The Grading Podcast
Episodes
141 - The Ungrading Spectrum: From Compliance to Student Ownership
24 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sharona and Boz welcome back Chris Sarkonak to explore his powerful concept of the ungrading spectrum—a framework that maps the evo...
140 - Beyond Labels: Specifications, Standards and Designing Better Grading - with Adriana Streifer
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sharona and Boz are joined by Dr. Adriana Streifer, Associate Professor and Associate Director at the University of Virginia’s Center for Teaching E...
139 - Using Your Values to Design Your Grading with Dr. Lindsay Masland
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sharona and Boz talk with Dr. Lindsay Masland about how meaningful grading reform starts not with a particular system, but with inten...
138 - Too Many A’s Or Too Much Confusion?
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In “Too Many A’s,” Sharona and Boz revisit a popular media narrative about “grade inflation,” starting with a Harvard-focused story that tre...
137 - Mild, Medium, Spicy: Gamifying Mastery in Grade 7 Math with Gabriel Despatie
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Grade 7 math teacher Gabriel Despatie (Ontario) shares what happened when he tried to “overlay” standards-based grading onto nine years of refined...
136 - Grading for Physicists, Not Point Collectors - with Chris Sarkonak
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Sarkonak—high school physics and math teacher in Brandon, Manitoba and a PhD student in educational assessment—joins Boz and Sharona to desc...
135 - The Interaction of Alt Grading, Trauma-Informed Pedagogy, & Pedagogy of Kindness
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Boz and Sharona explore how trauma-informed pedagogy and “teaching with kindness” intersect with alternative grading, especially ...
134 - (Replay) Exploring Alt Grading in Physical Education (in more detail) with Josh Ogilvie
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Due to unexpected technical difficulties we were unable to record a new episode for this week. We will be back with new episodes next week! In the mea...
133 - To Display (Grades) or Not To Display (Grades) - That is the Question!
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Grading Podcast, Boz and Sharona dig into a 2025 longitudinal study that tackles a surprisingly practical question: should we s...
132 - New Semester, New Grading: Building Trust Before Content
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A new semester is days away—and Sharona is stepping back into teaching precalculus for the first time in about a decade, this time with today’s al...
131 - Why Now? The Urgency of Grading Reform in an AI-Saturated Era
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Grading reform has been a decades-long effort—but in this episode, Sharona and Boz argue that it’s now urgent. They explore what’s changed: post...
130 - Rubric or Scoring Guide: Why Clarity Matters and How to Build Effective Rubrics
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sharona and Boz discuss the recent grading controversy at the University of Oklahoma and use it as a launching point to focus on why ...
129 - (Replay) The Results are IN! Traditional Grading and Alternative Grading Went HEAD TO HEAD!!! What happened?
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy New Year! We are taking a small break this week from releasing new episodes, so please enjoy our most popular episode from 2025. We'll be back n...
128 - (Replay)Visionary Leadership: Culture Change through Asking Questions - A 10-Year Journey to Building-Wide Grading Reform
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Holidays! We're taking the week off from recording, so enjoy this replay about visionary leadership!!In this episode, Sharona and Boz interview ...
127 - An LMS Designed from the Ground Up for Alt Grading? Tell Me More! With Stephanie Valentine
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Stephanie Valentine (University of Nebraska–Lincoln) joins Sharona and Boz to tell the origin story behind TeachFront—a grading-and-feedback p...
126 - AI-Aware Teaching, Mastery Quizzes, and the Future of Grading with Derek Bruff
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens to grading when AI can do so much of what we’ve traditionally asked students to do by hand? In this episode, Boz and Sharona talk with ...
125 - Five Steps to Redesign Your Course in the Age of AI
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Boz and Sharona take on a big question: What should we be doing to our courses, right now, in an AI-saturated world—without losing ...
124 - Extinguishing the Fires in Grading Reform (Replay)
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Thanksgiving! We're on a break this week so enjoy this replay of episode 46!On this episode we welcome back the "sportscaster" of Alternative Gr...
123 - Discovering Your Teacher Assessment Identity
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sharona and Boz dive into a concept new to many educators — Teacher Assessment Identity — and explore how teachers’ beliefs, ex...
122 - From Just-In-Time Teaching to Ungrading: A Conversation with Dr. Sharon Stranford
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sharona and Boz follow up on episode 121 and sit down with Dr. Sharon Stranford, Professor of Biology at Pomona College, to explore h...
121 - Taking the Next Step in Collaborative Grading: A Deep Dive into Student Partnership in a Biology Class
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Grading Podcast, Sharona Krinsky and Robert “Boz” Bosley dive into what it means to co-create grading practices with studen...
