{"id":9132,"date":"2020-09-14T16:41:22","date_gmt":"2020-09-14T21:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/cila\/?page_id=9132"},"modified":"2023-06-07T08:13:04","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T13:13:04","slug":"exploring-labor-based-grading-contracts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/cila\/exploring-labor-based-grading-contracts\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Labor-Based Grading Contracts"},"content":{"rendered":"
Exploring Labor-Based Grading Contracts as an Assessment Model that Builds Equity and Inclusion<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Co-facilitators:\u00a0<\/strong>Christina Spiker (Art & Art History and Asian Studies) and Rehanna Kheshgi (Music)<\/p>\n

Description:\u00a0<\/strong>Much of our pedagogical focus tends to circulate around content delivery and student engagement, especially when preparing to teach in a hybrid or virtual environment. Assessment and grading often take a back seat. Reflecting on inclusive and anti-racist pedagogy research including Asao B. Inoue\u2019s <\/span>Labor-Based Grading Contracts <\/span><\/i>(2019), we affirm that \u201cnot thinking of assessment first, or at least simultaneously with pedagogy, is a mistake.\u201d This working group challenges participants to reflect on the role that assessment and grading play in their pedagogy and offers an introduction to Labor-Based Grading Contracts as an assessment model that has the potential to build equity and inclusion\u2014whether teaching face-to-face, in a hybrid environment, or virtually. We will address the following key questions as part of this working group: 1) How might inequitable practices show up in my assessment and grading by privileging some students over others? 2) What interventions can I make to better promote equity and inclusion through my assessment and grading practices? 3) How can I incorporate other equitable models such as employing multiple scaffolded assignments and embracing a range of modalities into a labor-based grading ecology? This three-part series will begin by focusing on the foundations of labor-based grading, followed by an exploration of discipline-specific models, and will conclude with an opportunity for participants to apply labor-based grading to their own courses through the drafting of a grading contract.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t

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