Building Thinking Classrooms 2025 Annual Conference

How do the ideas in Grading for Equity by Joe Feldman overlap and complement those of BTC Chapter 14, “How We Grade in a Thinking Classroom”?  Learn how accurate, bias-resistant, and motivational grading practices shift us from a normative, point-gathering paradigm to a data-gathering paradigm and establish a stronger connection between learning and grades.  Examine a 7th-grade teacher’s implementation journey, even while using required curricular resources.  End with a reflection and concrete plan for how Feldman’s ideas can deepen the impact of Liljedahl’s guidance for grading in your own thinking classroom.  This session is for those interested in new grading practices as well as those seeking steps to get started.