Ungrading with Susan Blum

In which Dan examines the behemoth that is traditional grading--you know, the A-F and 0-100 scales, and GPAs. Dan is joined by Susan Blum (@SusanDebraBlum) who has done a ton of thinking, speaking, and writing about how teachers can move away from this crude, harmful practice and towards something called ungrading. Susan edited and contributed to Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead). She talks with Dan about why grading is not at all about learning, how it's baked into our educational system and expectations, and what teachers can start doing now to ungrade. As always, comments and questions are welcomed on Twitter and Instagram @BigIdeaEd

Mentioned in the episode:
Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead) edited by Susan Blum
The Schools Our Children Deserve by Alfie Kohn
Mastery Transcript Consortium
The Ungrading Handbook from the Human Restoration Project
Grading ≠ Assessment from the Human Restoration Project

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