10 Grading Time Hacks

from Stories from the Classroom · host Thom Gibson

It's good to be doing the podcast again after some time off over the holidays! When I got back to school, I led a PD session for my colleagues on how to save time grading and thought it'd make for a valuable podcast. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Intro 3:47 - Update on the podcast 6:17 - Why grading takes so long 7:28 - Hack 1 | Grade fewer things 10:23 - Hack 2 | Have shorter assessments 11:52 - Hack 3 | Skip written feedback 14:55 - Hack 4 | Batch your grading 16:58 - Hack 6 | Take assessment yourself (by hand) 19:05 - Hack 7 | Use copy & paste efficiently 21:55 - Hack 8 | Offer alternative assessments 24:28 - Hack 9 | Grade in class as they turn it in 27:40 - Hack 10 | Let tech do the grading for you 31:47 - TeamEdu newsletter RESOURCES MENTIONED Jumpcut - multi-copy & paste tool Khan Academy - not just math anymore Google Form Quizzes - auto-graded quizzes EdPuzzle - grade flipped classroom videos SUPPORT THE PODCAST Enroll in the How to Teach Kids About Money course today! Sign up for the TeamEdu newsletter CONNECT WITH THOM Twitter - @gibsonedu YouTube - /gibsonedu Instagram - @gibsoneducation Email - [email protected]

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