



It’s good to be doing the podcast again after some time off over the holidays! When I got back to school, I led a PD session for my colleagues on how to save time grading and thought it’d make for a valuable podcast.
TIMESTAMPS
- 0:00 – Intro
- 3:47 – Update on the podcast
- 6:17 – Why grading takes so long
- 7:28 – Hack 1 | Grade fewer things
- 10:23 – Hack 2 | Have shorter assessments
- 11:52 – Hack 3 | Skip written feedback
- 14:55 – Hack 4 | Batch your grading
- 16:58 – Hack 6 | Take assessment yourself (by hand)
- 19:05 – Hack 7 | Use copy & paste efficiently
- 21:55 – Hack 8 | Offer alternative assessments
- 24:28 – Hack 9 | Grade in class as they turn it in
- 27:40 – Hack 10 | Let tech do the grading for you
- 31:47 – TeamEdu newsletter
RESOURCES MENTIONED
- How to Teach Kids About Money course – enroll today!
- Jumpcut – multi-copy & paste tool
- More copy & paste tools
- Khan Academy – not just math anymore
- Google Form Quizzes – auto-graded quizzes
- EdPuzzle – grade flipped classroom videos
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CONNECT WITH THOM
- Twitter – @gibsonedu
- YouTube – /gibsonedu
- Instagram – @gibsoneducation
- Email – thom@thomgibson.com