“There is no other pill to take”
Grades. It seems it’s impossible to discuss education without this topic being referenced. It’s now even showing up in opinion pieces in prominent newspapers discussing grade inflation and calling the […]
My Assessment Plans for AP Physics 1
Introduction This fall, I am diving back into the world of teaching AP Physics 1 after a hiatus of a few years. AP Physics 1 is an algebra-based, first-year physics […]
Lessons My Students Taught Me
An Honest and Forthright Assessment of the 2022-2023 School Year Detailed, evidence-based feedback is one of the pillars of our ungrading approach, called the Learning Progression Model (LPM). Because I […]
Summer Upgrade: How to Transform Your Grading Approach in 8 Steps
Welcome to the Ungrade Upgrade! If you have been wishing you could shift to an ungraded classroom, this blog post will show you how! You can do this individually, with […]
The Tension between Job and Self: A Teacher’s Trajectory
Burned Out or On Fire? How are you doing? Are you finishing the year feeling burned-out? Was this an especially difficult school year or did it feel normal to you? […]
8 Easy Steps to Grade Negotiations
What is the role of the student when it comes to end-of-year grades? Grades should be a tool for effective feedback and learning progression, not a source of anxiety. Dave […]
Assessment 3.0: The Learning Progression Model
Are you ready to shift to Assessment 3.0? If you are reading this, then I assume you are seeking the same thing as I am: how to make better humans […]
On Ramps to Education – “There’s no point in trying.”
I’m sure we’ve all, at one time or another, been so overwhelmed by a task at hand that we didn’t know where to start. Looking at the sheer volume or […]
The Skull-Sized Kingdom
The other day I was listening to the Ten Percent Happier podcast, Lessons From the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness | Dr. Robert Waldinger. Dr. Waldinger referenced David Foster […]
The beauty of structured one-on-one conferencing
I tried something new in January. Sometimes I think I’m nuts, initiating a novel task for myself at a hectic time. It’s always stressful at the end of semester when […]
