Excited to hang out online with 900 of my closest friends at #TheGradingConference starting tomorrow!
June 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Excited to hang out online with 900 of my closest friends at #TheGradingConference starting tomorrow!
A lovely read ahead of #TheGradingConference in a few weeks.
I especially loved "a bunch of quantitative legalese masquerading as pedagogy" as a turn of phrase—perhaps because it so accurately describes where I, and probably many others, started.
I especially loved "a bunch of quantitative legalese masquerading as pedagogy" as a turn of phrase—perhaps because it so accurately describes where I, and probably many others, started.
"The work of ungrading is to push back on the culture of grades and quantitative assessment that reinforces hierarchies between students and teachers, while reducing both to a set of crude (often inscrutable) data points." www.jessestommel.com/the-practice...
The Practice of Ungrading
Ungrading inspects the inequities of schooling, asks hard questions of the structures of our schools, and offers a critique of the labor conditions for teachers at all levels of education.
www.jessestommel.com
May 23, 2025 at 12:39 AM
A lovely read ahead of #TheGradingConference in a few weeks.
I especially loved "a bunch of quantitative legalese masquerading as pedagogy" as a turn of phrase—perhaps because it so accurately describes where I, and probably many others, started.
I especially loved "a bunch of quantitative legalese masquerading as pedagogy" as a turn of phrase—perhaps because it so accurately describes where I, and probably many others, started.
Jane has been hanging out with me all morning at #TheGradingConference
June 14, 2024 at 4:24 PM
Jane has been hanging out with me all morning at #TheGradingConference
Very excited to attend #TheGradingConference today!
June 13, 2024 at 2:53 PM
Very excited to attend #TheGradingConference today!
I love this so much!
"Alternative Grading is about finding alternative ways to highlight the innate brilliance of our students."
--Dr. Jeff Anderson at #TheGradingConference
"Alternative Grading is about finding alternative ways to highlight the innate brilliance of our students."
--Dr. Jeff Anderson at #TheGradingConference
June 13, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I love this so much!
"Alternative Grading is about finding alternative ways to highlight the innate brilliance of our students."
--Dr. Jeff Anderson at #TheGradingConference
"Alternative Grading is about finding alternative ways to highlight the innate brilliance of our students."
--Dr. Jeff Anderson at #TheGradingConference
June 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The talk I’m attending now at #TheGradingConference is by Jeff Anderson and it’s called “Letter Grades Cause Learning Cancer.” I love the boldness of the statement. He’s a math professor.
#ungrading
#ungrading
June 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The talk I’m attending now at #TheGradingConference is by Jeff Anderson and it’s called “Letter Grades Cause Learning Cancer.” I love the boldness of the statement. He’s a math professor.
#ungrading
#ungrading
Heard around the "watercooler" at the grading conference:
Alt Grading is a gateway drug to systemic change in education.
#thegradingconference
Alt Grading is a gateway drug to systemic change in education.
#thegradingconference
June 12, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Heard around the "watercooler" at the grading conference:
Alt Grading is a gateway drug to systemic change in education.
#thegradingconference
Alt Grading is a gateway drug to systemic change in education.
#thegradingconference
"Language is racialized --- and therefore so is grading"
🔥 Dr. Asou Inoue in the opening keynote at #TheGradingConference
🔥 Dr. Asou Inoue in the opening keynote at #TheGradingConference
June 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
"Language is racialized --- and therefore so is grading"
🔥 Dr. Asou Inoue in the opening keynote at #TheGradingConference
🔥 Dr. Asou Inoue in the opening keynote at #TheGradingConference
#TheGradingConference is starting its 6th online incarnation and there are almost 1000 people registered! Their mission is ambitious : systemic change at all levels of education!
June 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
#TheGradingConference is starting its 6th online incarnation and there are almost 1000 people registered! Their mission is ambitious : systemic change at all levels of education!
Another amazing #TheGradingConference is in the books. So much love to this unbelievably generous and welcoming community!!
Now time to collapse....
Now time to collapse....
Sleepy Time For Bed GIF
Alt: Ariel snuggling into her pillow
media.tenor.com
June 15, 2024 at 10:06 PM
Another amazing #TheGradingConference is in the books. So much love to this unbelievably generous and welcoming community!!
Now time to collapse....
Now time to collapse....
Incredible kickoff to our conference - 400+ people heard Dr. Asao Inoue talk about liking students' writing as a necessary prerequisite to helping them learn to write. Incredible talk - thank you Dr. Inoue!!!!
#TheGradingConference
#TheGradingConference
June 11, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Incredible kickoff to our conference - 400+ people heard Dr. Asao Inoue talk about liking students' writing as a necessary prerequisite to helping them learn to write. Incredible talk - thank you Dr. Inoue!!!!
#TheGradingConference
#TheGradingConference
Just in time for the start of 2025’s #TheGradingConference tomorrow! (And yes, I stitched this during last year’s conference. 😂) #BreakFakeRules
June 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Just in time for the start of 2025’s #TheGradingConference tomorrow! (And yes, I stitched this during last year’s conference. 😂) #BreakFakeRules
Session "Special topics: Neurodiversity" at #TheGradingConference:
@sarahesilverman.bsky.social making the point that #AltGrading *can* provide a "tolerance for error" that is often needed when neurodivergent students are trying to communicate with neurotypical instructors or vice versa.
