246. Going Homework-less and Grade-less with Andrea Vescelius

Andrea Vescelius is a Ohio public school teacher who has eliminated homework and limited grades to just quarterly marks for her students. In this episode, we ask her how she pulled this off and what impact it has had on her students.

Andrea takes us on her 24-year teaching journey. She notes when and why her thoughts on homework and grades changed. She also describes the small steps she took, and continues to take, to make her teaching more centered on student needs.

If you’ve ever dreamed of making your classroom less checkbox-driven and more student-led, this episode is for you.

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We unbox:

• The benefits of no homework and no grades
• Andrea’s journey to not assigning homework and limiting graded work
• How other teachers can move in the direction of no homework and grades

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