The Grading Podcast
Episodes
41 - Second Chance Grading: How Small, Gentle Approach to Changing Grading Led to Research Into Alt Grading
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sharona and Bosley sit down with Dr. Brie Tripp and Dr. Rob Furrow, both from the University of California, Davis. Brie and Rob share...
40 - Data-Driven Instruction: Using Learning Outcome Data to Talk with Students, Instructors, and Administrators
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sharona and Bosley go into more depth about how tracking student progress on learning outcomes can provide a wealth of data to use in...
39 - Systemic Change - A Look at how Los Angeles Unified School District developed their new grading policy, based on Equitable Grading practices. With Joe Zeccola
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In February 2024, with very little fanfare, Los Angeles Unified School District introduced a new grading policy, the first update since 2005. Based in...
38 - Twenty+ Small Steps to Get Started with Alt Grading (Inspired by the recent blog post at Grading for Growth)
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A recent post on the Grading for Growth blog sparked this interesting conversation about different entry points to starting down the alt grading path....
37 - Introducing The Keynote Speakers for the 2024 Grading Conference plus What We're Reading!
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sharona and Bosley introduce the three keynote speakers for the 2024 Grading Conference. They then share some of the new(er) and upco...
36 - Teaching More by Grading Less (or Differently) - an Interview with Jeff Schinske, 10 years later
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sharona and Bosley sit down with Jeffrey Schinske, author of the article Teaching More by Grading Less (or Differently). Jeff is a pr...
35 - An Interview with Dr. Joshua Bowman: Alternative Grading for over a decade, the Importance of Blog Posts
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Sharona and Bosley sit down with Dr. Joshua Bowman, mathematics professor at Pepperdine in California. Join us as we explore h...
34 - Standards-Based Grading and Specifications Grading: Their Similarities and Differences
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Sharona and Bosley go deeper into the comparison between standards-based grading and specifications-based grading. Looking at the four...
33 - An Interview with Dr. Thomas Guskey: A Journey through the History of Grading Reform Efforts
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We are so very excited to be joined this week by Dr. Thomas Guskey, one of the pioneers in the area of grading reform and a huge inspiration to so man...
32 - Active Learning and Alternative Grading: When Intentional Pedagogy and Intentional Assessment Truly Align
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode, Sharona and Bosley speak with Dr. Theron Hitchman (TJ) about his experience with "accidentally" changing his grading while int...
31 -The Role of "Effort" or "Work" in an Alternative Grading Architecture and the Relationship with Due Dates
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Two of the most frequent questions that come up when introducing instructors to alternative grading are "What about homework/effort?" and "What about ...
30 - Listener Request - A Deep Dive into the Weeds of our Grading Architecture
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
By your request! A listener from New York City wrote in asking us to talk in more detail about our grading systems, what we have done right, what we h...
29 - The Current State and Future Wishes for SoTL in Alt Grading - with Dr. Drew Lewis
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Let's discuss SoTL research! What is it, what are some of the things that have been done to apply SoTL research to Alt Grading, and where do we want t...
28 - Developing and Using Technology Tools to Author Assessments - with Steven Clontz
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Dr. Steven Clontz returns to talk in more detail about creating and using open source tools to support aspects of alt grading ...
27 - Developing Your Course Calendar
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sharona and Bosley take a detailed look at what goes into developing a course calendar for an alternatively graded course. How do we ...
26 - Active Learning and Alternative Grading: An Introduction to Team-Based Inquiry Learning with Dr. Drew Lewis and Dr. Steven Clontz
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to 2024! In our first new episode of the year, Sharona sits down with Drew Lewis and Steven Clontz to discuss their Team-Based Inquiry Learnin...
25 - Happy New Year 2024! Replay - Getting Buy-in
02 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's the last of our replay episodes as we finish out our holiday break. As we start to think about next semester, we felt it was a good time to think...
24 - Holiday 2023: Revisiting Gathering Evidence of Learning and Developing Proficiency Scales (from Episode 7)
26 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As we continue to enjoy the holiday season, Sharona and Bosley revisit their own grading architecture decisions and discuss some things they are think...
23 - Holidays 2023: Replay - Developing Your Grading Architecture
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're heading into the holiday break, so over the next few weeks we'll be replaying some previous episodes while adding some thoughts as we conclude t...
