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142. Grading From the Inside Out: Featuring Tom Schimmer
10th April 2021 • Aspire to Lead • Joshua Stamper
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This week’s guest, Tom Schimmer, shares his journey as a leader, redefining accountability in grading, the myths of standards based grading and the importance of descriptive feedback.    In this episode, we discuss:
  • Standards Based Mindset
  • Grading True North
  • Myths about Standards Based Grading
  • And Grading From the Inside Out

About Tom Schimmer:

Tom Schimmer is an independent education author, speaker, and consultant from Vancouver, BC. Over the course of his career he has been a classroom teacher, school administrator, and district level leader. Tom is an internationally recognized leader and expert in the areas of assessment, grading, RTI, and educational leadership. He has delivered both keynote and workshop sessions at several national and international conferences. As well, Tom has worked directly with schools and school districts throughout Canada, the United States, Vietnam, China, Myanmar, Thailand, Japan, South Korea, Qatar, Bahrain, India, the U.A.E., the U.K., Russia, Singapore, Spain, Kuwait, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, and Nigeria. He is the author & co-author of six books, including best-seller Grading from the Inside Out: Bringing accuracy to student assessment through a standards-based mindset, and his latest release, Growing tomorrow’s citizens in today’s classrooms: Assessing seven critical competencies. Follow Tom Schimmer: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1936763850/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1936763850&linkCode=as2&tag=aspirewebsite-20&linkId=61d1dad936b975eb4c30b972f78a87e7 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1945349018/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1945349018&linkCode=as2&tag=aspirewebsite-20&linkId=49ba67ca6f26d75a1ea8540c3eb21b0a Are you a superfan of the Aspire podcast? Well, now you can show off your support with the new Aspire swag, featuring tee shirts, hoodies and a variety of drinkware. You can find all your Aspire Swag at www.teachbetter.com/swag [caption id="attachment_3247" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Aspire Swag, Teach Better Team, Aspire: The Leadership Development Podcast[/caption] Use Discount Code: ASPIRE for 25% OFF Tee-Shirts, Hoodies, and Drinkware:  ASPIRE: The Leadership Development Podcast  

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