120 - Learning Takes Time: Dr. Wendy Smith on Teacher Preparation, Ungrading, and Rethinking Deadlines
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Grading Podcast, Sharona Krinsky and Robert Bosley sit down with Dr. Wendy Smith, Director of the Center for Science, Mathemati...
119 - When Flexibility Isn't Enough: Alternative Grading and Neurodivergent Students - A Conversation with Emily Pitts Donahoe and Sarah Silverman
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
n this episode, Sharona and Boz sit down with returning guest Emily Pitts Donahoe (University of Mississippi) and first-time guest Sarah Silverman (Go...
118 - Designing Evidence-Based Change: Inside the Alt Grading Institute with Michael Palmer
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Grading Podcast, Sharona Krinsky and Robert Bosley welcome Dr. Michael Palmer, the Barbara Fried Director of the University of ...
117 - Excuses, excuses: 10 Reasons People Give for NOT Implementing Alternative Grading and How To Reply to Them
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Boz and Sharona dig into the instant reactions that educators often have when they first hear about alternative grading. Inspired by ...
116 - Growing Student Autonomy and Agency (Without Driving Yourself Crazy!)
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when we give students meaningful choices in their learning? In this episode, Sharona and Boz dive deep into the role of student choice, a...
115 - Don't Do This Alone! The Importance of Community for Creating Sustainable Change
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sharona and Boz dive into the essential role of community in grading reform. They reflect on their own journeys—Boz beginning with ...
114 - Grading What Matters: Leveraging Extrinsic Motivation to Grow Students in Multiple Dimensions
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Sharona and Boz sit down with Marc Aronson, Dean of Academics at Cheshire Academy in Cheshire, CT. This fascinating conversati...
113 - Experience First, Formalize Later: How switching to standards-based grading schoolwide enabled drastic change in the classroom, with Jen Smielewski
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sharona and Boz sit down with Jen Smielewski, a math teacher at Avondale High School. Jen works with Doug Wilson, the principal at Av...
112 - Squaring the Circle: Excellence vs Expertise with Jeff Anderson
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sharona and Boz welcome Jeff Anderson back to the pod to talk about power, excellence, expertise, and how to work within grading stru...
111 - Getting Unstuck from the Grade Wrap-Up: The Importance of Purpose Redux
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sharona and Boz look at another common area where instructors get stuck when redesigning a course to use alternative grading - the fo...
110 - Developing Your Assessments Through the Lens of Competencies, with Camp from NEIA
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sharona and Boz speak with Camp (Dr. John Camp), the head of teaching and Learning at NEIA, the New England Innovation Academy. NEIA ...
109 - Live from MathFest 2025: Trends, thoughts, and directions
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sharona sits down with MathFest 2025 attendees Drew Lewis, Jennifer Moorehouse, Lipika Deka, Jennifer Narang, and Cory Wilson to discuss what we heard...
108 - The Importance of Purpose: Getting Unstuck in the Course Redesign Cycle
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Grading Podcast, Sharona and Boz talk about some common reasons instructors get stuck during the process of redesigning a cours...
107 - Transitioning to Alternative Grading Can Take Time to Be Successful: The Importance of Longer Term Metrics
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sharona and Boz explore a recent article from EdWeek in which a middle school principal shares the motivations behind a switch to sta...
106 - Reflecting on a six-week summer course with Dr. Robert Talbert.
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr. Robert Talbert returns to the pod to reflect on how his six-week summer course in discrete math went. Robert talked about this co...
105 - Is Alternative Grading at a Tipping Point?
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sharona and Bosley explore the ideas from Malcolm Gladwell's iconic book The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Differen...
104: Ideas and Recommendations for Iterating Through the Course Redesign Cycle
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's Summertime! And how to teachers and instructors often spend their summers? Why, reworking their courses, correct? In this episode, Sharona and Bo...
103 - Themes and Lessons from the 2025 Grading Conference
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sharona and Boz recap some of the incredible things that happened at the 2025 Grading Conference. Highlights from the keynote speaker...
102 - Critical Digital Pedagogy: Thinking Critically About Grading, AI and How We Decide to Do What We Do, An Interview with Dr. Sean Michael Morriss
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sharona and Bosley sit down for a conversation with Dr. Sean Michael Morris to talk about Critical Digital Pedagogy. What is it? How ...
101 - Visionary Leadership: Culture Change through Asking Questions - A 10-Year Journey to Building-Wide Grading Reform
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sharona and Boz interview Doug Wilson, principal of Avondale High School in Michigan, about his advice on implementing building-wide ...
