Listen "Episode 158: Automated Grading vs. Teacher Grading"
Episode Synopsis
Monte is joined by Sarah Hower to discuss her approach to automating grading and the types of assignments that are best graded automatically versus those that are best graded by the teacher.
Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog (https://www.modernclassrooms.org/blog/automated-grading).
Show Notes
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Check out MCP's new podcast, Catalyzing Classroom Change (https://catalyzingclassroomchange.fireside.fm/)!
Grading for Equity (Joe Feldman) (https://gradingforequity.org/) – Amazon Link (https://www.amazon.com/Grading-Equity-Matters-Transform-Classrooms/dp/1506391575)
MCP Podcast Episode 133 - Providing Effective Feedback (https://podcast.modernclassrooms.org/133)
Edutopia Articles about Multiple Choice Tests:
5 Tips for Designing Multiple-Choice Quizzes (https://www.edutopia.org/article/5-tips-designing-multiple-choice-quizzes/)
What Does the Research Say About Testing? (https://www.edutopia.org/article/what-does-research-say-about-testing/)
Sarah’s Test Revisions Sheet (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A1dVuvlhen30HtVY-_VSz1rkgcf2HaWpUXUzG0gtswA/edit?usp=sharing)
Hower’s Mastery Check Revision Sheet (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V-ub_IMHPfW30xAYl88m94w-0ZSs5MfrJeBpKt3_7Iw/edit?usp=sharing)
Hower’s Back to School Night Slides (https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1l3E64szU-qm9w4rIjKRWESxwJx252M_ePI20totbvBk/edit?usp=sharing) (for 11-12th grade Anatomy & Physiology)
ChatGPT (https://chat.openai.com/)
How ChatGPT Can Help With Grading (https://blog.tcea.org/chatgpt-grading/) (TCEA TechNotes Article)
Email Sarah at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
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The Modern Classrooms Podcast is edited by Zach Diamond: @zpdiamond (https://twitter.com/zpdiamond) on Twitter and Learning to Teach (https://www.learningtoteach.co/) Special Guest: Sarah Hower.
Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog (https://www.modernclassrooms.org/blog/automated-grading).
Show Notes
More info on MCP Webinars (https://www.modernclassrooms.org/webinars) and Scholarships (https://www.modernclassrooms.org/scholarships)
Upcoming MCP Events:
Register for Shades of Excellence (https://modernclassrooms.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LoY-z92nRcCUDqA1J8gMWw) (Monday, September 25th at 7:00 PM Eastern)
Register for The Science of Reading (https://modernclassrooms.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MivhCptISgGfNWIxse9vtw) (Tuesday, September 26th at 6:00 PM Eastern)
Register for our Kami Webinar (https://modernclassrooms.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-hgQ1JBsRK-GM0D9rzT3wQ) (Thursday, September 28th at 6:00 PM Eastern)
Check out MCP's new podcast, Catalyzing Classroom Change (https://catalyzingclassroomchange.fireside.fm/)!
Grading for Equity (Joe Feldman) (https://gradingforequity.org/) – Amazon Link (https://www.amazon.com/Grading-Equity-Matters-Transform-Classrooms/dp/1506391575)
MCP Podcast Episode 133 - Providing Effective Feedback (https://podcast.modernclassrooms.org/133)
Edutopia Articles about Multiple Choice Tests:
5 Tips for Designing Multiple-Choice Quizzes (https://www.edutopia.org/article/5-tips-designing-multiple-choice-quizzes/)
What Does the Research Say About Testing? (https://www.edutopia.org/article/what-does-research-say-about-testing/)
Sarah’s Test Revisions Sheet (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A1dVuvlhen30HtVY-_VSz1rkgcf2HaWpUXUzG0gtswA/edit?usp=sharing)
Hower’s Mastery Check Revision Sheet (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V-ub_IMHPfW30xAYl88m94w-0ZSs5MfrJeBpKt3_7Iw/edit?usp=sharing)
Hower’s Back to School Night Slides (https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1l3E64szU-qm9w4rIjKRWESxwJx252M_ePI20totbvBk/edit?usp=sharing) (for 11-12th grade Anatomy & Physiology)
ChatGPT (https://chat.openai.com/)
How ChatGPT Can Help With Grading (https://blog.tcea.org/chatgpt-grading/) (TCEA TechNotes Article)
Email Sarah at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
Contact us, follow us online, and learn more:
Email us questions and feedback at: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
Send us an audio note (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSffmqSsaaU7M0MTXowApIOt-wace2tD6LPct73oEQOlaFp4vQ/viewform?usp=sf_link) and we'll include it on a future episode!
Modern Classrooms: @modernclassproj (https://twitter.com/modernclassproj) on Twitter and facebook.com/modernclassproj (https://www.facebook.com/modernclassproj) (remember you can tweet us questions by using the hashtag #askMCP)
Kareem: @kareemfarah23 (https://twitter.com/kareemfarah23) on Twitter
Toni Rose: @classroomflex (https://twitter.com/classroomflex) on Twitter and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/classroomflex/?hl=en)
The Modern Classroom Project (https://www.modernclassrooms.org)
Modern Classrooms Online Course (https://learn.modernclassrooms.org)
Take our free online course, or sign up for our mentorship program to receive personalized guidance from a Modern Classrooms mentor as you implement your own modern classroom!
The Modern Classrooms Podcast is edited by Zach Diamond: @zpdiamond (https://twitter.com/zpdiamond) on Twitter and Learning to Teach (https://www.learningtoteach.co/) Special Guest: Sarah Hower.
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