Corkboard with a pinned paper stating, "Get fired up about inclusive practices for OUR students." Surrounding it are thumbs-up cutouts, creating a positive tone.
Get fired up about inclusive practices, not for “my students” and “your students,” but for OUR students. ALL students are ours, and all students belong! #LeadInclusion #EduSky #InclusiveEd #SBLchat
A stressed student sits at a desk, head in hands, surrounded by peers in a classroom. Text discusses the harmful impact of singling out students.
Making comments that single out students with missing assignments creates an atmosphere that they are lesser and affects the way their classmates view their worth. #LeadInclusion #EduSky #InclusiveEd #SBLchat
Two children smile playfully with fingers forming glasses against leafy background. Left text reads, "Investment in students' aspirations..." with "lead inclusion" logo.
Investment in students' aspirations is the ultimate expression of equity-driven schooling. It communicates to students, "We see you." #LeadInclusion #EduSky #InclusiveEd #SBLchat
Wooden blocks arranged as ascending steps on a black background, beside text emphasizing research-based student intervention for mastery. Logo in the corner.
Intervention is systematically moving a student to proficiency on a critical skill using a research-based practice. (Homework support doesn't count.) #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #SBLchat #TG2Chat #EduSky
A woman in a white sleeveless top and dark pants stands pensively against a textured gray wall, hand to forehead, with an exaggerated shadow behind her raising an arm upward in a gesture of aspiration. White text overlay reads: "High expectations and awesome instruction are a powerful combination." Bottom left: circular logo with red-and-blue equals sign and "lead inclusion."
🔑 How well #students with #IEPs succeed depends largely on the expectations teachers hold for them. Never underestimate the combined power of high expectations and awesome instruction. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #SBLchat #TG2Chat #EduSky
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As 2025 comes to an end, it’s a perfect moment to look back and explore the most noteworthy literature published over the past year that aligns with standards-based grading ideas.
What articles would you add to this list? #sblchat #grading
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A black magnifying glass rests on an open blue spiral notebook against a white background. Large bold black text in a rounded white speech bubble reads, "Missing isn’t evidence of no learning. It’s just no evidence." The "lead inclusion." logo is in the bottom right corner.
🔍 Missing work doesn’t mean missing learning—it just means we don’t have the evidence yet. Instead of assuming gaps, let’s focus on how we can gather evidence of learning. #GradingForGrowth
#LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #SBLchat #TG2Chat #EduSky
I have been so fortunate to spend the year working with three schools within the Madera Unified School District and this week is my last visit. They are amazing and ready to move forward, but I will miss them all! #atassessment #sblchat @solutiontree.bsky.social
Hey, would anybody be interested in a Bluesky #sblchat? It would probably have to be a slow chat to start …
So happy to share this guest blog I did with #TeachersDeserveIt. Everyone can grow & get better, no matter how good you are at what you do.
#EduSky #UDL #MTSS #RTI #EdLeaders #SBLchat #Ungrading #Inclusion #SpEd #Teacher #teach #school @raehughart.bsky.social
teachersdeserveit.com/2025/02/12/e...
A black magnifying glass rests on an open blue spiral notebook against a white background. Large bold black text in a rounded white speech bubble reads, "Missing isn’t evidence of no learning. It’s just no evidence." The "lead inclusion." logo is in the bottom right corner.
🔍 Missing work doesn’t mean missing learning—it just means we don’t have the evidence yet. Instead of assuming gaps, let’s focus on how we can gather evidence of learning. #GradingForGrowth
#LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #SBLchat #TG2Chat #EduSky
Sad that this is still relevant.
#EduSky #UDL #MTSS #RTI #EdLeaders #SBLchat #Ungrading #Inclusion #SpEd
A bright blue sky with white fluffy text written as skywriting that says, "SKY'S THE LIMIT." On the left side, large bold red text reads, "We can’t ever underestimate the combined power of high expectations & awesome instruction." The "lead inclusion." logo is in the bottom right corner.
🔑 How well #students with #IEPs succeed depends largely on the expectations teachers hold for them. Never underestimate the combined power of high expectations and awesome instruction. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #SBLchat #TG2Chat #EduSky
A wooden artist mannequin stands with raised arms beneath a crumpled yellow paper "light bulb," with yellow paper rays emanating from it, symbolizing an idea. Large bold blue text on the left reads, "How are we explicitly teaching students metacognitive strategies?" The "lead inclusion." logo appears in the bottom right corner.
🤔 Metacognitive self-awareness helps students understand their own learning process. Are we explicitly teaching metacognitive strategies? #LeadInclusion #EduSky #edchat #edtech #spedchat #sblchat #education
A classroom scene featuring a teacher with glasses and long hair leaning over to assist a young girl in a pink shirt, who is focused on her work. Another student, partially visible, is also engaged in an activity. The background features shelves with books, baskets, and decorative items. Large bold green text reads, "Data doesn't have to mean counting and calculating." Below, a semi-transparent box contains blue text stating, "Observation & conversation often yield the most valid data." The "lead inclusion." logo is in the top right corner.
