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I never take anything home to grade. That is the boundary I make for myself so when I'm home I'm present with my family.

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After completing an essay unit— which takes a lot of time to correct—I do an independent work unit so I can grade more in class and not take so much work home.

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Give specific feedback on a rough draft and on their rubric; for the final draft, have students score their own final draft on the rubric + explain the areas of growth -- you don't have to give extensive feedback on the final and you are only really looking at specific places.

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The “students test teacher” test. Small groups get together and design questions on a text that class has read and then verbally test teacher. Groups earn xc points for any question teacher gets wrong. Kids love it and you secretly get them to show what they know about text!

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111 things about you. I have students create a list of 111 things about themselves. They spend the first week creating this. Then when I read the lists, I get to know them, I look for connections to their passions and interests, and I often get to learn about their families, beliefs, and fears.

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I give note cards for kids to write out answers to thinking prompts. They have to have one side minimum filled out. Quick grading— less intimidating for kids to answer.

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Give yourself a buffer day each month so you do not stress out if your plans fall apart and get off track.

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Don’t take it personally.

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I take the papers out of the box and put them under the box. Poof! They dissapear and no longer need grading!

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I hide little ducks around the school. Students don’t know it’s me (at least they didn’t until this year) but they go crazy searching for them and who can find the most. 6-12 building.

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Using AI to help generate what you need

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Have kids fill out an anticipation guide. Then not only take volunteers, but have all students give a thumbs up, down, or sideways to share their opinions.

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Plan your assessments carefully. Does it always have to be a full-length essay? Can students demonstrate a skill in a paragraph or two instead? Could you use an oral assessment? I’ve learned to make my own life easier by being creative!

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Student self-assessment for formative. Quick to put it in the gradebook.

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End the term with a presentation—graded in the moment.

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Use rubrics for general feedback and offer more in depth to students who would like to meet one on one

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QTIP- quit taking it personally.

When I’m having especially frustrating times, I’ll carry a qtip in my pocket to remind me…

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Post-it notes as Exit slips- place on each desk while walking around during the lesson- the response can be anything you need it to be/what time allows at the end.

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Don't always grade everything. Have students do the work but not everything has to go in the gradebook.