Presented by Megan Leich, Computer Science and Engineering Department Chair, The Athenian School (CA)
Moderated by Toni Rose Deanon, Community Engagement Manager, The Modern Classrooms Project
Grades
Changing Our Relationships with Grades
In this edWebinar, we will discuss ways classroom teachers and administrators can adjust current practices to increase learning for all students.
Differentiation, Assessment and Grading: Redefining Fair
Differentiation is a necessary response to the changing demography of schools, to our deepening understanding of how students learn, and to the changing demands of society and the world at large. But the greatest obstacles to differentiation are outdated beliefs about “fairness”. As long as fairness is equated with sameness, teachers, students and parents will perceive variations in teaching and assessment as being unfair.