Book Club
February 10 – April 20, 2025
NED + Math Pathways
The NED has partnered with Math Pathways staff to offer educational development opportunities tailored to support Minnesota State mathematics and statistics faculty. View the flyer.
Description
This book club focuses on Grading for Equity by Joe Feldman. We will critically analyze our conventional grading methods, develop a vision for grading that is accurate, bias-resistant, and motivating, and explore practices that promote equitable grading.
Participants should expect to join synchronous monthly Zoom meetings held from 3-4 p.m. on the following dates:
- February 12
- February 26
- March 26
- April 9
Audience & Compensation
This learning community is intended for Minnesota State math faculty as part of the Math Pathways grant. The Minnesota State Math Pathways grant will provide funding for a copy of the book and a $250 stipend (including fringe, payable upon successful completion of the book club) for the first 20 Minnesota State mathematics faculty to register for the book club. If you are interested in this opportunity but are not Minnesota State math faculty, please contact Katie Smieja (ksmieja@sctcc.edu) or Jana Anderson (janaanderson@fdltcc.edu) to be notified if additional spaces become available.
Outcomes
After the book club, participants will be able to:
- Explore the history of current grading practices and how their ongoing use can hinder student learning experiences and compromise equity efforts.
- Discover equitable grading methods that are more accurate, bias-resistant, and motivational, and that particularly benefit historically underserved students.
- Reflect on past experiences and current beliefs about grading, integrate new concepts, and consider the implications of changing grading practices.
- Collaborate with fellow participants to share insights, feedback, and support.
Course Location
In addition to Zoom meetings, this book club is hosted and facilitated using the D2L Brightspace instance of Minnesota State called, MnSite.
Registration Required
Use the RSVP tool below to register. There is a limit of 20 participants.
Registration Closes December 3, 2024.
Reminder Coming: We use the email address you provide to send a calendar appointment to remind you of the start date of this event.
Accommodations
The NED is committed to providing universal access to all of our events, we’d like to discover how we can make the event more inclusive so you can fully participate!
Machine generated captions are available in real-time for all Zoom events, however human generated CART (live caption) service and ASL interpretation can be requested with advanced notice (2 weeks) to make the event more accessible.
Please, let us know of any disability-related accommodations that will facilitate your full participation.
Questions?
Contact the Network for Educational Development.