If you’ve read Grading for Equity or been experimenting with (and perhaps frustrated by!) flexible deadlines and assignment alternatives in your classes, this series is for you! Specs Grading offers practical guidelines for amplifying student agency while maintaining high standards in your courses. Participants will receive a copy of Specifications Grading and revise an existing course to incorporate specifications grading. We will weigh the pros and cons of the primary components of specs assessment:

The use of satisfactory/unsatisfactory grading of all assignments and tests;

a token system where students “buy” limited flexibility in course assignments;

and “bundles” of assessments associated with sets of learning outcomes and final letter grades.

By the end of the course, participants will be able to adapt one or more of their courses using a specs grading format, including turning assignment directions into specs, bundling assessments, developing a token system, and revising your syllabus accordingly.

Weekly meetings on Thursdays from 2-3:30 p.m.: May 11, 18, 25, & June 1.

To register, please click here.