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Holding specifications grading to account
Does it really do everything it promises to do?
Aug 17 • Linda Nilson
Three ways alternative grading addresses the EDUCAUSE Horizon report
It's more than just addressing AI
Aug 10 • Robert Talbert
Grading heatmaps
An alternative grading tool for students and instructors
Aug 3 • Joshua Ruiter

July 2026

Fostering Resilience with Alternative Grading
How do we build a classroom that serves all of our students?
Jul 27 • Christi Erba
Alternative Grading Is a Marathon
Why the starting line is exciting, the middle miles are hard, and the finish is worth it
Jul 20 • Kate Owens
Can Alternative Grading Work with Required Grading Standards?
How to Build Student Trust and Maintain Institutional Grading Expectations
Jul 13 • Natalie Schneider
A 4th(-ish) of July Break
And, some favorite posts
Jul 6 • David Clark

June 2026

A time for change
Some big exciting changes, and what will be different and what won't
Jun 29 • Robert Talbert
Packing your fears
How backpacking can help us think about alternative grading
Jun 22 • David Clark
Standards-Based Grading Six Years Later
Evolution of SBG implementation in response to experience, technology and student reactions
Jun 15 • Hilary Freeman
Rewind: Is alternative grading innovative?
Ideas from 2024 with updates
Jun 8 • Robert Talbert
Starting With Purpose
Using learning contracts to support students in a specifications graded course
Jun 1 • Tai Munro
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