Vrain Waves Discussion by John Thomas https://padlet.com/jthomas395/sn3tp2w4ehkpvmw1 en-us 2021-05-01 18:00:53 UTC 2021-05-05 20:04:21 UTC hello@padlet.com What resonated with you about the podcast? What was most intriguing or most exciting to you? kfincke3 https://padlet.com/jthomas395/sn3tp2w4ehkpvmw1/wish/1487207486 2021-05-03 20:39:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jthomas395/sn3tp2w4ehkpvmw1/wish/1487207486 What do we envision for a more equitable system? How do we want it to function and feel for students? kfincke3 https://padlet.com/jthomas395/sn3tp2w4ehkpvmw1/wish/1487225518 2021-05-03 20:45:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jthomas395/sn3tp2w4ehkpvmw1/wish/1487225518 Resonance mmolloy5 https://padlet.com/jthomas395/sn3tp2w4ehkpvmw1/wish/1495559004 When Joe said that grading is a hot button issue for teachers because "it's one of the last spaces for autonomy in our profession"; this reminded me about the BATTLES I've heard from my mom about standards based grading, and conversations I've had in the XLC Antiracism group. Makes me consider how to roll out a new "policy"--it is enough to just ask teachers to start thinking about the purpose of grading? I feel like if most teachers at XL paused and learned about "Equitable Grading" many would be open to it, test out some practices, and then be open to a redesign; just making a blanket change would sow resentment.]]> 2021-05-05 19:52:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jthomas395/sn3tp2w4ehkpvmw1/wish/1495559004 Resonance kfincke3 https://padlet.com/jthomas395/sn3tp2w4ehkpvmw1/wish/1495560222 Grading times when students struggle and averaging the grades even if they mastered it at the end]]> 2021-05-05 19:52:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jthomas395/sn3tp2w4ehkpvmw1/wish/1495560222 Teacher Ownership MsPainter https://padlet.com/jthomas395/sn3tp2w4ehkpvmw1/wish/1495561467 I thought the discussion in the podcast about teacher pride and ownership of grading was interesting. As a new teacher, I did no feel a strong connection to that piece, and wonder how teachers who have been teaching longer will/would respond to a massive shift in grading?]]> 2021-05-05 19:52:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jthomas395/sn3tp2w4ehkpvmw1/wish/1495561467 Students have different ways to show academic skills kfincke3 https://padlet.com/jthomas395/sn3tp2w4ehkpvmw1/wish/1495563145 2021-05-05 19:53:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jthomas395/sn3tp2w4ehkpvmw1/wish/1495563145 MsPainter https://padlet.com/jthomas395/sn3tp2w4ehkpvmw1/wish/1495570831 Steering away from point-driven reward systems, and authentic, student-directed learning]]> 2021-05-05 19:55:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jthomas395/sn3tp2w4ehkpvmw1/wish/1495570831