@sarahesilverman.bsky.social making the point that #AltGrading *can* provide a "tolerance for error" that is often needed when neurodivergent students are trying to communicate with neurotypical instructors or vice versa.
June 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Session "Special topics: Neurodiversity" at #TheGradingConference:
@sarahesilverman.bsky.social making the point that #AltGrading *can* provide a "tolerance for error" that is often needed when neurodivergent students are trying to communicate with neurotypical instructors or vice versa.
@sarahesilverman.bsky.social making the point that #AltGrading *can* provide a "tolerance for error" that is often needed when neurodivergent students are trying to communicate with neurotypical instructors or vice versa.
Today's reminder from #TheGradingConference chat:
June 13, 2024 at 4:58 PM
Today's reminder from #TheGradingConference chat:
Let's hear about working with Graduate Student Teaching Assistants in alternatively graded classes!!!
#TheGradingConference
www.thegradingconference.com
#TheGradingConference
www.thegradingconference.com
June 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Let's hear about working with Graduate Student Teaching Assistants in alternatively graded classes!!!
#TheGradingConference
www.thegradingconference.com
#TheGradingConference
www.thegradingconference.com
Wonderful reflection going on in #TheGradingConference keynote from Dr. Leila McCloud, asking us to consider Why me?, Why This?, Why now?
#ungrading #AltGrading
#ungrading #AltGrading
June 13, 2024 at 3:42 PM
Wonderful reflection going on in #TheGradingConference keynote from Dr. Leila McCloud, asking us to consider Why me?, Why This?, Why now?
#ungrading #AltGrading
#ungrading #AltGrading
Latest installment of cross stitch pieces inspired by #TheGradingConference. Love!! 😍
(This would have been finished way earlier, but I ran out of the right thread on my DC trip last week 😭)
(This would have been finished way earlier, but I ran out of the right thread on my DC trip last week 😭)
July 4, 2024 at 1:07 PM
Latest installment of cross stitch pieces inspired by #TheGradingConference. Love!! 😍
(This would have been finished way earlier, but I ran out of the right thread on my DC trip last week 😭)
(This would have been finished way earlier, but I ran out of the right thread on my DC trip last week 😭)
Hi y'all. I wrote yet another thing. This one summarizes and provides expanded sections for the CBE:LSE article I published last year "The ungrading learning theory we have is not the ungrading learning theory we need."
A summary: The ungrading learning theory we have is not the ungrading learning theory we need
Well this summary is only about a year late. The struggle is real, y'all. ;o) This blog is summarizing this article: Sorensen-Unruh, C. (2024). The ungrading learning theory we have is not the ungrading learning theory we need. CBE—Life Sciences Education, 23(3), es6: 1-12. This article is open access so go download it asap for more information about everything covered here.
clarissasorensenunruh.com
June 13, 2025 at 2:41 AM
The 2025 Grading Conference starts tomorrow! Follow and use #TheGradingConference to see snippets from our incredible sessions and participate in the conversation!!
Also, check out today's 100th episode of The Grading Podcast where we talk about the origins of the Conference! www.thegradingpod.com
Also, check out today's 100th episode of The Grading Podcast where we talk about the origins of the Conference! www.thegradingpod.com
June 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The 2025 Grading Conference starts tomorrow! Follow and use #TheGradingConference to see snippets from our incredible sessions and participate in the conversation!!
Also, check out today's 100th episode of The Grading Podcast where we talk about the origins of the Conference! www.thegradingpod.com
Also, check out today's 100th episode of The Grading Podcast where we talk about the origins of the Conference! www.thegradingpod.com
Loving this "menu" of alt grading options from Veronica Berns at #TheGradingConference!!
June 14, 2024 at 5:21 PM
Loving this "menu" of alt grading options from Veronica Berns at #TheGradingConference!!
Several talk are giving results and research about specific implementations of alt grading in STEM classes. It's great to see people who came to the grading conference in previous years come back with the results of what they tried. Love this community!
#thegradingconference
#thegradingconference
June 12, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Several talk are giving results and research about specific implementations of alt grading in STEM classes. It's great to see people who came to the grading conference in previous years come back with the results of what they tried. Love this community!
#thegradingconference
#thegradingconference
Student reactions: "I did not think that I would enjoy learning about Chemistry but this class proved me wrong."
#TheGradingConference
www.thegradingconference.com
#TheGradingConference
www.thegradingconference.com
The Grading Conference
www.thegradingconference.com
June 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Student reactions: "I did not think that I would enjoy learning about Chemistry but this class proved me wrong."
#TheGradingConference
www.thegradingconference.com
#TheGradingConference
www.thegradingconference.com
How does alt grading become sustainable? Intentionally teaching the next generation of instructors about grading philosophies and pedagogy. Two different sessions on training GTAs at this year's conference!!
#TheGradingConference
www.thegradingconference.com
#TheGradingConference
www.thegradingconference.com
The Grading Conference
www.thegradingconference.com
June 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM
How does alt grading become sustainable? Intentionally teaching the next generation of instructors about grading philosophies and pedagogy. Two different sessions on training GTAs at this year's conference!!
#TheGradingConference
www.thegradingconference.com
#TheGradingConference
www.thegradingconference.com
I have other commitments for the rest of the day, but kudos to the organizers of #TheGradingConference for putting together another fabulous event! Onward!
June 15, 2024 at 5:39 PM
I have other commitments for the rest of the day, but kudos to the organizers of #TheGradingConference for putting together another fabulous event! Onward!