EdSci Book Club – Grading for Growth
We will be reading:
- Clark, D., & Talbert, R. (2023). Grading for Growth: A Guide to Alternative Grading Practices that Promote Authentic Learning and Student Engagement in Higher Education. Download your free e-copy through YorkU Libraries.
Open to all instructors, postdocs and graduate students in the Faculty of Science.
Meetings will take place once per month. View the EdSci Bookclub schedule below.
EdSci Bookclub Schedule:
| DATE & TIME | TOPIC | CHAPTER |
| Fri. Nov. 3, 11am – 12:30pm | Why we grade & what on Earth is alternative grading? | Ch. 2, 3, 4 |
| Tues. Dec. 12, 11am – 12pm | Types of alternative grading | Ch. 5 & 6 |
| Fri. Jan. 19, 11am – 12pm | Large classes, large labs | Ch. 8 & 9 |
| Fri. Feb. 9, 10am – 11am | Mix and match approaches to grading | Ch. 7 & 10 |
| Tues. Mar. 5, 12pm – 1pm | Workbook for Alterative Grading | Ch. 11 |
| Tues. Apr. 16, 12pm – 1pm | How to do it! Share what we’ll do with this knowledge | Ch. 12 & 13 |
