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Engaging Parents and Families in Grading Reforms with Thomas Guskey
Dr. Thomas R. Guskey is Professor Emeritus in the College of Education at the University of Kentucky. He is known throughout the world for his work on student assessment, grading and reporting, professional learning, and educational research.
Guskey is author/editor of thirty books, including his latest, Engaging Parents and Families in Grading Reforms (Corwin).
We discuss:
What is the purpose of grading?
“Is my purpose as a teacher to select talent or develop talent?”
The state of grading practices in US schools
Communicating grading — what families want to know
Connotations around the…
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