š„ What does it mean to grow beyond grades?
š„ What works about standards-based grading, and where does it fall short?
š„ How can we deemphasize grades and shift the focus to growth in our practice?
Join me for this conversation with assessment leader ARTHUR CHIARAVALLI as he shares his insights on these and other critical questions.
About This Guest: In his teaching career, Arthur has taught mathematics, language arts, media arts, and technology. He has a passion for helping teachers move toward more humane, effective approaches to assessment, feedback, and reporting that help students develop positive beliefs in their abilities. He is also the founder of Grow Beyond Grades, a global group of educators convinced that teaching and learning is better when we grade less.
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In This Conversation:
0:29 - Who is Arthur Chiaravalli?
2:01 - Arthur's story: hitting an assessment rock bottom in Atlanta
5:49 - The wins and losses of SBG, or Standards-Based Grading
10:56 - Defining gradeless and the practice of grading less
13:40 - Arthur describes his first steps on the journey of grading less
19:55 - Benefits from de-emphasizing grades and focusing on growth
24:30 - Increasing student engagement and engagement
29:56 - Arthur's laments regarding traditional grading practices
36:47 - Why Teachers Going Gradeless became Grow Beyond Grades
39:15 - An update on Arthur's upcoming book
41:01 - What's next for the Grow Beyond Grades team
43:48 - Arthur's passion for family, exploring Vermont
44:34 - A productivity hack: Google apps and Calendar
45:24 - A book recommendation: The Dialogic Imagination by Mikhail Bakhtin
46:33 - Someone to follow online: Human Restoration Project
47:54 - What Arthur's streaming: Martin Short videos on YouTube
49:04 - How to connect with Arthur online
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