100 - Getting the Band Back Together! The OGs discuss the last decade of Alt Grading and Where We See It Going Next!
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We made it to episode 100! Join us as we welcome back to the pod, for the first time altogether, David Clark, Kate Owens, and Robert Talbert! With Sha...
99 - Challenging Grading as a System: Labor-Based Grading in Rhetoric and Composition, An Interview with Asao Inoue
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sharona and Bosley sit down with Dr. Asao Inoue, the opening keynote speaker of the 2025 Grading Conference, to discuss his use of La...
98 - Sessions and Topics and Toolkits - oh my!!! Previewing the 2025 Grading Conference with the Conference Organizing Team.
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, many of the organizers of this year's conference join Sharona and Bosley to preview the upcoming conference and talk about some of th...
97 - Distinguishing Different Letter Grades: The Three Hurdles Model
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sharona and Bosley discuss different ways to look at the grade wrap up portion of the grading architecture as it relates to learning ...
96 - Alt Grading and Administrators: Supporting Teachers and Getting Support from Admin
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Sharona and Bosley dive into some of the details, nuances, similarities and differences regarding the role of administrators i...
95 - Standards Based Reporting and Grading at the Elementary School Level
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sharona and Bosley look at some of the challenges that elementary school face when considering standards based reporting and standard...
94 - Replay: The Human Impact of our Assessments on Students, What story do your assessments tell about a student? An Interview with Sean Nank
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Please enjoy this replay of episode 20 from November 2023.Coming to you from the California Mathematics Council - South annual conference, Sharona and...
93 - The Importance of Understanding AI as an Instructor in Order to Comprehend It's Impact on Your Students and Your Grading
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sharona and Bosley sit down this week to talk with Jennifer Martinez-Montes about her work on professional development surrounding AI for instructors....
92 - Researching Grading Reform: Building the Evidence to Change the System
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sharona and Boz dive into what research around grading reform might look like. From the types of studies to the areas of interest and...
91 - Feedback: Improving How We Give It and How Students Use It
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we welcome Joe Zeccola back to the podcast. In this episode, Sharona, Boz and Joe look at how we give feedback, how students use it, and how...
90 - Building a Community of Practice AND Even MORE Misuse of Mathematics!!!!!!
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Sharona and Boz sit down with Caroline Cormier and Françoise Arseneault-Hubert to discuss the movement towards alt grading in...
89 - AI and CheckIt: Tools and Methods for Gathering Evidence of Learning (Making Assessment Writing Easier)
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week Sharona and Boz share some ideas, tools and methods for making assessment writing easier including AI, CheckIt (programmable assessment gene...
88 - Unearned Grades: Remaking the Conversation about Grade "Inflation"
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
DescriptionIn this episode, Sharona and Bosley tackle the conversation about "Grade Inflation". A commonly used term that is rarely defined, we look a...
87 - The Impact of AI on Alternative Grading: Talking with Dr. Robert Talbert
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
DescriptionIn this episode we welcome back to the pod Dr. Robert Talbert. A mathematics professor at Grand Valley State University, author of books on...
86 - Traditional Grading Revisited: Deficiencies and Beliefs
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
DescriptionIn this episode, Sharona and Bosley look at some new(ish) literature about traditional grades in a more professional setting - Pharmacy Edu...
85 - Instructor Beliefs and Their Role in the Classroom - with Dr. Patrick Morriss
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode we welcome Dr. Patrick Morriss back to the pod to discuss how instructor beliefs, about our students, our subject areas, oursel...
84 - Standards Based Grading in Engineering, A Method for Focusing on Learning - an interview with Dr. Corin Bowen
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
DescriptionIn this episode, Sharona and Bosley talk with Dr. Corin Bowen, an Engineering Education researcher and assistant professor in the Civil Eng...
83 - Starting the Conversation About Grading with Others Before They Realize You Are Talking About Grading
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we explore small ways to open a conversation about grading with other people, without them necessarily realizing that its a conversation ab...
82 - The Impact of Retakes - MORE results are in! Also, get ready for the 2025 Grading Conference!
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're finally seeing some results from all the work that this community has been putting in! In this episode, Sharona and Bosley dive in to newly publ...
81 - The role of DBER in researching the impact of Alternative Grading Practices, an interview with Dr. Jenny Momsen
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sharona and Bosley talk with Dr. Jenny Momsen, faculty member in the department of Biological Sciences at North Dakota State Universi...
