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• Strategies for Diving into Successful Grading Reform

  In this article, Jay C. Percell outlined "issues at stake, address[ed] ... common hesitancies ..., and offer[ed] ... tips for success ... gleaned ... [from] 15 years of alternative grading" (¶2).

  tags: education grading reform teaching practices tips

• Evidence increases for reading on paper instead of screens

  "[S]tudies point to better reading comprehension from printed material..." (deck). "[R]esults from 33 high-quality studies that tested students' comprehension ... showed that students of all ages, from elementary school to college, tend to absorb more when they're reading on paper than on screens, particularly when it comes to nonfiction material" (Barshay, ¶¶ 3-4). That is, without the extra bells and whistles that digital texts can potentially offer" (¶10). "Still, there isn't yet convincing proof that the digital add-ons improve reading comprehension or even match the reading comprehension that students can achieve with text on paper" (¶12). Barshay, Jill. (2019.08.12). Evidence increases for reading on paper instead of screens [online news report]. https://hechingerreport.org/evidence-increases-for-reading-on-paper-instead-of-screens/

  tags: education learning online text printed matter reading comprehension research technology

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A Perfect World Is One with No Grades

"To best report learning without the evaluative and sorting/ranking issues surrounding grades, students need to describe (a) what they tried to learn and why, (b) how well they learned it, and (c) how they know (what evidence they have)" (Brookhart, 2019, Support and Report Learning without Grades, ¶2).

Brookhart, Susan M. (2019). A Perfect World Is One with No Grades. ASCD Express, Vol. 14, No. 31. Retrieved from http://www.ascd.org/ascd-express/vol14/num31/a-perfect-world-is-one-with-no-grades.aspx

Diigo bookmarks (weekly)

• A Snapshot of Instructional Design: Talking Points for a Field in Transition | EDUCAUSE

  "As recognition of the potential of instructional design to influence student experience and success grows, so do expectations placed on instructional designers themselves" (¶2).

  tags: Educause instructional design

• 10 Student-Tested Chrome Extensions | Edutopia

  All free or with premium options!

  tags: browsers Chrome Edutopia extensions free tools

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