
Hacking Assessment
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Now is the time to reimagine assessment and throw out traditional grades
Internationally-recognized grading and assessment expert Starr Sackstein is back with the long-awaited update to her highly-regarded guide to throwing out grades, even in a traditional grades school.
Over 100 new strategies and resources
Nearly seven years after helping launch a global no-grades classroom movement, Sackstein has honed her practice and now brings teachers and school leaders more than 100 new and updated strategies, solutions, and practical resources you can read today and use in any classroom tomorrow to transform how you assess learning.
Understand modern assessment problems and how to fix them
Readers will learn about the flaws of traditional assessment systems and how to make immediate changes so students can better advocate for themselves as learners.
Change the mindset
Begin by addressing your mindset about grading, and learn how to help your community buy into the shift and to go gradeless. Bravely change the systems that aren't serving your students.
In this power-packed second edition of Hacking Assessment, you will find:
- updated tools to ease the transition to ungrading for teachers
- standards-aligned rubrics
- new resources to support the work
- self-grading strategies and tools
- standards based grading tips and resources
- fresh Hacks in Action for various grade levels
- strategies for motivating students to embrace no-grades assessment
- a blueprint for providing clear, objective feedback for learners
- ways to inspire students to embrace self-grading
- clear strategies for deciding on report card grades, even when you work daily without grades
- examples of impactful assessment conferences with students
Read this impactful, updated second edition of Hacking Assessment today, and immediately start building a culture of students who embrace learning for learning's sake, not for a grade.
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Introduction: Goodbye, Grades; Hello, Growth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Hack 1: Shift the Grades Mindset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Start a No-Grades Classroom
Hack 2: Promote Buy-In. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Open Lines of Communication with Stakeholders
Hack 3: Rebrand Assignments as Learning
Experiences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Design Comprehensive Projects for Optimal Growth
Hack 4: Facilitate Student Partnerships. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Work Smarter, Not Harder
Hack 5: Digitize Your Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Ease Data Collection and Inform Learning with Technology
Hack 6: Maximize Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Confer Inside and Outside of Class
Hack 7: Track Progress Transparently. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Discard Your Traditional Grade Book
Hack 8: Teach Reflection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Help Students Become Better Learners with Metacognition
Hack 9: Show Students How to Self-Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Put the Power of Grading into Students' Hands
Hack 10: Deploy Cloud-Based Archives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Transition to Portfolio Assessment
Conclusion: Hack Your Growth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Appendices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Recommended Reading and Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
About the Author. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Acknowledgments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
More from Times 10 Publications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Resources from Times 10 Publications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
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