See you next year!

We're taking a break until 2023

Dec 19, 2022

Our semester is done and final grades are entered, so Robert and I are taking a break from posting. You’ll see our first post of 2023 on January 9th, when we’ll start taking a look at our New Year’s resolutions for our own classes and grading systems.

We hope you have a chance to take a break as well, spend time with family and friends, and generally relax!

Oh, and if you (like us) are also busily planning next semester’s classes, you might be interested in Robert’s series on “Planning for grading for growth” from this summer. These posts will help you outline a new alternative grading system, with lots of advice and examples along the way. Links to each step in the process are below:

Grading for Growth

What to do before you do alternative grading

Some of you might be in the following situation: You've learned a lot about alternative grading. You've become convinced that moving toward grading practices that involve one or more of the Four Pillars is a good idea. And you're not just convinced that alternative grading is a good idea in theory, but that it's a doabl…

2 years ago · 4 likes · 2 comments · Robert Talbert

Grading for Growth

Planning for grading for growth: Building the structure

Don’t look now, but July begins this week, which means it’s almost August. And you know what that means: Whatever you’re thinking about doing in the Fall, it’s time to put some concrete plans to it. David and I hope that alternative grading methods are part of the package of what you’re considering…

2 years ago · 6 likes · 9 comments · Robert Talbert

Grading for Growth

Planning for grading for growth: Finding focus

This is the third installment in a series we’re doing on how to build an alternative grading system in your course. The first article gave a long list of questions to ask about your course first, so you can have a strong grasp on its background and context…

2 years ago · 2 likes · Robert Talbert