#187What do your grades look like? Do the grades that your students earn reflect their mastery and what they can do with and in the target language? In this episode, I speak with Jude Krushnowski, the Director of the World Language Teacher Education Program at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He walks us through a framework for competency-based grading in our proficiency-based classrooms. Lots of tips, insights and suggestions for making this transition to assessments authentically reflecting our students’ competency. Topics in this Episode:what standards-based grading is and how it differs from traditional grading methodshow standards-based grading aligns with proficiency-based instruction and why is it more beneficial for assessmentsexamples where standards-based grading significantly enhanced learning and proficiency growthwhat gets assessed and what does not; what goes into the gradewhat it looks like in practice, particularly gradebook categories, retakes, rubrics vs. points and percentageschallenges teachers might face when transitioning to standards-based gradingConnect with Jude :Twitter/X: @ProfeKrushConnect with Joshua and the World Language Classroom Community: wlclassrom.comX (aka Twitter):  @wlclassroomThreads: @wlclassroomInstagram:  @wlclassroomFacebook:  /wlclassroomWLClassroom Facebook Group__________________________Interested in having Joshua work directly with your department, school or district?  Look at options for collaborating in person or remotely.______________________________Sign up for Talking Points to get  tips, tools and resources for your language teaching.______________________________Join Joshua as a guest on the podcast.______________________________Join Joshua for a Leveling Up Coaching Episode  on the podcast.  Send me a text and let me know your thoughts on this episode or the podcast.

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