Vanessa Ellis gets to the heart of good assessment & reporting here (Thanks, @growbeyondgrades.org for posting). It's worth the read and discussion. We're always going to need to report students' learning progression, and it's even more impactful when sts themselves do the monitoring & reporting.
Going gradeless. Sounds so empowering, right? But for many, going entirely gradeless is not a possibility in their teaching contexts. —Vanessa Ellis #gbg #growbeyondgrades growbeyondgrades.org/blog/not-yet...
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Not Yet Gradeless, But Grading Less — Grow Beyond Grades
Many teachers are not in a position to go entirely gradeless, but there are still ways to “grow beyond grades.” Economics teacher Vanessa Ellis shares how she has shifted the focus toward feedback and...