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Spring 2021

EPISODE 43

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Sarah Zerwin, author of Point-Less, joins Kelly and Penny to talk about how grades actually harm the development of readers and writers and to share some of the ways teachers can provide more meaningful feedback.

Show Notes:

• The Case Against Grades

• Craft in the Real World

• The Anti-Racist Writing Workshop: How to Decolonize the Creative Classroom

• Felix Ever After

• Salvage the Bones

• Point-Less: The English Teacher's Guide to More Meaningful Grading

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With 35 years of classroom experience, Kelly Gallagher is a leading voice in literacy education. A former high school English teacher, he is a respected author, speaker, and instructional coach known for his practical, research-informed approaches to reading and writing instruction.

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