This week, we take you to the zoo and witness many exotic grading practices from majestic Retakee-takees to the elephant in the room - Minimum Grading. Chloe can handle the flooding basement; Amanda has an episode to record!

Amanda and Ben come back to the drawing board of grading practices. In the previous episode we dissected several traditional grading practices and talked about the ways in which they help and harm students. This week, the dynamic duo bring some alternatives to the table, specifically focusing on four practices they have implemented in our classrooms: Retakes, Ungraded Homework, Flexible Deadlines, and Minimum Grading. Amanda and Ben share how they have implemented these practices in their classrooms, how things went, and how the improved on things from there.

If you want to hear more about any of these practices, we will probably come back to them in the future with a deeper dive into both the literature and impact. Let us know which one you want us to look at first or share your own questions or thoughts about these practices at coffeebreakclassroom@gmail.com.