Unmaking the Grade
Emily Pitts Donahoe, Jayme Dyer, Katie Mattaini, Eden Tanner, Liz NorellA blog and reflective journal chronicling one educator's experiences with ungrading and other progressive teaching practices.
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A Short Break
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I started writing for this blog almost three years ago now, and I’ve been thrilled and humbled by its enthusiastic reception. More than 3,500 of you have been kind enough to subscribe. I’ve appreciated the t...
(More) Student Perspectives on AI Policy
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In my last post, I shared some things I learned about students’ experience of collaborative grading in my fall class, drawing on their end-of-semester evaluations and conversations I had with them in their...
(More) Student Perspectives on Collaborative Grading
My classroom for fall 2025, as seen through a glass window at the back. I’m told by faculty who have offices in the building that the room is affectionately known as “the fish bowl.”
All my best teaching insights come from reflecting on a...
Airing of Grievances, 2025
If you’re not familiar with the winter celebration of Festivus, and the Seinfeld episode that made it famous, you should be. This non-religious, non-commercial holiday celebration incorporates many idiosyncratic traditions, including the di...
Alternative Grading in Large Classes
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As an educational developer who promotes alternative grading, one thing I get asked about a lot is how to implement these practices in large classes or with high numbers of students. I have a lot of ideas about...
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Authors
The writers behind this newsletter.
Teacher, educational developer, and academic
Biology Instructor at Durham Technical Community College. Author of a forthcoming General Biology textbook for majors by W. W. Norton https://seagull.wwnorton.com/genbio
Lecturer in bio at Tufts University. Loves all things active learning, alternative grading, and inclusive pedagogy. Avid fiber crafter. Organizer for the Grading Conference & founder of Bio Grading for Growth.
Dr. Eden E. L. Tanner (Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Mississippi) enjoys experimenting with alternative grading models in General Chemistry to create equitable and growth-oriented educational spaces.
I'm the Associate Director of Instructional Support at the University of Mississippi's Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. My home discipline is political science, though I also hold grad degrees in journalism and library science.
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