E32S6 It's time to reflect on what in the world we are doing with grades. What is our goal with them, and is it an effective way to drive learning? I argue for a standards-based system and letting go of traditional grades. Listen to find out why.
0:00 Intro
2:16 Wins and Fails Segment (I called it a series instead of segment...silly me...my brain doesn't function well on Friday evening apparently).
8:38 Episode topic begins: Can We Reflect On Grades, Again?
10:06 What are we doing with grades and are we consistent?
11:25 Is standards-based only for lower elementary? Well, is it?
12:54 Focusing on standards
14:26 Does going gradeless mean we forget about objectives, goals, standards and skills?
16:53 Understanding and performance as an end goal as opposed to content as an end goal
22:47 Closing
23:23 Outro
Contact information:
Twitter: @TamiJ123
email: lidiajimenez@msn.com
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Notes From A First Grade Classroom
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Adventures by A Himitsu @a-himitsu Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music released by Argofox youtu.be/8BXNwnxaVQE Music provided by Audio Library youtu.be/MkNeIUgNPQ8
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