Where Action Research Meets Community of Practice in Grading Redesign Grading redesign work rarely fails because educators do not care. It stalls when people are
In my own 8th-grade ELA middle school co-taught classroom in central Maryland, I have recently come to the belief that students often experience learning as something
As I returned from the FullScale Symposium, where I had the privilege of learning alongside innovative educators from across the nation, I was struck by
The Shock of Public Scrutiny Early in my teaching career in New York City Public Schools, I knew that my students weren’t getting grades that
We all know that grades play a crucial role in opening doors to opportunities like advanced coursework, athletics, and college admissions. However, our recent report,
“Each year, millions of high school students are receiving grades that don’t represent what they actually know and have learned . . . Yet, they
Professional work environments in the 21st century are all about collaboration and teamwork. We want our students to learn important skills of working together: to
Who makes decisions in schools? Principals frequently promote “shared decision-making” or “distributed leadership” as a signal to teachers that their voices matter. A principal knows
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