{"id":1904,"date":"2019-03-24T10:00:35","date_gmt":"2019-03-24T10:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/educatingamericablog\/?p=1904"},"modified":"2019-02-04T17:37:29","modified_gmt":"2019-02-04T17:37:29","slug":"cutting-down-on-teacher-grading-tasks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/educatingamericablog\/2019\/03\/24\/cutting-down-on-teacher-grading-tasks\/","title":{"rendered":"Cutting Down on Teacher Grading Tasks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1978\" src=\"http:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/educatingamericablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/03\/paperwithgrade.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"424\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/educatingamericablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/03\/paperwithgrade.jpg 424w, https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/educatingamericablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/03\/paperwithgrade-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/>Homework and student projects require hours of time to be &#8216;graded&#8217;. If you feel bogged down and buried in work, try these tweaks to lighten your load.<\/p>\n<p>Homework:<\/p>\n<p>1. Set aside a few minutes each morning for students to Think-Pair-Share. Let them sit together and compare their completed homework. Allow then to make changes to improve their work. Allow them to: (a) x-out errors\u00a0 (b) [bracket] changes so the teacher can see how the partnering has improved their\u00a0 work.<\/p>\n<p>2. Spend 5-10 minutes as a class discussing their homework. Why? Because if it is worthwhile homework, it deserves class time spent discussing their outcomes as well as answering their lingering questions.<\/p>\n<p>Edit Level on Projects:<\/p>\n<p>1. As projects are in edit copy level, follow the ideas above in the homework section, but plan at least 20-30 minutes for pairing to share extensive projects.<\/p>\n<p>2. During a group discussion ask students to share their ideas on what add-ons will enhance their projects. To create the best results, students need time to re-evaluate and upgrade their projects before the final deadline arrives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Homework and student projects require hours of time to be &#8216;graded&#8217;. If you feel bogged down and buried in work, try these tweaks to lighten your load. Homework: 1. Set aside a few minutes each morning for students to Think-Pair-Share. Let them sit together and compare their completed homework. Allow then to make changes to\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/educatingamericablog\/2019\/03\/24\/cutting-down-on-teacher-grading-tasks\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[301,25,16,328],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-classroom-tips","category-expectations-misbehavior-communication-clarifying-monitoring","category-teacher-tips","category-teacher-student-support"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/educatingamericablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1904","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/educatingamericablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/educatingamericablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/educatingamericablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/educatingamericablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1904"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/educatingamericablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1904\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1979,"href":"https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/educatingamericablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1904\/revisions\/1979"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/educatingamericablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/educatingamericablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/educatingamericablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}