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THIS IS AN EYE OPENER.Equitable Grading makes for a better teaching and learning experience for all. Its time to rething grading as you'll learnn. Please listen to Joe Feldman and Dr. Shantha Smith of Crescendo Education Group at tinyurl.com/4ea6er2x

Last week Crescendo Education Group had the distinct honor of working with Albuquerque Public Schools district leaders. Strategic visioning about how to support teachers on making grading a more accurate reflection of students learning is essential. Joe Feldman

A teacher just said, “You were never teaching soft skills, you were just punishing kids for not having them. I felt that.

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"Change is hard because people overestimate the value of what they have and underestimate the value of what they may gain by giving that up." — James Belasco and Ralph Stayer.

I am so humbled & grateful to be part of this lineup in #streetdatapod. In our podcast conversation we used important language and lenses that unfortunately are often rare in education spaces.

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Today we did double duty in Albuquerque Public Schools teachers shared their experiences with more equitable grading. Next we completed our final workshop for the year.

We don’t get to hangout like this often but it’s always a great time when we get to present together and learn from teachers working on making grades that are accurate, bias-resistant and motivational Joe Feldman Crescendo Education Group

The leaders of Charlottesville City Schools working to normalize conversations about grading! Crescendo Education Group

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Today I have the privilege to be in beautiful West Covina , Ca. West Covina USD with teachers and leaders. We will be working together all year to shift practices. Crescendo Education Group

To all my sisSTARS. I love you. Your name matters. It’s not to hard for people who care and respect you to call you by it. CORRECTLY

Growing up my grades said I was average at best. Ppl looked at my grades and judged me. In turn I judged myself. Never got invited to take an AP course. I want ppl to start critically examining grades. Read if you want to learn Crescendo Education Group crescendoedgroup.org/blog/equitable…

You haven’t pulled all the levers to favorably impact student outcomes if you haven’t examined your school or district’s grading practices. Crescendo Education Group Read more: crescendoedgroup.org/blog/equitable…

Quote of the week. “You don’t have to intend racism to ACCOMPLISH it..” -Dr. Eric Dyson -There are racist practices. Instead of doubling down in ignorance learn from it. Make amends. Move forward differently.

When I started working to improve grading in my school and district 7 years ago, I was surprised to find this convo was not new🤦🏽‍♀️ Change is difficult work. Shoutout those who have worked tirelessly on this front. crescendoedgroup.org/blog/equitable… Rick Wormeli Ken O'Connor Douglas Reeves

📣 New Blog: How to Build Teacher Buy-In for Equitable Grading. 5 actionable strategies for school leaders to gain teacher support and foster sustainable, transformative change. #GradingForEquity #EdLeaders #EducationForAll #GradingPractices #Teachers crescendoedgroup.org/blog/blog/grad…

🎬 Fostering Equitable Grading Practices In an insightful interview, PhD Shantha Smith, PhD speaks with Professor Brent Warner @BrentGWarner.bsky.social about the transformative impact of #gradingforequity 👉Watch the full interview here: crescendoedgroup.org/testimonials/

🎬 Automating Expertise Assessment: Explore ChatGPT’s role in equitable grading with Shantha Smith, PhD & Brent Warner @BrentGWarner.bsky.social 🔗 To Watch full interview: Visit crescendoedgroup.org/testimonials/ #ExpertiseAssessment #GradingForEquity #FourLevelsOfExpertise #ChatGPTAutomation #EducationalInnovation