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SUMMARY:Conversation Hours: Advanced Alternative Grading
DESCRIPTION:Register here | Facilitator: Breana Bayraktar\nAlready using some form of alternative grading in your courses? Join colleagues who are actively implementing alternative grading practices — not to learn the basics\, but to share what’s working\, troubleshoot challenges\, and think through new ideas together. We will meet via Zoom every 3rd Monday at 2pm (dates below). \nEven if you cannot attend all of the meetings\, feel free to register for each occurrence as it fits your schedule; you must register for each separate event. This group is focused on discussion and sharing\, and participants will have the opportunity to bring examples from your own courses to share and get feedback on. We will not have a set list of readings\, but will focus on a different question or theme for each meeting\, in addition to whatever topics participants would like to address. \nContact Breana Bayraktar (bbayrakt@gmu.edu) with any questions! \nMeeting Dates & Tentative Themes\nSept 14: Starting lines — How did you introduce your grading system to students this semester?\nOct 5: First feedback cycles — What’s working in your early rounds of feedback or reassessment\, and what?\nOct 26: Resistance and confusion — How do you handle students who push back or misunderstand your approach?\nNov 16: Keeping momentum — How do you sustain student engagement with alt grading as end-of-semester pressure kicks in?\nDec 7: Institutional realities — How do you navigate final grades\, incompletes\, and systems that weren’t built for what we do?\nJan 11: One thing I’m changing — Based on last semester\, what are you iterating on and why?\nFeb 1: Revision and reassessment policies — What rules govern redos in your course\, and how are they holding up?\nFeb 22: Equity and access — Where do you see alt grading advancing equity — and where does it fall short?\nMar 15: Mid-spring check-in — What are you noticing right now about student learning\, motivation\, and stress?\nApr 5: The hard conversations — How do you talk to students about where they stand before the final stretch?\nApr 26: End-of-course practices — What does closure look like in an alt-graded course?\nMay 17: Year in review — What worked\, what didn’t\, and what are you still trying to figure out? \n* Adding to your calendar will not register you for the event; please register using the link above.
URL:https://stearnscenter.gmu.edu/event/conversation-hours-advanced-alternative-grading/
LOCATION:Zoom\, You will be able to view the Zoom link upon registering.
CATEGORIES:Conversation Hours
ORGANIZER;CN="Breana Bayraktar":MAILTO:bbayrakt@gmu.edu
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