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So I'm taking some coding courses to expand my skills and passions and it's making me think a lot about how we approach grades in traditional classrooms. As I learn this new skill myself, my instructors are super supportive and allow me to resubmit as I learn. /1
I'm building a skill that takes time and practice to learn and I'm not penalized for mistakes that I make early on in my learning journey. I can go back and fix those mistakes as I learn. /2
As a science educator in the K-12 space, I've seen a lot of examples of expectations put onto students that they can master a skill after only practicing it once. And they are evaluated on it and that grade is incorporated into their average for the course. /3
I wanted to capture my experience so far using a different way (for me) to instruct and assess writing. This is based on @SarahMZerwin ‘s process of weekly drafting. Also, it’s been awhile since I’ve done a ridiculously long thread 🤓🧵1
Our first writing draft was to connect and inspire. We used mentor texts by Indigenous writers in a few different forms as models for strong writing. Students chose their own topics that were important to them. 🧵2
These forms included personal essay and narrative, as well as fictional narrative. We determined must have text form characteristics, and did lessons on how to study a text for structure and writing craft using this personal essay from @Niigaanwewidam news.umanitoba.ca/those-people-o… 🧵3
🧵I've been finally able to process and ruminate over Ss Final Self-Assessments in an intense 5-week summer comp. course that employs a *labor reflex* approach to #ungrading. Some lessons & observations:
✅Students are intrinsically motivated to learn (and even "unlearn"). 1/
✅Students are intrinsically motivated to learn (and even "unlearn"). 1/
✅ Reflective practice is critical for self-assessment and for locating areas for improvement.
✅ But Ss need time and practice to reflect fully & deeply.
✅ Ss possess more important and stronger goals for learning than can ever be established in the syllabus *outcomes*. 2/
✅ But Ss need time and practice to reflect fully & deeply.
✅ Ss possess more important and stronger goals for learning than can ever be established in the syllabus *outcomes*. 2/
✅ Definitely try out @Jessifer's approach to *epiphanies*. Ask Ss for those "aha" moments--you won't be disappointed!
✅ Some words used to describe initial reactions to #ungrading: "refreshing" "scared" "anxious" "skeptical" "worried" "love!" "excited" "shocked" "concern" 3/
✅ Some words used to describe initial reactions to #ungrading: "refreshing" "scared" "anxious" "skeptical" "worried" "love!" "excited" "shocked" "concern" 3/
