TWO-DAY WORKSHOP!

How to "Ungrade"

Rethinking Assessment in the Classroom

With Jesse Stommel

POSTPONED

"Grades are the biggest and most insidious obstacle to education."

~Jesse Stommel, "Why I Don't Grade"

Our BIG Question:

How can school communities understand and shape the future more effectively for the children they serve?

Education is at a crossroads.

Just in the last few months, new technologies and global shifts have pushed traditional definitions of education and schooling even further into question. Generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Midjourney are disrupting how we think about literacy and creativity. The impacts of climate change, political upheaval, and economic uncertainty are challenging the very missions and visions of schools. And concerns about equity and wellness that were amplified by the pandemic continue to grow.

Given this incredibly complex moment, schools can no longer meet the future as it arrives. Instead, school communities must build capacity to more effectively anticipate what comes next, and to design the futures they want for their children.

In this important new ebook, Big Questions Institute Co-Founder Will Richardson offers a new and unique perspective on how school communities might keep "One Foot in the Future" even as they navigate the complexities of the present. This short yet powerful and engaging read will motivate you to take actions in your personal as well as professional life.

Educators can no longer "wait and see" what happens next. Instead, we must now see and feel the future we want beforehand and create it with imagination and hope. "One Foot in the Future" is a compelling starting point for that work.

What will you learn from attending this 4-hour workshop?

How to make the case against traditional grading
How to help students self-assess in meaningful ways
How to develop alternative assessments for a variety of students and classroom experiences
Examples of ungrading in practice
How to help others see the benefits of "Ungrading"

About Jesse Stommel

Jesse Stommel is co-founder of Digital Pedagogy Lab and Hybrid Pedagogy: the journal of critical digital pedagogy. He has a PhD from University of Colorado Boulder. He is co-author of An Urgency of Teachers: the Work of Critical Digital Pedagogy.

Jesse is a documentary filmmaker and teaches courses about pedagogy, film, and new media. Jesse experiments relentlessly with learning interfaces, both digital and analog, and his research focuses on higher education pedagogy, critical digital pedagogy, and assessment. He’s got a rascal pup, Emily, a clever cat, Loki, and a badass daughter, Hazel. He’s online at jessestommel.com and on Twitter @Jessifer.

WORKSHOP REGISTRATION

This 4-hour workshop will get you thinking differently about the grades and assessments you use in your online and face-to-face classrooms.

$295 USD per person

(For team pricing of six or more, contact us.)

(Can't attend live? Register anyway and we'll send you a link to the archived recording.)

Meet your Big Questions Institute Coaches

We're uniquely positioned to help you lead your journey.

Homa Tavangar

Best-Selling Author, Global Education and Inclusion Adviser

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Will Richardson

Author, Speaker, Facilitator and Leadership Coach

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Contact Us

Questions? You can email us and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

Big Questions Institute

+1.908.824.0050

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