Outcomes
Powerful Learning Experiences for Educators
Teachers would highly recommend our professional development to other teachers
Teachers find 1:1 coaching valuable from our Grading for Equity Coaches
Teachers report that our workshops had a higher impact vs. others
Improved Grading Practices Benefit Everyone
When teachers implement equitable grading practices, everyone benefits: students, the teachers themselves, parents, and anyone who relies on grades to be accurate and fair. In our organization’s work with over 11,000 teachers and hundreds of districts, schools, and colleges, there are consistent, meaningful results:
Students
Decreased Stress in Classrooms
90%
of teachers report reduced stress among students in their classrooms
Shift from a Focus on ‘Points’ to Learning
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It has been nice to have the conversations with students change from ‘How many points do I need?’ to ‘What do I need to learn?’Stronger Motivation and Belief in Their Own Success
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Since moving to equitable grading, students who fall behind can more easily improve, decreasing the number of students who give up because they have no hope
Greater Agency and Responsibility
3x
Teachers are 3x more likely to agree that students understand how grades are determined and know how to improve them after our professional developmentTeachers
Improved Relationships with Students
85%
of teachers report improved relationships with studentsPositive Changes to Grading Practices and Overall Teaching
97%
of teachers report improvement in not just grading, but their overall teachingMore Effective Teaching
98%
of teachers report that their changes to grading has improved learning for all studentsIncreased Commitment and Connection
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of teachers report that our professional development made them more likely to stay in their school or districtLeaders
Teacher-driven Support for Fair Grading
98%
of teachers report positive changes to their approach to grading following our professional developmentIncreased Student Success
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We’ve tried a lot of strategies to reduce achievement gaps across our district. This professional development is the first thing that’s moved the needleImproved Job Satisfaction and Teacher Retention
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This work of improving grading has brought the joy back into teaching for me
Improved Grading Systemwide
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This empowers me to be a catalyst for change – to make grading as fair and equitable as it can be for our students across the district
Research-Based Approach to Ensure Equitable Grading for Every Student
Because equitable grading focuses on mastery of content, students receive grades that reflect their true learning without being inflated or deflated by other factors. Independent researchers at Elite Research Statistical Consulting, LLC, have measured the impact of improved grading practices on student grades and consistently found that our equitable grading professional development with teachers and leaders results in grades that are more accurate and fair.
Crescendo Education Group’s professional development results in:
- Decrease in student failure rates
- Decrease in grade inflation
- Increase in the correlation between teacher-assigned grades and standardized test scores
(grading becomes more valid and reliable)
Learn more about the research on equitable grading:
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