Growth over Grades: How a Resubmit Policy Is Helping Us Build a Culture of Revision

Growth over Grades: How a Resubmit Policy Is Helping Us Build a Culture of Revision

By Christine Witcher   Mar 13, 2019

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This is the second part of a two-part story about changing classroom culture. Read part one to learn how this teacher improved her student feedback system to increase student engagement.

"Are you going to resubmit your chemical changes model?" Valentina asked Jayda.

"I'm not sure,” Jayda responded, “I'm already at proficient and I understand all the concepts, so mastery work wouldn't really be worth it for me." Hearing a student say that work isn’t worth it would send most teachers into a downward spiral, but these words brought me joy.

Jayda was confident that she understood the material, and hearing her make a choice not to pursue additional work for the purpose of chasing an extra few points on her grade made me proud.

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