Respectful Assessment w/Starr Sackstein
Aaron Blackwelder interviews Starr Sackstein, author of the book Hacking Assessment: 10 Ways to Go Gradeless in a Traditional Grades School, and her latest book Assessing with Respect: Everyday Practices That Meet Students' Social and Emotional Needs.
Wad-Ja-Get? w/Barry Fishman
Arthur Chiaravalli interviews Barry Fishman, professor of Learning Technologies in the University of Michigan School of Information and School of Education. Barry pens the new introduction to the 50th-anniversary edition of Wad-Ja-Get, one of the earliest critical examinations of the effects of grading on student attitudes toward learning.
Dialogic Assessment w/Dr. Sarah Beck
Join Aaron Blackwelder as he interviews Dr. Sarah Beck, Associate Professor of English Education in the Department of Teaching and Learning at NYU Steinhardt and author of the book A Think-Aloud Approach to Writing Assessment.
Beyond Evaluation w/Paul Thomas
Aaron Blackwelder interviews Paul Thomas, Professor of Education at Furman University, Greenville SC about how grades and grading create inequities for both students and teachers.
Teachers as Ethnographers w/David Kirkland
Arthur Chiaravalli interviews David Kirkland, Executive Director of The NYU Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and The Transformation of Schools. He is the author of A Search Past Silence: The Literacy of Young Black Men and co-editor of Students Right to Their Own Language.
Labor-based Grading w/Asao B. Inoue
Arthur Chiaravalli interviews Arizona State University professor, Asao B. Inoue, author of the book, Labor-Based Grading Contracts: Building Equity and Inclusion in the Compassionate Writing Classroom.
How to Go Gradeless w/Arthur Chiaravalli
Aaron Blackwelder hosts Teachers Going Gradeless co-founder Arthur Chiaravalli, author of the recent blog post “How I Go Gradeless.”
Making the Gradeless Shift w/Jared Hamilton
Aaron Blackwelder hosts middle school math teacher, Jared Hamilton, author of the recent blog post “Mario Maker and Going Gradeless in Math.”
Flash Feedback with Matthew Johnson
In this episode, Aaron Blackwelder hosts Matthew Johnson, the author of the book Flash Feedback.
Pointless with Sarah M. Zerwin
Sarah M. Zerwin teaches Senior Language Arts and AP Lit at Fairview High School in Boulder, Colorado, and author of the book Point-Less: An English Teacher’s Guide to More. You can follow her blog The Paper Graders and on twitter at @SarahMZerwin
College Under COVID-19 - Part 2
This episode is the continuation of my conversation with college educators Maha Bali, Jesse Stommel, and Asao B. Inoue about the impact and implications of COVID-19 on college education.
College Under COVID-19 - Part 1
Arthur Chiaravalli interviews Maha Bali, Jesse Stommel, and Asao B. Inoue on COVID-19 implications for the future of college and how we can put access and equity at the center of plans to resume.