S2 E6: Rethinking Grading: No More "Point-Less" Grading Systems or Points for Compliance Exchanges with Dr. Sarah M. Zerwin

Want to rethink grading and stop the points for compliance exchange?  Dr. Sarah M. Zerwin provides a step-by-step guide to shift away from traditional grading systems in her book, Point-Less: An English Teacher’s Guide to More Meaningful Grading.  Sarah offers listeners invaluable resources, courage, and the vision to begin their journey to more meaningful grading.   

Episode Mentions & Publications:

• Sarah’s *AMAZING* Website Resource Page: Point-less Grading in General, Language Arts, Science, and Math; Teaching Writing; Teaching Reading; Workshop
• Alfie Kohn - The Case Against Grades
• Phantom Policy 
• Learning Goals (AP Lit / 9th-12th Grades)
• Grading Explanations (LA 12 / AP Lit)  
• For Students and Caregivers: 
  • Regarding Grades
  • Key to What You’ll See in the Gradebook
• Infinite Campus Gradebook
• Thomas Guskey & Jane Bailey - Developing Grading and Reporting Systems for Student Learning

Recent Writings by Sarah:

Books:

• Point-Less: An English Teacher’s Guide to More Meaningful Grading (2020)

Articles:

• “Why Now is the Perfect Time to Grade Pointlessly.”  (2020)
• “Planning for Uncertainty.”  (2020)
• “Pass/Fail or No Grades During Online Pandemic Teaching? A gift.” (2020)
• “My Students are Rambling.” (2019)

Blog:

• The Paper Graders
• This website

Connect with Sarah:

• at her website Sarah M. Zerwin: Teacher, Writer, Consultant
• on Twitter @SarahMZerwin
• on Instagram @sarahmzerwin
• on LinkedIn @SarahZerwin