📉 Data doesn't have to mean calculation. Observation and conversation often yield the most valid data. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #SBLchat #TG2Chat #EduSky
A cluttered desk with books, papers, a laptop, and a coffee cup. A person’s hands are visible writing in a notebook. Large blue text reads, "Students’ grades should reflect where they are in their learning right now." Below, a transparent gray box contains the text, "Averaging undermines this goal." The "lead inclusion." logo is in the bottom right corner.
📊 #Students' #grades should represent their current location in learning, not an average of performance over time. Where they *were* isn't as important--only where they are right now. #LeadInclusion #EduSky #UDL #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #sblchat
A smiling teacher wearing glasses and a pink blazer sits next to a young student, both engaged with a laptop screen. Large black text at the top says, "feedback," followed by smaller text, "is the priority, not a grade." The "lead inclusion." logo appears in the bottom left corner.
🔍 Gone are the days when the purpose of #assessment was to #grade and rank #students. Assessment is part of the instructional process--#feedback is the priority, not a grade. #LeadInclusion #EduSky #UDL #EdLeaders #Teachers #SBLchat #TG2Chat
A view of Earth from space with a dark sky in the background. Large blue text reads, "Grading less isn't unexplored territory. Montessori showed us the benefits and the how." The "lead inclusion." logo is in the bottom right corner.
📈 Grading less isn't an unknown. Visit a #Montessori school to see students engaged for the joy of learning, growing every day with no grades. #LeadInclusion #EduSky #UDL #EDchat #EDtech #SpedChat #SBLchat #ATAssessment #TG2chat
A cork bulletin board with colorful pushpins spelling out "OPTIONS." Above, large blue text reads, "For some students, the format of the assessment keeps them from showing what they learned. Options are the key!" The "lead inclusion." logo is in the bottom right corner.
💡 Until we give students multiple options to show their learning, we are not implementing the spirit of SBG. Without options, the format confounds the variable being measured. #LeadInclusion #EduSky #UDL #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #SBLchat #TG2Chat
A close-up of a multiple-choice test being graded with a red pen marking an "A+." Large brown text at the bottom reads, "Good teaching requires assessment, not grading." The "lead inclusion." logo is in the top right corner.
📊 Assessment is necessary for good teaching. #Grading is not. Dialoguing with, listening to, and observing #students are often our best #assessment. #LeadInclusion #EduSky #UDL #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #SBLchat #TG2Chat
A conceptual image of small trees growing on stacks of coins against a blurred green background. Large bold text states, "Our rubrics need to shift from a focus on what’s missing to a focus on WHAT’S NEXT!" In the bottom left, the "lead inclusion." logo is present.
📈 Our rubrics need to shift from being focused on what's missing to what's next. Learning progressions empower a growth mindset by focusing on what students CAN do. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #SBLchat #TG2Chat #EduSky
A close-up of a standardized test answer sheet with multiple-choice bubbles and a red pencil resting on top. Large blue text on the left states, "Assessment reform comes before grading reform." In the top right corner, the "lead inclusion." logo is visible.
📈 Even the best standards-based scales can't save us from a culture of competition. Reform in classroom assessment comes before grading reform. 🌟 #LeadInclusion #EduSky #UDL #EDtech #SpedChat #SBLchat #ATAssessment #TG2chat
A young girl dressed as a superhero with a red cape and blue mask flexes her arms in front of a wall with drawn-on muscles. Large red text reads, "The end game isn’t compliance, it’s self-directed learning." In the bottom right corner, the "lead inclusion." logo is displayed.
💪 Compliance is not the ultimate goal of school. We don't only want students to be able to follow rules, we want them to make informed decisions, use their voice, and SHAPE the rules. #LeadInclusion #EduSky #UDL #EdLeaders #Educators #UDL #SBLchat #TG2Chat #ATAssessment
Wooden cubes stacked to create a staircase. Each column has an arrow pointing up text reads steps to mastery. Under each of the four arrows is a word: acquisition, fluency, maintenance, transfer,
📚 Steps to mastery of a skill: 1. acquisition (I did it once) 2. fluency (I can do it consistently) 3. maintenance (I can keep doing it) 4. transfer (I can use it in new ways) (Hanson, et al., 1978) and still true. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #SBLchat #TG2Chat
Updated for January 2025: A comprehensive list of (100+) standards-based grading articles. #sblchat #Ungradingchat #grading
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Background of a book report with a grade of F. Text reads learning in no way depends on grades.
The primary purpose of classroom assessment is to inform our instruction, not to determine a grade. Learning in no way depends on grades. #LeadInclusion #EduSky #ATchat #SBLchat #TG2Chat
Yesterday was my #doctorversary. Eight years ago yesterday, I returned to my family after a long hiatus of pursing my doctorate while still "living" in the house. It's hard to believe it was 8 years ago...it seems more like 7. #EduSky #EduSkyChat #UDL #MTSS #RTI #EdLeaders #SBLchat #Ungrading
⁉️Do the parents in your school district have questions about grading practices?
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