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Joshua Bowman<p>The book *Grading for Growth* by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/@dccmath" class="u-url mention">@<span>dccmath</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@RobertTalbert" class="u-url mention">@<span>RobertTalbert</span></a></span> is now available! Read about it and find the link to order on their Substack: <a href="https://gradingforgrowth.com/p/grading-for-growth-the-book-is-now" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gradingforgrowth.com/p/grading</span><span class="invisible">-for-growth-the-book-is-now</span></a></p><p>My calculus class appears as a case study in chapter 5 (“Standards-Based Grading”) as a fairly straightforward example. Of course I’ve made a few changes in the system even since I did this interview 😉 but I think it still stands as a good reference for anyone considering an SBG or other alternative grading system.</p><p>Check it out!</p><p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Grading" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Grading</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/GradingForGrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GradingForGrowth</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Teaching</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/AlternativeGrading" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AlternativeGrading</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/StandardsBasedGrading" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>StandardsBasedGrading</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/SBG" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SBG</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Calculus" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Calculus</span></a></p>
David Clark<p>Much of my work nowadays focuses on <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/AlternativeGrading" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AlternativeGrading</span></a> (aka <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/StandardsBasedGrading" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>StandardsBasedGrading</span></a>, <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/SpecificationsGrading" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SpecificationsGrading</span></a>, <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Ungrading" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Ungrading</span></a>, etc.).</p><p>I co-author a blog with <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://birdsite.wilde.cloud/users/roberttalbert" class="u-url mention">@<span>roberttalbert</span></a></span>. Today&#39;s post is a pretty good <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>introduction</span></a> to my ideas on teaching and assessment: <a href="https://gradingforgrowth.com/p/traditional-grades-are-not-objective" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gradingforgrowth.com/p/traditi</span><span class="invisible">onal-grades-are-not-objective</span></a></p>
David Clark<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/@keithjones" class="u-url mention">@<span>keithjones</span></a></span> I too would be interested in a <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/mtbos" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mtbos</span></a> -like home here. Discussions around <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/gradingforgrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>gradingforgrowth</span></a>, <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/standardsbasedgrading" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>standardsbasedgrading</span></a>, etc. are the main reason I&#39;m still on the bird site.</p>