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Embark on a transformative journey at the intersection of social justice and assessment with The Antiracist Grading Handbook for Teachers. This indispensable resource empowers you to reimagine grading as a means for advancing student achievement. Perfect for high school teachers while also valuable for middle school and college instructors, The Antiracist Grading Handbook for Teachers equips you with practical techniques to transform your grading practices into tools for promoting equity and growth-thereby dramatically reducing the friction for student success. Each chapter in this accessible and timely book focuses on a specific grading method or idea, offering you concrete strategies supported by research and real-world examples to enable your students to thrive while also ensuring equitable outcomes in inclusive learning environments. The wide range of topics addressed include: Adapting Compassionately: Discover how to flexibly adjust grading approaches to meet evolving student needs, fostering empathy and understanding. Nurturing Growth: Move beyond ranking and sorting, cultivating a culture of proficiency and personal development instead. Promoting Retakes: Implement retakes and redos, encouraging students to overcome setbacks and build resilience. Evaluating Holistically: Decouple academic performance from behavior, developing assessment methods that reflect students' true potential. Ensuring Equitable Accountability: Embrace late work without punitive measures, engendering an environment that values progress. Exploring Ungraded Approaches: Shift toward ungraded practice work, promoting genuine engagement and curiosity rather than mere completion. Revamping Grading Systems: Overhaul grading scales to abolish zeros and ensure proportional evaluation, redefining success for every student. Imagining Change: Propel education into a future where traditional grading is obsolete, paving the way for new, revolutionary paradigms. - Recognizing the urgency of integrating antiracist principles into educational practice, The Antiracist Grading Handbook for Teachers confronts the inequities perpetuated by traditional grading. With its evidence-based techniques, compelling anecdotes, and thought-provoking perspectives, the book makes the case for the adoption of an antiracist approach to grading students, inviting you to reenvision grading as a catalyst for positive change in your classroom. It will not only inspire you to be a courageous agent of innovation but also enable you to foster equity, bridge the opportunity gap, and celebrate the diverse strengths of all your studen

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