80: The Results are IN! Traditional Grading and Alternative Grading Went HEAD TO HEAD!!! What happened?
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sharona and Bosley share some of the top line results of a direct comparison between traditional grading and alternative grading. In ...
79 - Reaching Critical Mass: A Schoolwide Implementation of Alt Grading, How Feedback changes Student Interactions, and Other Tidbits from Phil Stringer
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sharona and Bosley have a wide-ranging conversation with Phil Stringer, Head of Mathematics at the Crofton House School in Vancouver,...
78 - Looking more at Proficiency Scales - Doing "Bee" Work: An Interview with Patrick Morriss
07 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It has finally happened!! We have found an instructor who uses emoji's MORE than Sharona does!! Join us as we talk with Patrick Morriss, professor of ...
77 - Happy New Year! Replay of Alt Grading in Large Chemistry Classes: An Interview with Dr. Eden Tanner
31 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy New Year! On the podcast this week we replay our episode (Episode 21) with Dr. Eden Tanner, Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at...
76 - Happy Holidays! A Replay of Our First Interview with Dr. Matt Towsnley - the Sportscaster of Alternative Grading
24 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Holidays 2024!!! Please enjoy this replay of one of our favorite interviews with Dr. Matt Townsley!Dr. Matt Townsley is an assistant professor o...
75 - Failing Our Future: How Grades Harm Students and What We Can Do About It: An Interview with Dr. Josh Eyler
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Sharona sits down with Dr. Josh Eyler, Director of Faculty Development at the University of Mississippi and author of the new book Fai...
74 - Exploring Alt Grading in Physical Education (in more detail) with Josh Ogilvie
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Another deep conversation about alt grading in Physical Education, including the details! Join us as Sharona and Bosley talk about alt grading with Jo...
73 - Alt Grading in the Natural Sciences and the Social Sciences: An Interview with Annie and Ed Ransom (And our FIRST Alt Grading Love Story!)
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for one of the most fun origin stories we have had!!! On the pod this week we interview Annie and Ed Ransom, two K-12 educators who both use a...
72 - Off the Mark - an Interview with author Dr. Jack Schneider
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Sharona and Bosley as we talk to Dr. Jack Schneider, one of the co-authors of the book "Off the Mark: How Grades, Ratings, and Rankings Undermine...
71 - False Signals: The Mismatch Between Grades and Learning
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sharona and Bosley look at what some of the complications are when there is a mismatch between grades and actual learning. Based on s...
70 - A Reassessments Deep Dive with Becky Peppler
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Becky Peppler from the STAGR center returns to do a deep dive on how she did reassessments in her high school chemistry class. Everyt...
69 - Thinking Critically about Homework’s Role In Alternative Grading
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Let's discuss the role of homework (or other effort pieces of learning) in an Alternatively Graded course in more depth. In this episode, Sharona and ...
68 - Busting 4 Common "Myths" about Alternative Grading
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We've all heard them! The "criticisms" about alternative grading practices that don't seem quite "right" but are hard to debunk in the moment. This is...
67 - "Hybrid" Alternative Grading Systems: The Interplay Between Assessing Discrete Skills and More Holistic Skills
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Joe Zeccola joins Sharona and Bosley to discuss the interplay between discrete skills and more "holistic" skills, primarily in the di...
66 - Perseverance as a Critical Skill for Student Success in Alt Grading
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sharona and Bosley discuss student perseverance and how we might effectively help build it in our students. Looking at several resear...
65 - Alt Grading in Physical Education, Canadian Grading Reforms, and Technology-Integrated Assessment: An Interview with Colin Madland
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Sharona and Bosley sit down with Colin Madland, a listener of the podcast from Canada. Colin wrote us in response to a request on a pr...
64 - What Doing Alt Grading is Like as a Brand New Teacher: An Interview with Mariah Muller
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sharona and Bosley speak with Mariah Muller, an English teacher at Santee Education Complex in the Los Angeles Unified School Distric...
63 - Alternative Grading in a Math for Elementary Teachers Course: An Interview with Dr. Mary Reeves
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sharona and Bosley interview one of their former students. Dr. Mary Reeves took the MAA OPEN Math intensive training on "Redesigning ...
62 - Listener Questions: Learning Outcomes, Interim Grades, Effort, and Why we do this?
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we explore several questions sent in by listener's of the pod. From Interim Grades, creating learning objectives for high school scien...
61 - (Replay) Interim Grades with Joe Zeccola
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Due to technical difficulties we were unable to record a new episode this week. Therefore, please enjoy this timely replay. Many institutions require ...
