Michael SzczepanikGoing Gradeless — Week 11: INTERDEPENDENCERecently, I was inspired by Tish Richmond and her yearly #oneword. Every year she chooses one word to capture her goal for the year. As she…Jan 8, 20181Jan 8, 20181
Michael SzczepanikGoing Gradeless — Week 10: A Student’s perspectiveThis is a guest post by, Kayla, one of my students in my Living Environment class (NY State’s version of Biology) the previous year. Over…Oct 9, 2017Oct 9, 2017
Michael SzczepanikGoing Grade-less — Week 9: “The First 15”My Grade-less year had started this past week with no mention of the Grade-less Classroom by anyone including myself. No mention has been…Sep 11, 20173Sep 11, 20173
Michael SzczepanikGoing Grade-less — Week 8: Creating “The Wonder”I thought I knew the best way to teach science.Aug 7, 20176Aug 7, 20176
Michael SzczepanikGoing Grade-less — Week 7: But there is too much content!When I first started looking into going Grade-less, my mind was spinning. I was so intrigued by the idea, but I was overwhelmed with the…Jul 24, 20173Jul 24, 20173
Michael SzczepanikGoing Grade-less — Week 6: Lining up the arrowsPicture a teacher who is making a positive impact on the students in their classroom because of innovative practices or techniques. Now…Jul 9, 20176Jul 9, 20176
Michael Szczepanik#TG2 in Science — Part 1Originally posted https://mikeszczepanik.edublogs.org/2017/04/09/tg2-in-science-part-1/ on April 9, 2017Jul 5, 2017Jul 5, 2017
Michael SzczepanikWhat if there were no grades, would students still learn?Originally published https://mikeszczepanik.edublogs.org/2017/04/06/what-if-their-were-no-grades-would-students-still-learn/ on April 6…Jul 5, 2017Jul 5, 2017
Michael SzczepanikGoing Grade-less — Week 5: Losing ControlI woke up in the middle of the night, sweating and breathing heavy. My heart was thumping as if it was banging on the inside of my rib…Jul 2, 20179Jul 2, 20179
Michael SzczepanikGoing Grade-less: Week 4 — Relationships not gradesOne of my favorite days of the school year is the last day, isn’t it for everyone?Jun 25, 20172Jun 25, 20172