Summer is a great time to explore something you haven’t had the time or mental energy for during the academic year. And whether you are ready to dive head first into equity grading, you’re still not sure what un-grading, evidence based reporting (EBR), standards based grading or equity grading are and look like in the classroom or you are entirely unconvinced we should be spending institutional time on the issue of grading at all, we have resources for you. 

• Do you believe that grades should accurately reflect the learning that has taken place and the content standards that have been mastered in your course?
• Do you believe grades should be as resistant to bias as possible?
• Would you prefer grades motivate students to keep trying, working and learning as opposed to shutting them down?

If you answered yes to any or all of these questions, you owe it to yourself and your students to find out more. Dig deeper. See where it takes you. 

Books:

Grading for Equity: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How It Can Transform Schools and Classrooms, by Joe Feldman (2018) – currently on order for the NMC Library collection (call to put your name on the waitlist) or order now from MelCat

Visible Learning: A Synthesis of Over 800 Meta-Analyses Relating to Achievement by John A.C. Hattie (2009) – order from MelCat now

Giving Students a Say: Smarter Assessment Practices to Empower and Engage by Myron Dueck (2021) – ebook available from NMC Library (click the link to the book above and scroll down to see this: Online Resources: Available online to NMC users; click to view) or order a print copy from MelCat now

Grading Smarter, Not Harder: Assessment Strategies That Motivate Kids and Help Them Learn by Myron Dueck (2014) – ebook available from NMC Library (click the link to the book above and scroll down to see this: Available online to NMC users; click to view) or order a print copy from MelCat now

Seven Strategies of Assessment for Learning by Jan Chappuis (2015) – NMC Library

The Standards-Based Classroom: Make Learning the Goal by Emily Rinkema and Stan Williams (2019)  – NMC Library

Understanding by Design by Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe (2005) – ebook available from NMC Library (click the link to the book above and scroll down to see this: Available online to NMC users; click to view) or order a print copy from MelCat