22 - Equity, Inclusion and Alt Grading in Biology: An Interview with Katie Mattaini
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Katie Mattaini is an lecturer in Biology at Tufts University. In this episode, we talk with Katie about how to think about equity and inclusion wh...
21 - Alt Grading in Large Chemistry Classes: An Interview with Dr. Eden Tanner
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the podcast this week we speak with Dr. Eden Tanner, Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at The University of Mississippi. Listen to ...
20 - The Human Impact of our Assessments on Students, What story do your assessments tell about a student? An Interview with Sean Nank
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Coming to you from the California Mathematics Council - South annual conference, Sharona and Bosley sit down for a wonderful conversation with Dr. Se...
19 - Thanksgiving 2023: Listener Feedback - Entering our Own Feedback Loop, Our First Replay
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! This is the first holiday we have taken since launching the podcast, so on this episode we're doing things a little diffe...
18 - The Sportscaster of Alternative Grading: An Interview with Matt Townsley
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Matt Townsley is an assistant professor of educational leadership at the University of Northern Iowa and a former district adminstrator and high s...
17 - An Entire School Doing Alternative Grading? Meet the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome to the pod the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering. A public residential magnet high school in Alabama, this school wa...
16 - Critiquing the Critiques: Two Recent Articles About Alternative Grading
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alternative grading is getting more and more press coverage. Some of it good, some of it not so good. In this episode, Sharona and Bosley look careful...
15 - SoTL: Alternative Grading as a Classroom Practice and a Dissertation Research Topic - an Interview with Ashleigh Fox
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode we welcome Ashleigh Fox. Ashleigh is a writing professor at Community College of Allegheny County in Pennsylvania, and is doing her d...
14 - Undoing the Grade: An Interview with Jesse Stommel
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Bosley and Sharona speak with Dr. Jesse Stommel about his new book Undoing the Grade and about all the conversations about grades tha...
13 - Interim Grades: What do we do when we have to report "grades" in the middle of a term? With Joe Zeccola
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Many institutions require instructors to provide "interim" or "midterm" grades. How does this work with an alternatively graded class? In this episode...
12 - Getting Started Part 7: Building Buy-In
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Bosley and Sharona discuss "Buy-In" - what it is, what exactly we are trying to get people to buy into, who we need to get buy-in fro...
11 - Getting Started Part 6: Feedback - Giving It and Getting Students to Use It
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Feedback is one of the four core pillars of Alternative Grading. In this episode, co-hosts Robert Bosley and Sharona Krinsky discuss what elements are...
10 - Artificial Scarcity and Doing Alt Grading "Right" or "Wrong": An Interview With David Clark
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, co-hosts Sharona Krinsky and Robert Bosley talk with Dr. David Clark, an associate professor of Mathematics at Grand Valley State Uni...
9 - Reassessment Carnivals: An Interview with Kate Owens
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sharona and Bosley talk with Dr. Kate Owens, a math professor at the College of Charleston, about her journey into Alternative Gradin...
8 - Getting Started Part 5: How to Determine When a Student has Completed a Learning Outcome and How to Roll it All Up Into a Final Grade
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, our hosts Bosley and Sharona take a thorough look at the third and fourth decisions of the grading architecture of an alternatively g...
7 - Getting Started Part 4: Gathering Evidence of Learning and Developing Proficiency Scales
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Sharona and Bosley as we delve into the details of the first two decisions needed in designing your grading architecture. We discuss the differen...
6 – The Anatomy of a Learning Outcome: An Interview with Joe Zeccola
22 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
5 – Getting Started Part 3: Developing your Grading Architecture
15 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sharona and Bosley describe the four decisions that make up the "Grading Architecture" of an alternatively graded course.How will you...
4 – Grading for Growth: An Interview with Robert Talbert
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
3 – Getting Started Part 2: Alternative Grading Defined
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Grading Podcast, co-hosts Sharona and Bosley introduce the four pillars of Alternative Grading:Clearly defined and measurable l...
2 – Getting Started Part 1: The Problems with Traditional Grading
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 b...
1 – Introduction – Welcome to the Pod!
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the launch of The Grading Podcast with your hosts, Robert Bosley and Sharona Krinsky. Welcome to the inaugural episode of The Grading Podca...
Trailer - The Grading Podcast, Launching July 2023
20 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We believe that Grading is an extremely important and largely unexamined piece of the classroom puzzle that can significantly help or hinder student s...