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I'm writing a piece that looks at how certain equitable grading practices can actually cause more harm than good and undermine the real work of creating more effective, more equitable grading practices. More thoughts in the quoted thread.

Anybody who's talked teaching with me knows how important I think building student self-efficacy is. Here's my most recent piece in edutopia that explains four ways we can build it in the classroom. edutopia.org/article/boosti…

So many schools have the same amount of PD in the school as there is flavor in La Croix. It barely exists, but there's just enough to claim it's there.

Anyone have an example of a school-based (instead of classroom-based) policy/system to increase on-time assignment completion? A classroom-based would be like a late work contract, but school-based would be like an intervention system triggered by missing assignments.

We must continually question the technology we allow to become a routine part of our lives. To those who say, "It's just a tool," I disagree. We reach for tools to use them how we want, but social media reaches for us for its own gain. cbsnews.com/news/smart-pho…

I was inspired by an article by Tyler Rablin in edutopia about "learning progressions" and created my own for the NGSS Biology standards I'm teaching soon. Maybe other Bio teachers will find it useful? Here they are: docs.google.com/document/d/1tC…

This is a great article that addresses many of the concerns I've had about "No Zeros" grading policies. Getting Rid of Zeros Won’t Fix the Grade Book edutopia.org/article/proble… by Tyler Rablin via edutopia

I had the pleasure of being a guest on Unpacking Education. Head over to AVID Open Access to check out the episode preview, and catch the full episode here: bit.ly/UnpackingEd380 #AVIDOpenAccess #UnpackingEducation #AVID4Opportunity #AVID4Possibility

Throwing this out there: If you are focusing on assessment, grading, and/or learning progressions for next school year and would like professional learning in August, my availability is down to the following dates: August 7th, 8th, 15th, and 18th tylerrablin.com

Brace for screaming: AVERAGING GRADES IS THE FOUNDATION OF INEQUITABLE AND INACCURATE GRADING PRACTICES THAT REQUIRE “EQUITY” BANDAIDS WITH UNINTENDED AND OFTEN NEGATIVE SIDE EFFECTS TO FIX. Rant over.

New article out from edutopia today based on an interview I did a few weeks back. It captures so much of why assessment matters to me. edutopia.org/article/tyler-…

I've been reflecting on the questions that have helped me rethink my assessment practices. Here are four of the biggest ones. tylerrablin.com/blog/four-ques…

New blog: "The Bandaids and Backflips of Surface-level Equitable Grading Practices That Avoid Meaningfully Equitable Grading Reform" The internet is like, "Don't write long content. No one will read it." Here's a 6300 word post. Oops? tylerrablin.com/blog/the-banda…