Shifting the System: An Interview with Starr Sackstein

About this episode

This episode features an interview with Starr Sackstein discussing innovative approaches to grading and student engagement in education.

This episode of CAToday focuses on an interview with Starr Sackstein. Starr has a great deal of experience in education. She does a lot of work with schools around eliminating traditional grading. Not just standards-based grading, which she says is a good first step, but also removing grading in place of a conversation with a student who advocates for themselves. Students demonstrate their learning through a discussion with the teacher. This podcast touches briefly on AI in education and the concept of Maslow before Bloom's. If you need more information on this podcast, please email Richard_Weinberg@caboces.org . Thank you to today's hosts! Rick Weinberg ⁠⁠⁠ - Curriculum Coordinator/Professional Development ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Lindsay Simpson⁠⁠ - Curriculum Coordinator/Professional Development Resources From Today's Episode Visit Star's website featuring her publications, podcasts, resources, and more! Join us! View our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠registration page ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to view upcoming CABOCES regional workshop opportunities and have your district representative, responsible for registration, sign you up! Don't Forget To Connect! Subscribe and review wherever you like to listen! Connect with today's hosts…

People in this episode

Hosts: Rick Weinberg, Lindsay Simpson

Guest: Starr Sackstein

Topics covered

• education
• grading systems
• student advocacy
• AI in education
• Maslow before Bloom's

Keywords

• grading
• education
• student advocacy
• AI
• Maslow
• Bloom's
• standards-based grading

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CABOCES, CAToday, Star's website, caboces.org

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