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Mr. Dr. Science Teacher

A high school science teacher with a Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolution reflects on teaching, science, and teaching science in the public schools.

Tag: Gradeless

No, you don’t have a D in my class.

As I continue my journey trying to deemphasize grades in my high school Biology classes (read more about it here and … More

Education, Gradeless, Grading, Teaching, Traditional Teaching

What I Learned from a Year of Going Gradeless

At the beginning of the 2015/2016 school year, two colleagues and I decided to try to de-emphasize grades and focus … More

Education, Feedback, Gradeless, Grades, Grading, Pedagogy, Reflection, Science Education, Science Teaching, Teaching, Teaching Biology, Traditional Teaching

Gradeless: Toward Greater Learning and Understanding in Biology

On June 1st of this year, just as second semester closed, I posted a blog entry about an email exchange … More

Education, Gradeless, Grading, Science Education, Science Teaching, Teaching Biology

My final grade for this semester is an 89.41%

At the end of this short post is an email exchange over the last few days between me and a … More

Education, Gradeless, Grading, Traditional Teaching

Top Posts & Pages

  • My final grade for this semester is an 89.41%
  • Teaching the Hypothesis
  • Generalizing vs Explanatory Hypotheses: How do we use them in Practice?
  • "Science is not belief, but the will to find out." - Anon
  • Glyphosate Pseudoscience
  • What I Learned from a Year of Going Gradeless
  • My Classes are Pointless
  • Getting Students to Think Like Scientists
  • No, you don't have a D in my class.

What I Write About

  • Gradeless
  • How Science Works
  • Hypothesis
  • Nature of Science
  • Pseudoscience
  • Science Practices
  • Teaching Methods
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