The Grading Podcast

Join hosts Robert Bosley and Sharona Krinsky as we talk to Joe Zeccola. Joe is a National Board Certified English teacher and an Equitable Grading and Instruction mentor in the Los Angeles Unified School District. He primarily teaches AP Literature and AP Language classes. In this conversation, we talk to Joe about how he developed the learning targets that he uses in his classes. From his initial...

In this episode, Sharona and Bosley describe the four decisions that make up the "Grading Architecture" of an alternatively graded course. How will you assess your learning targets? What type of proficiency scale(s) will you use? How will students show proficiency for a specific learning target? (I.e. how much evidence and of what kind to they need to provide) How will you wrap up into a final gra...

In this episode of The Grading Podcast we interview Dr. Robert Talbert. Dr. Talbert is a full professor in the mathematics department at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, MI. Dr. Talbert is the author of Flipped Learning: A Guide for Higher Education Faculty and the newly released Grading for Growth. Dr. Talbert has been using alternative grading in his courses since 2016. In this wid...

In this episode of The Grading Podcast, co-hosts Sharona and Bosley introduce the four pillars of Alternative Grading: Clearly defined and measurable learning outcomes Helpful, actionable feedback Marks indicate Progress Reattempts/redos without penalty Each pillar is introduced and defined, along with common misconceptions and myths. Resources The Grading Conference - an annual, online conference...

Before we can explore how to change our grading to be more effective, more humane, more inclusive and to better support student learning, we need to begin by examining more closely what is wrong with what we currently do. In this episode, Sharona and Bosley take a deep dive into the problems with the traditional points-and-percentages grading system. During the episode we explore: What do we mean...

Welcome to the launch of The Grading Podcast with your hosts, Robert Bosley and Sharona Krinsky. Welcome to the inaugural episode of The Grading Podcast, a show dedicated to exploring everything related to grading student work in the context of the educational system of the United States. Grading is a largely unexamined component of the classroom experience for most instructors and students. Until...

We believe that Grading is an extremely important and largely unexamined piece of the classroom puzzle that can significantly help or hinder student success. Whether you work in higher Ed or k-12, are a teacher, a coach, or an administrator this podcast is for you.  At The Grading Podcast we will take a critical lens to traditional grading, alternative grading, equitable grading, ungrading or...