Episode 124: Grading for Equity

Toni Rose is joined by Megan Leich to discuss her philosophy on and approaches to grades, grading, and assessment.
Show Notes
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Cult of Pedagogy episodes featuring MCP:
Everything You Need To Know About Building A Great Screencast Video (https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/screencast-videos/)
How to Create a Self-Paced Classroom (https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/self-paced-how-to/)
Setting up Mastery-Based Grading in your Classroom (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/165-setting-up-mastery-based-grading-in-your-classroom/id900015782?i=1000511976657)
Megan's ESRN grading scale (based on Robert Talbert (https://rtalbert.org/)’s EMRN scale):
E: Excellent 
Student’s submission goes beyond satisfactory requirements in a measurable way
I provide examples of what that could look like (including additional skills in a project, going deeper into a topic, etc - it depends on what the assessment and standards/outcomes are)
S: Satisfactory
Student’s submission meets the standards/requirements
Revision is optional 
R: Revise
Some part of the submission doesn’t meet the requirements yet
Revision is required
N: Not Accessable
The submission can’t be assessed for some reason (it’s not submitted, it’s not shared correctly, it’s missing a section, etc)
Revision is required
Resources from Megan (a short selection, many of which she mentioned on the episode):
Hacking Assessment (https://www.10publications.com/hacking-assessment-second-edition) (Starr Sackstein)
Ungrading (https://www.amazon.com/Ungrading-Students-Undermines-Learning-Education/dp/1949199827) (Susan Blum, editor)
Grading for Equity (https://gradingforequity.org/) (Joe Feldman)
Specifications Grading (https://www.amazon.com/Specifications-Grading-Restoring-Motivating-Students/dp/1620362422) (Linda Nilson)
Grading for Growth Blog (https://gradingforgrowth.com/)
Other folks to follow:
Courtney Sobers (https://cjsobers.com/) (Rutgers University)
Clarissa Sorensen-Unruh (https://clarissasorensenunruh.com/) (Central New Mexico Community College)
Matt Townsley (http://mctownsley.net/) (University of N. Iowa)
Email Megan at megan.leich@modernclassrooms.org (mailto:megan.leich@modernclassrooms.org)
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