Episode #13

Changing The Game
With guest Ben Brigham

Opening: Intros, and Courtney sings! (0:00 - 0:45)

Parking Lot  (0:45 - 17:30)
Can letter grades be equated to standards-based grades?
Chewing on the scoring scales thing. What do I put in the gradebook?
I've tried to turn over some decision making to my students for their work.  They avoid choosing until I pick something for them!  What am I missing?

CHANGING THE “GAME” (17:30 - 35:45)
What do we mean by “the game”?
Let’s work through some examples of “the game” and then talk about ways to switch it up
Call and Response; minimal effort is enough, “good grades”

Guest Interview:  Benjamin Brigham (35:45 - 1:10:00)
Ben tweets at @misterbrigham and blogs at teachgamely.wordpress.com

Terms and Phrases we hate (1:10:00 - 1:15:20)
Courtney: “Let the kids figure it out”
Matt:  “Well, my ‘blank’ is different”    
    
Resource review corner (1:15:20 - end)
Courtney:   Embedded Formative Assessment, Dylan William
Matt : Visible Learning, John Hattie