For too long, the purpose of assessment has been to collect points for a gradebook. As a high school English teacher, Sarah Zerwin decided to uphold a better purpose for assessment: learning. On the episode, Sarah shares the many “point-less” assessment practices that teachers can use to shift their classroom from a culture of compliance, to a culture of authentic learning.
Pointless Assessment Practices (w Sarah Zerwin)
“They have to trust me that I’m not going to play gotcha with grades, and I have to trust that students will do work, that they want to do the work, without the accountability of grades.” - Sarah Zerwin Click To Tweet
