAE
- Episode 16 - School Leadership with Eric SaibelEric is a principal at Hall Middle School in Larkspur, CA. Eric is the co-founder of Global School Play Day which is dedicated to promoting the idea that kids learn more when they play.In this episode of TG2Cast Chris and I discuss Progressive Education, what is it, and how teachers interested in Progressive Education can get started.Topics include:Eric’s philosophy of leadershipConcerns about teacher insularityHow to break the cycle of teacher insularityHow going gradeless impacted his school0 min
- Episode 16 - School Leadership with Eric Saibel
Eric is a principal at Hall Middle School in Larkspur, CA. Eric is the co-founder of Global School Play Day which is dedicated to promoting the idea that kids learn more when they play.
In this episode of TG2Cast Chris and I discuss Progressive Education, what is it, and how teachers interested in Progressive Education can get started.
Topics include:
- Eric’s philosophy of leadership
- Concerns about teacher insularity
- How to break the cycle of teacher insularity
- How going gradeless impacted his school
Resources:
- Blog
- Twitter
- Golbal School Play Day
37 min - Eric’s philosophy of leadership
- Episode 15 - Progressive Education with Chris McNutt
Chris is a Social Studies teacher at Global Impact Stem Academy in Springfield, Ohio. Chris is the founder of The Human Restoration Project which is dedicated to promoting Progressive Education.
In this episode of TG2Cast Chris and I discuss Progressive Education, what is it, and how teachers interested in Progressive Education can get started.
Topics include:
- The Human Restoration Project.
- What is Grassroots Activism and its role in education.
- What is Progressive Education.
- How to implement Progressive Education.
- Why teachers should consider Progressive Education.
Resources:
- The Human Restoration Project Website
- Twitter
- Instagram
- Facebook
27 min - The Human Restoration Project.
- Episode 14 - Environmental Learning with Skylar PrimmSkylar is a co-lead teacher and advisor at High Marq Environmental Charter School, the treasurer for Wisconsin Association for Environmental Education, and a fellow of the Greater Madison Writing Project. His teaching practice is grounded in Project-Based Learning that allows education to be used as a tool to connect youth with their community and become environmentally conscious citizens.In this episode of TG2Cast Skylar and I discuss how Project Based and Environmental Learning creates authentic learning experiences for students.25 min
- Episode 14 - Environmental Learning with Skylar Primm
Skylar is a co-lead teacher and advisor at High Marq Environmental Charter School, the treasurer for Wisconsin Association for Environmental Education, and a fellow of the Greater Madison Writing Project. His teaching practice is grounded in Project-Based Learning that allows education to be used as a tool to connect youth with their community and become environmentally conscious citizens.
In this episode of TG2Cast Skylar and I discuss how Project Based and Environmental Learning create authentic learning experiences for students.
Topics include:
- What is Environmental Education and how does it fit with Project Based Learning?
- The philosophy behind Project Based and Environmental Learning.
- How parents and students perceive Project Based Learning.
- Why Project Based Learning and gradeless pedagogy go hand in hand.
- How Project Based Learning and gradeless students perform beyond high school.
Resources:
- Skylar’s Blog on Medium
- Skylar’s Blog on Teachers Going Gradeless
- PBL Works Website
- List of articles about Project Based Learning on Edutopia
- North American Association for Environmental Education
- Green Schools National Network
25 min - What is Environmental Education and how does it fit with Project Based Learning?
- Episode 13 - The Impact of Grades with Jeff FriedenJeff is an English Language Arts teacher at Hillcrest High School in Riverside, California. Over his 14 years in teaching, he has taught at 3 high schools, chaired two departments, and served on several different committees. Recently, Jeff decided to use summative conferencing in his class and learned a lot about his students.In this episode of TG2Cast Jeff and I discuss the impact of grades from the perspective of one of his students.0 min
- Episode 13 - The Impact of Grades with Jeff Frieden
Jeff is an English Language Arts teacher at Hillcrest High School in Riverside, California. Over his 14 years in teaching, he has taught at 3 high schools, chaired two departments, and served on several different committees. Recently, Jeff decided to use summative conferencing in his class and learned a lot about his students.
In this episode of TG2Cast Jeff and I discuss the impact of grades from the perspective of one of his students.
Topics include:
- How students see themselves through the lens of grades.
- How grades impact the student/teacher relationship.
- How grades shape the identity of a student.
- Why teachers need to take the time to talk to students in order to understand their perspective.
Resources:
- "1 Week, 170 Conferences"
- "In Her Words" (Full interview with Soleil)
- Jeff's Blog Site
27 min - How students see themselves through the lens of grades.
- Episode 12 - Education, Grades, and Liberation with Julia E. TorresAs a teacher/activist, Julia Torres's work is grounded in empowering students to use the Language Arts to fuel resistance and positive social transformation. Ms. Torres facilitates workshops and professional conversations about anti-racist education, social justice, and culturally sustaining pedagogies. She writes about these and other topics at at juliaetorres.blog.Topics include:How Julia uses side-by-side teaching, expert groups, and culturally relevant texts to shift traditional power dynamics in her classroomHow grades foster attitudes of competition, compliance, and insecurity in students of color, dividing them and pitting them against one anotherHow Julia helps students "unlearn" disempowering attitudes from past experiencesWhy implementing progressive practices like going gradeless can be extremely difficult in urban school settingsWhy teachers from non-urban settings should visit and learn from teachers in urban settings0 min
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