Episodes
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13 – Interim Grades: What do we do when we have to report “grades” in the middle of a term? With Joe Zeccola
Many institutions require instructors to provide “interim” or “midterm” grades. How does this work with an alternatively graded class? In this episode, co-hosts Sharona and Bosley are once again joined by nationally board certified English teacher Joe Zeccola to discuss the practice of providing middle-of-the-term grades to students and other stakeholders. In addition to interim…
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12 – Getting Started Part 7: Building Buy-In
In this episode, Bosley and Sharona discuss “Buy-In” – what it is, what exactly we are trying to get people to buy into, who we need to get buy-in from, some ideas about how and when to get buy-in, etc. Continuing the exploration into our unexamined grading practices and the similarities and differences between the…
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11 – Getting Started Part 6: Feedback – Giving It and Getting Students to Use It
Feedback is one of the four core pillars of Alternative Grading. In this episode, co-hosts Robert Bosley and Sharona Krinsky discuss what elements are included in effective feedback, evaluate what it takes to teach students to use it, and share specific tips and barriers such as where feedback appears in LMS systems and different types…
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10 – Artificial Scarcity and Doing Alt Grading “Right” or “Wrong”: An Interview With David Clark
In this episode, co-hosts Sharona Krinsky and Robert Bosley talk with Dr. David Clark, an associate professor of Mathematics at Grand Valley State University and co-author of both the new book Grading for Growth and the Grading for Growth blog. Join us as we explore Dave’s journey through alternative grading, what his impetus for writing…
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9 – Reassessment Carnivals: An Interview with Kate Owens
In this episode, Sharona and Bosley talk with Dr. Kate Owens, a math professor at the College of Charleston, about her journey into Alternative Grading, how she handles assessments and reassessments in her classes, and what her top tips are for instructors considering switching to Alternative Grading. Links A Beginner’s Guide to Standards Based Grading…
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8 – Getting Started Part 5: How to Determine When a Student has Completed a Learning Outcome and How to Roll it All Up Into a Final Grade
In this episode, our hosts Bosley and Sharona take a thorough look at the third and fourth decisions of the grading architecture of an alternatively graded course. How will a student complete a learning target? How does an instructor roll up evidence of learning into a final grade? In traditional grading, instructors don’t usually determine…
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7 – Getting Started Part 4: Gathering Evidence of Learning and Developing Proficiency Scales
Join Sharona and Bosley as we delve into the details of the first two decisions needed in designing your grading architecture. We discuss the different types of assessments and evidence that we can use to measure student learning. Everything from traditional style exams and quizzes to the use of portfolios, student conversations and even “homework”.…
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6 – The Anatomy of a Learning Outcome: An Interview with Joe Zeccola
Join hosts Robert Bosley and Sharona Krinsky as we talk to Joe Zeccola. Joe is a National Board Certified English teacher and an Equitable Grading and Instruction mentor in the Los Angeles Unified School District. He primarily teaches AP Literature and AP Language classes. In this conversation, we talk to Joe about how he developed…
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5 – Getting Started Part 3: Developing your Grading Architecture
In this episode, Sharona and Bosley describe the four decisions that make up the “Grading Architecture” of an alternatively graded course. How will you assess your learning targets? What type of proficiency scale(s) will you use? How will students show proficiency for a specific learning target? (I.e. how much evidence and of what kind to…
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4 – Grading for Growth: An Interview with Robert Talbert
In this episode of The Grading Podcast we interview Dr. Robert Talbert. Dr. Talbert is a full professor in the mathematics department at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, MI. Dr. Talbert is the author of Flipped Learning: A Guide for Higher Education Faculty and the newly released Grading for Growth. Dr. Talbert has…