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Focus on opportunity, not cost

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Grading That Feels Good

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  • Robert Talbert

    Math professor, writer, bass guitarist, dad, Catholic. I write about alternative grading at gradingforgrowth.com and about working purposefully in academia at intentionalacademia.com. Main website: rtalbert.org

  • David Clark

    Associate professor of math at Grand Valley State University. Hiker, backpacker, and the least-winning boardgamer you've ever met.

  • Kerry Callahan Mandulak

    Kerry Mandulak is Professor in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon ([email protected]).

  • Acacia Ackles

    Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Lawrence University.

  • Ainsley Vergara

    Ainsley is a clinical assistant professor and speech-language pathologist at the University of Georgia. She lives in Athens, Georgia with her husband, two kids, and pup. You can reach her at [email protected].

  • Halley McCormick

    Halley McCormick is a professor in the mathematics department at Walla Walla Community College (WWCC), a rural two-year college in eastern Washington State.

  • Erin Coffman

    Clinical Assistant Professor @ IU Indianapolis (Kelley School of Business)

  • Katie Baker

    Katie Baker is an Associate Professor of Writing at Rosemont College & Discipline Coordinator for English, Writing & Theater. She is an avid writer, reader, and runner, though not all at the same time.

  • Lisa Morkowchuk

    I'm a non-tenure track faculty member at UVA. I teach our main-sequence Introductory Chemistry Laboratories, serving over 1,600 students each year.

  • Marilyne Stains

    Marilyne Stains is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Virginia. Her research focuses on understanding STEM instructors' practices and ways of thinking about teaching.

  • Brandon Yik

    Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of Georgia. https://www.yikresearchgroup.org

  • Jess Rushing

    Jess Rushing, PhD, MT‑BC, is an Assistant Professor at Colorado State University. Trained at Florida State University and the University of Kentucky, she teaches and researches music therapy in medical and neurorehabilitation settings.

  • Molly Gutilla

    Associate Professor at Colorado State University, Colorado School of Public Health

  • Mark Hussey

    Mark Hussey is English Faculty and Chair of Design at Front Range Community College.

  • Molly Gutilla
  • Dave Musicant

    Dave Musicant is a professor of computer science at Carleton College in Northfield, MN, where he teaches courses across the computer science curriculum.

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