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Grading Visible Learners

Learning With Fluidity, Not Finality
By: Dave Nagel, Bruce Potter

Foreword by John Almarode
Afterword by John Hattie

Transform your grading and assessment practices into powerful tools for student success

When we implement a grading system that prioritizes completion and compliance and penalizes students who take risks, we disrupt the learning journey—not further it. It's time to align how we grade with what we know from research works best and help move learning forward for all students.

Grading Visible Learners provides educators with practical solutions for improving grading approaches, actions, and practices as well as concrete tools and strategies teachers and collaborative teams can adapt and use in their classrooms and schools right away. Inside you'll find

  • Traits to promote in students so they can drive their own learning
  • Examples of grading and feedback actions that foster assessment capability in students
  • Tools, templates, and work samples to help you improve your grading practices
  • Guidance on how to promote goal-setting as well as help teachers and students view grades as feedback rather than an ending point in the learning journey
  • Multiple ways for students to show growth and progress

In this hands-on guidebook, you will discover how to best impact learning and ensure that grading serves as a constructive tool and conduit to maximizing impact on student learning rather than a hindrance to student success.

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Product Details
  • Grade Level: PreK-12
  • ISBN: 9781071934296
  • Published By: Corwin
  • Year: 2025
  • Page Count: 208
  • Publication date: April 29, 2025
Price: $34.95
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Description

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Transform your grading and assessment practices into powerful tools for student success

When we implement a grading system that prioritizes completion and compliance and penalizes students who take risks, we disrupt the learning journey—not further it. It's time to align how we grade with what we know from research works best and help move learning forward for all students.

Grading Visible Learners provides educators with practical solutions for improving grading approaches, actions, and practices as well as concrete tools and strategies teachers and collaborative teams can adapt and use in their classrooms and schools right away. Inside you'll find

  • Traits to promote in students so they can drive their own learning
  • Examples of grading and feedback actions that foster assessment capability in students
  • Tools, templates, and work samples to help you improve your grading practices
  • Guidance on how to promote goal-setting as well as help teachers and students view grades as feedback rather than an ending point in the learning journey
  • Multiple ways for students to show growth and progress

In this hands-on guidebook, you will discover how to best impact learning and ensure that grading serves as a constructive tool and conduit to maximizing impact on student learning rather than a hindrance to student success.

Author(s)

Author(s)

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Dave Nagel

Dave Nagel has been a professional developer and educational consultant both nationally and internationally since 2003 and has done so as his primary job in education since 2008. Prior was a middle and high school science teacher and administrator in a large district in Indianapolis. As a school leader at Ben Davis High School (enrollment 3000 students) Dave was instrumental in developing a focused plan for differentiated goals for students based on specific proficiency measures which supported the school in improving its graduation rate 14% in just over 4 years.

Dave’s primary areas of expertise are in the areas of effective teacher and leader collaboration, assessment and feedback, and specifically effective grading actions both at the school and classroom level. He has been working specifically with Professor John Hattie’s Visible Learning research since 2011 that is a driving force for all of his work with teachers, coaches, and administrators. He has authored 5 books previous to this one, including four within the PLC+ series of publications (Corwin).

Published multiple times in various publications such as Principal Leadership and Educational Leadership, Dave has also presented at various national conferences.

Dave has a strong moral aspect, strives to be very relatable and practical when working with people, and has a savvy sense of humor that supports him in his life and work. Dave stays very busy with his beautiful and supportive wife, Kristen, and three boys (ages 20, 15, and 13). He acknowledges every day that the Lord guides his actions and is the driving force in his life. Dave is an independent consultant for Corwin Press and is the owner of NZJ Learning LLC (named after his three boys) and the Founder of The Center for Collaborative Expertise.


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Bruce Potter

Bruce Potter is a school administrator with over 30 years experience. Bruce began his career as a classroom teacher and has held leadership roles at the building level as a principal and at the district level as a superintendent for 11 years. In 2013 he secured special legislation which was signed into law by the Governor of New York to open a public school for at-risk and special education students who were identified by their home districts as future high school dropouts. Over a 6 year period, they achieved a graduation rate of 80%. In his current role he is leading his district’s certification as a Visible Learning school through the implementation of effective PLC’s. Over the course of his career he has shared his district’s successes at several national conferences. Bruce is an independent consultant for Corwin Press and is co-founder of the Center for Collaborative Expertise


Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Part I: Setting The Stage For Grading to Develop Great Learners


Chapter 1: Why Effective Grading Matters

Chapter 2: Developing Visible Learners Through Grading

Chapter 3: Challenges to Grading Visible Learners

Chapter 4: Core Grading Actions and the SI2TE Model

Chapter 5: Adult Mindframes Drive Student Learning

Chapter 6: Bringing Clarity to Grading

Part II: Classroom and PLC Actions to Develop Each of the 6 Traits of a Visible Learner Through Grading


Chapter 7: Great Learners Gauge Their Current Level of Understanding

Chapter 8: Great Learners are Ready to Take on Challenges

Chapter 9: Great Learners Adapt Tools to Guide Their Learning

Chapter 10: Great Learners Determine how to Seek Feedback and Recognize Errors are Opportunities to Learn

Chapter 11: Great Learners Evaluate Their Progress

Chapter 12: Great Learners are Successful in Recognizing Their Learning and Teach Others

Chapter 13: Effective Grading is a Critical Component of the Practice of Teaching

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