Feedback Grades Students 
Catlin Tucker
JULY 2, 2019
In a blog post I wrote titled Ask Yourself, Why Am I Grading This? , I encourage teachers to think about the purpose of the work students are doing and evaluate whether it makes sense for them to invest their time and energy grading that work. How is one teacher supposed to grade all of the work that 150+ students complete?
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Catlin Tucker
FEBRUARY 14, 2019
“If I don’t grade it, students won’t do it.” ” This reasoning leaves teachers with piles of work to grade, but I wonder how much of that time spent assigning points to student work results in improved student performance. Why am I grading this?
eSchool News
MARCH 5, 2021
Students submit work, teachers grade work, we move on. The consequences were obvious immediately–student work deteriorated. I quickly had to figure out–how could I incorporate the feedback cycle that was so effective in my classroom but online? Find a way to see student work during class time.
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OCTOBER 11, 2024
Responding to a critical gap in technology education, CompTIA Spark has launched free technology curriculum specifically for middle grade classrooms, grades 5-8. It aims to support teachers so that they can teach the critical skills students need to succeed in whatever path they choose.
Catlin Tucker
JANUARY 10, 2022
Teachers are navigating substitute teacher shortages, COVID protocols, and record numbers of absent students in addition to the normal demands of this job. Yet, the last two years have highlighted how crucial school is for students and families. I teamed up with Dr. Katie Novak to write a follow-up to our book UDL and Blended Learning.
Catlin Tucker
FEBRUARY 26, 2023
Why should teachers use rubrics to assess student work? Rubrics identify specific criteria relevant to the assignment, along with corresponding levels of performance that allow for more precise grading. Using rubrics helps teachers stay focused during the grading process and ensures that grading is objective, consistent, and fair.
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