Episode 194: Shortcast 156: Progression vs. Grades

Zach is joined by Dacia Guffey and Paul O'Donaghue to talk about the distinction between tracking progress and assigning grades and how teachers can help students and other stakeholders shift their mindsets around learning and displaying progress data.
Show Notes
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Episode 5: Supporting Disengaged Students (https://podcast.modernclassrooms.org/5) (with Dacia)
Episode 67: Ignite! Online Academy (https://podcast.modernclassrooms.org/67) (with Dacia)
Episode 89: Impacts of Self Pacing (https://podcast.modernclassrooms.org/89) (with Paul)
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The Modern Classrooms Podcast is edited by Zach Diamond: @zpdiamond (https://twitter.com/zpdiamond) on Twitter and Learning to Teach (https://www.learningtoteach.co/) Special Guests: Dacia Guffey and Paul O'Donoghue.