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Conference Notes: Grading & Assessment Structures that Promote Learning
I curated the grading- and assessment-related action items I’m taking away from 4 recent teaching conferences.
Grading Policies that Hurt or Helped my Students
I reflect on large- and small-scale grading policies that hurt or helped my students, and what I’ll do differently next time.
My Ungrading Mistakes
I used Collaborative Grading in my General Biology Course and I made a bunch of mistakes! Learn from me what NOT to do.
Promoting Community Learning in the Classroom
I graded students on how they contributed to our classroom learning community. The results were surprising.
I redesigned my Intro Bio course from scratch… here’s how it went
I look closely at what worked - and what didn’t - in my redesigned Intro Bio course.
Redesigning Intro Bio Part 5: Grading
What do you do when equitable grading is in direct conflict with equitable learning?
Redesigning Intro Bio Part 4: Perfection
But I want my newly-designed course to be perfect! News flash: It won’t be. Which doesn’t mean it won’t be good.
Redesigning Intro Bio Part 3: Alignment
Aligning your Learning Objectives, assessments, and course materials is important. Pro-tip: don’t wait until the week before class starts to do it.
Redesigning Intro Bio Part 2: Assessments
Before I decide what topics to cover in my redesigned Intro Bio course, I need to know how I will assess student learning.
Redesigning Intro Bio Part 1: Start at the End
I’m gutting and redesigning my Intro Bio course from scratch. What are the most important things to include?