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How Bob Barker of the Price Is Right Grades Essays
Whenever I work with teachers, I advise them to look at the world like a poet or photographer might. Viewing things in…
Read issue →(FREE WEBINAR!!) Teaching Line of Reasoning
Half of the battle is getting our students to create a cogent line of reasoning. When we sit down to grade a stack of…
Read issue →To What Extent Do Your Grading Practices Make You Hate Your Job?
If you really think about it, nowhere in our teaching contracts does it say anything about compulsory unpaid overtime.…
Read issue →Why Do ELA Teachers Have Compulsory Unpaid Overtime?
Good morning! A number of folks reached out to me based upon the previous two day’s emails concerning the Alternative…
Read issue →Not Losing Sight Of The Easier, Softer Way
Good morning! I wanted to reach out individually to teachers that expressed interest in the Alternative Grading…
Read issue →100, 90, 80, 70 Roulette
Good morning! Today I’d like to share with you an alternative grading method that affords me the opportunity to grade 30…
Read issue →Traditional Grading Methods Are the Bane of Our Existence
Good morning fellow ELA teachers! I’m super excited to host the Alternative Grading Methods Two-Hour Intensive on…
Read issue →Alternative Grading Methods Two-Hour Intensive
I once heard it said that grading a stack of papers is like shoveling smoke for a weekend. And it is true .. and we know…
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