Fluency MC
Throwing Out Grades: Revolutionizing Student Feedback
A live session with Mark Barnes, hosted by Fluency MC
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Course Start Date: 21 Aug 2014
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We've been assessing learning the same way for centuries. However, it has become increasingly clear that traditional grading actually diminishes learning.
Mark Barnes explains why this is and reveals a remarkably simple and revolutionary way to eliminate punitive number and letter grades and create a new conversation about learning.
Mark Barnes is a popular education author, keynote speaker, and international presenter. He is an expert in student-centered learning, formative assessment, and mobile learning strategies. Check out Mark’s book page and follow him on Twitter.
Language of instruction: English
- Live one-hour webinar on August 26 at 11:00 A.M. EST
- Meet veteran educator, researcher, and author, Mark Barnes
- Learn how SE2R can revolutionize teaching and learning worldwide
- Further your development as a an educator, administrator, and parent
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Jason R Levine (Jase, for short) is Ambassador and Knowledge Entertainer at WizIQ, where he recruits teachers and develops online courses. He has fifteen years of experience as an English teacher, teacher trainer, and materials writer. Jase is the creator of ColloLearn, an approach to English language learning based on the songs he writes and performs as Fluency MC. He has led teacher training programs in fourteen countries in Europe, the Americas, Africa, and the Middle East.
Jase teaches in the online MA TESOL program at the New School and writes songs and chants for several publishers, including Oxford University Press. He is chair of TESOL’s Video and Digital Media Interest Section and works as an English Specialist with the U.S. Department of State.
After earning an MA in TESOL from Hunter College in 1999, Jase taught at several schools before becoming the director of curriculum development for Embassy CES. In 2002, he co-founded a TOEFL preparation school for international students in New York City.
Jase maintains the ColloLearn YouTube channel and the Fluency MC Facebook page. He is an active administrator of over a dozen Facebook groups for English language teachers and learners, including How to Improve Your English, Jason R. Levine Fans,Innovative Teachers of English, and Teachers Teaching Online.
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