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Hacking Assessment: 10 Ways to Go Gradeless in a Traditional Grades School
Now is the time to reimagine assessment and throw out traditional gradesInternationally-recognized grading and assessment expert Starr Sackstein is back with the long-awaited update to her highly-regarded guide to throwing out grades, even in a traditional grades school.
Over 100 new strategies and resourcesNearly seven years after helping launch a global no-grades classroom movement, Sackstein has honed her practice and now brings teachers and school leaders more than 100 new and updated strategies, solutions, and practical resources you can read today and use in any classroom tomorrow to transform how you assess learning.
Understand modern assessment problems and how to fix themReaders will learn about the flaws of traditional assessment systems and how to make immediate changes so students can better advocate for themselves as learners.
Change the mindsetBegin by addressing your mindset about grading, and learn how to help your community buy into the shift and to go gradeless. Bravely change the systems that aren’t serving your students.
In this power-packed second edition of Hacking Assessment, you will tools to ease the transition to ungrading for teachers
standards-aligned rubrics
new resources to support the work
self-grading strategies and tools
standards based grading tips and resources
fresh Hacks in Action for various grade levels
strategies for motivating students to embrace no-grades assessment
a blueprint for providing clear, objective feedback for learners
ways to inspire students to embrace self-grading
clear strategies for deciding on report card grades, even when you work daily without grades
examples of impactful assessment conferences with students
Read this impactful, updated second edition of Hacking Assessment today, and immediately start building a culture of students who embrace learning for learning's sake, not for a grade.
Over 100 new strategies and resourcesNearly seven years after helping launch a global no-grades classroom movement, Sackstein has honed her practice and now brings teachers and school leaders more than 100 new and updated strategies, solutions, and practical resources you can read today and use in any classroom tomorrow to transform how you assess learning.
Understand modern assessment problems and how to fix themReaders will learn about the flaws of traditional assessment systems and how to make immediate changes so students can better advocate for themselves as learners.
Change the mindsetBegin by addressing your mindset about grading, and learn how to help your community buy into the shift and to go gradeless. Bravely change the systems that aren’t serving your students.
In this power-packed second edition of Hacking Assessment, you will tools to ease the transition to ungrading for teachers
standards-aligned rubrics
new resources to support the work
self-grading strategies and tools
standards based grading tips and resources
fresh Hacks in Action for various grade levels
strategies for motivating students to embrace no-grades assessment
a blueprint for providing clear, objective feedback for learners
ways to inspire students to embrace self-grading
clear strategies for deciding on report card grades, even when you work daily without grades
examples of impactful assessment conferences with students
Read this impactful, updated second edition of Hacking Assessment today, and immediately start building a culture of students who embrace learning for learning's sake, not for a grade.
283 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 22, 2022
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August 17, 2022
Realistic and helpful. The author has found a way to de-emphasize grading in her classroom while working within a system that requires teachers to submit grades. Well worth reading if you are a classroom teacher!
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