60 - The Role of Depth of Knowledge (DOK) in Aligning Assessments to Learning Outcomes: An Interview with Erik Francis
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the podcast Sharona and Bosley sit down with Erik Francis. An international author, educator, presenter and professional development provider...
59 - Leaning Into ROI and Communication in Leading Grading Reform: An Interview with Dr. Chad Lang
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sharona and Bosley interview Dr. Chad Lang, the Assistant Superintendent of School Improvement at Glenwood Community School District ...
58 - Authentic Assessment in the Age of AI: Diving into the Literature on Authentic Assessment
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The introduction of easily accessible large language models has reverberated through academic at all levels. For practitioners of alternative grading ...
57 - LIVE from Mathfest! Discussions of how we get to a tipping point in Grading Reform.
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's another first here on the pod - a LIVE recording! A group of us came together to discuss what we were seeing at Mathfest and what we think needs ...
56 - Alternative Grading as a Healing Process Part 2 of 2: Exploring the Harmful Wordviews that Undergird the Letter Grading System, an Interview with Dr. Jeff Anderson
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In part 2 of our interview with Dr. Jeff Anderson, we delve deeply into ideas about the connections between grades, behaviourism, and anti-democracy. ...
55 - Alternative Grading as a Healing Process Part 1 of 2: Exploring the Harmful Wordviews that Undergird the Letter Grading System, an Interview with Dr. Jeff Anderson
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this, our first two-part episode on The Grading Podcast, Sharona and Bosley speak with Dr. Jeff Anderson, a community college math professor who ha...
54 - Reflections on the 2024 Grading Conference with Ashleigh Fox and Drew Lewis
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Now that we are a few weeks out from the 2024 Grading Conference, Sharona sits down with two of the organizers (and repeat guests on the pod) Dr. Ashl...
53 - Reflections on One Year of The Grading Podcast: Lessons Learned and Goals for the Upcoming Year
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Sharona and Bosley reflect on one year of The Grading Podcast. From memorable moments and guests to LinksPlease note - any books linke...
52 - Progress Tracking: Communicating with Students to Encourage Learning and Promote Buy-In
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A common pushback that practitioners of alternative grading get is that students "don't know how they are doing". In this episode, Sharona and Bosley ...
51 - Reflecting on Standards-Based Grading with Joe Zeccola and Ashleigh Fox
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Joe Zeccola and Dr. Ashleigh Fox join Sharona and Bosley as we look at a critique of standards-based grading written from someone in ...
50 - How we quadrupled our pass rate: Lessons learned from Redesigning Precalculus, An Interview with Dr. Latrice Bowman
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sharona and Bosley speak with Dr. Latrice Bowman, a mathematics faculty member from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Latrice took...
49 - Teaching and Assessing Writing - Ungrading, AI and a LOT of Rethinking: an Interview with Emily Pitts Donahoe
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sharona and Bosley talk with Dr. Emily Pitts Donahoe about teaching writing in a world where ungrading is the system and AI exists. E...
48 - Implementation Challenges and Opportunities: A Conversation with Becky Peppler and Don Smith on Working with K-12 School Districts to implement Alternative Grading
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we talk with Becky Peppler and Don Smith from First Educational Resources, an organization dedicated to providing K-12 school district...
47 - Taking Alternative Grading With You: An Interview with Dr. Rachel Weir
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we talk with Dr. Rachel Weir. Dr. Weir is a Professor of Mathematics at Allegheny College in Meadville, PA. She has been the Director ...
46 - Extinguishing the Fires within Assessment and Grading Reform: Welcoming Back Dr. Matt Townsley
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode we welcome back the "sportscaster" of Alternative Grading, Dr. Matt Townsley, to talk about his new book Extinguishing the Fires withi...
45 - Exploring the schedule for the 2024 Grading Conference
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we explore some of the sessions at the upcoming Grading Conference! Sharona and Bosley share some details of the newly released schedule fo...
44 - Artificial Intelligence And Alt Grading: Challenges and Opportunities
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you base your grades on "authentic assessment of student work", then what do you do when technology catches up to the point where AI can do BETTER ...
43 - Alt Grading as a Team: Course Coordination, PLCs, course teams - how to do this together!
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sharona and Bosley discuss some of the details of how to manage doing alternatively grading as a team. Given the extremely personal n...
42 - Metacognition, Power Structures in the Classroom, what is reasonable to expect of students? An Interview with Dr. Theresa Gaines.
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sharona and Boz sit down with Dr. Theresa Gaines (Gath) to talk about how they think about metacognition and power structures in the ...