In this week's episode, we discuss systems and strategies Modern Classroom educators employ to make mastery-based grading sustainable in their classrooms.
Show Notes
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Upcoming MCP Webinar on Mastery-Based Grading (https://modernclassrooms.org/events/2021/1/25/webinar-mastery-based-grading-in-a-modern-classroom) (Thursday, February 25th, 7:00-8:00 PM EST)
Mastery based grading: what does the research say? (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AoPmcMs9ITVZXLcUy9iCKQweXeV-qcq-RpN6loeCoJI)
Multiple studies on feedback & student learning (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WmkCm5wgpTOfmi6qtz8iy_bGQBXRZCQyxX2UhUC7oxM/edit?usp=sharing) (see Best Practices 2 and 3!)
Talking points app (https://talkingpts.org/)
Y.A.M.M. (https://yamm.com/) (Yet Another Mail Merge) - great for sending progress reports to parents from spreadsheet-based pacing trackers
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