Free PD ❘ Do Better With Grading
How can we as educators shake up the way we look at grading to better benefit our students and ourselves? Find out in this Edpuzzle LIVE session with ELA teacher and author Monte Syrie!
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“One of the things I’ve discovered is for too long, I thought it was about my convenience. I’ve discovered that teaching is inconvenient, that working with humans is inconvenient, and so I’ve gotten over that, and I expect and accept that.” – Monte Syrie, ELA teacher and author
Teachers, can you relate?
In this free PD session from Edpuzzle LIVE, learn how to embrace the inconvenience and answer the questions:
- How can we do better by our students?
- By ourselves?
- And how can questioning conventions open up new pathways to learning?
Watch the whole video below, or skip to the questions that interest you the most with the timestamp for each interview question.
Thank you for being lifelong learners along with us!
Let’s talk about your frustration with grading. What’s your origin story? (min. 00:42)
In your “Disruptor’s Guide to Traditional Norms,” you outline the “simple, subversive steps to break away from the constraints of convention.” What does that mean? And how has it worked for you and your students? (min. 10:30)
What practical & philosophical advice would you give to educators ready to be disruptive with grading? How do you get colleagues on board? Administrators? Parents? Students? (min. 19:46)
How can video be a useful tool for being disruptive with grading? (min. 29:46)
Access the links and resources mentioned in the show.
Did this session inspire you to be disruptive with grading? Let us know how you’re going to use what you learned with your students with a shout-out on Twitter!