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Human Restoration ProjectSofia is an 8th grade student in Theresa Walter's English Class on Long Island, NY. Sofia is in her second year of an ungrading experience in the English Language Arts in her school. Theresa is a teacher, and also the Department Chair who has supported her teachers' shift to a feedback-centered growth practice. The two sit down to reflect on the practice and its implications in their lives.<a href="https://www.humanrestorationproject.org/writing/a-students-view-perspectives-on-a-gradeless-grading-and-growth-centered-feedback-classroom" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.humanrestorationproject.org/writing/a-students-view-perspectives-on-a-gradeless-grading-and-growth-centered-feedback-classroom</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/K12" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#K12</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ungrading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ungrading</a>

Alias Messier<a href="https://sfba.social/@toddo" class="u-url mention">@toddo</a> Yes: other than dealing w/ admin, it’s the worst part of the job (‘94). I’ve shifted things in last few yrs by moving to <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/UnGrading" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#UnGrading</a> (healthier!) but still tough

Andy ⚽️ 🏔️ 🏃Said to my kids, but might be helpful to anyone facing down finals this week: You guys will do just fine on your finals. You've worked hard and care about doing your best. Grades are worthless for telling us who you are and also not very good metrics of what you know and can do. <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#education</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ungrading" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ungrading</a>

Toddo :propride:@yasha@mastodon.lol In many ways, this is how my <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Ungrading" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Ungrading</a> system works. It's a huge relief on the emotional side of "grading" student work.

Toddo :propride:I do recommend if you’re going to try it out, that you give yourself and your students space to unlearn and get around decades of brainwashing into quantitative, instrumentalist, grades-as-ends mindsets. Tweak adapt and modify for your own style and to meet student needs. And be flexible as you go. It took me 3-4 semesters to settle into a basic pattern that I now tweak for each class and assignment. <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Ungrading" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Ungrading</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/pedagogy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#pedagogy</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/professor" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#professor</a> life (2 of 2)

Toddo :propride:<a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Ungrading" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Ungrading</a> is hard to get used to. For my particular student demographic, they need minimal guardrails, which I give them with my Override power. Students often flounder at first, thinking they can just sign their Declarations and then not actually do anything. They are surprised by my detailed feedback. But the majority of students end the semester loving it, and usually say they learned MORE in my class. <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Ungrading" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Ungrading</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/pedagogy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#pedagogy</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/professor" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#professor</a> life (1 of 2)

Toddo :propride:Bucket B assignments get detailed specific feedback from me in qualitative format. The big difference in <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ungrading" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ungrading</a> is that I do not assign them any quantitative value at all. When I first started ungrading, I had frequent bad-faith/bullshit assignments turned in, so I started reserving the right to Override their declarations or auto-grades. I spell out in clear bullet points minimum requirements that MUST be met(2 of 5) <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Pedagogy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Pedagogy</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ProfessorLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ProfessorLife</a>

Toddo :propride:This is a series of toots about my <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ungrading" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ungrading</a> method.Bucket B are more regular assignments, which range from wildlife observation journals (a nature/culture class), traditional essays and research papers or posters, podcasts, group presentations, etc. The overall philosophy is that good faith assignment gets full credit. (I can talk more about that philosophy if you’re interested, just ask in reply). (1 of 5) <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Pedagogy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Pedagogy</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ProfessorLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ProfessorLife</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/higherEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#higherEducation</a>

Toddo :propride:This is a series of toots about my <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ungrading" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ungrading</a> method.I divide assignments up into two large buckets: Bucket A: preparatory or practice assignments and Bucket B: mastery assignments. Bucket A assignments are things like prep before class, annotations, class participation. Students affirm they did the work and that they did it in good faith. I use a True/False Quiz on Canvas to set up the attestation or declaration. <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Pedagogy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Pedagogy</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/HigherEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#HigherEd</a>

Toddo :propride:This is a series of toots about my version of my own <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ungrading" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ungrading</a> method. I tweak it by class and semester, based on the needs of the class and my experiences with ungrading and student success with the method.. This is the Canvas Page explaining the method for studentsin one of my classes this semester. I’ll post more later today. <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/pedagogy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#pedagogy</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/higherEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#higherEd</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/macademics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#macademics</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ProfessorLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ProfessorLife</a>

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