Ungrading in college math classes
This is a recording of a workshop I created for Community College Math instructors who want to re-imagine assessment:
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00:00 -Introduction
00:13 -Challenge the status quo: Reimagine grades
01:47 -What is UNgrading? My definition
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02:12 -The CA state rule that requires grades (Sections 55002 & 55023)
02:27 -There are many flavors of ungrading
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03:02 -Elena’s testimonial: Punished by Rewards
03:20 -I wants to give you the gift of time to read:
• Develop your deep reading systems
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04:02 -Why do I ungrade?
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04:51 -This system is not broken. It’s functioning as intended.
05:46 -We need to challenge the premise of grades
06:19 -My use of traditional grades killed students dreams:
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06:43 -I can’t blame the system. I am the system.
06:57 -I have the power to determine how grading works
07:15 -My anti-racist, research-based definition of teaching
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08:28 -Grades are to learning what cigarettes are to health
09:41 -How do I eliminate grades in my class?
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11:40 -How do I run my classes? My three rules
11:55 -Rule 1: Your health comes first
12:39 -Rule 2: Deep learning over shallow learning
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13:49 -Rule 3: No ghosting Jeff (or I’ll drop you)
14:31 -I don’t use email. I use Google voice
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15:00 -What does my grade book look like?
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16:15 -I challenge my students to write their own textbook
• Math 2B Interview with Maria Mihaila
17:00 -I use the Course Outline of record to define the course content:
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17:22 -I write my own textbooks and make my own videos
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17:55 -Look at beginning level calendar (Foothill Math 2B, fall 2022)
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18:05 -This is all self-paced and all flipped learning
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18:10 -The first two weeks are all training on how to learn
19:00 -In week 3, I start asking students for evidence of math learning
19:48 -How I schedule the individual conferences
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20:37 -What I look for during conference presentations?
21:41 -How I record evidence of learning in my grade book?
22:16 -What is my definition of an A letter grade?
23:23 -What does it mean to develop excellent levels of mastery?
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23:37 -We know what excellence looks like and how to develop it
23:48 -I train my students to be deep learners
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25:00 -In first two weeks, students finish 3 Conquering College Labs
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26:51 -The goal of this class is to introduce you to new ideas
27:10 -During portfolio conferences, I push my students into their sweet spots
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