Growth Over Grades Podcast:

ttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-growth-over-grades-podcast/id1760177088 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-growth-over-grades-podcast/id1760177088] 

https://open.spotify.com/show/2JujzaMu9vUiaCO8dj3eEO

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sierraholtz/

Hosted by Starr Sackstein & Crystal Frommert

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Sierra Holtzheuser says value results in buy-in. 

tziralamm@gmail.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tziri-lamm/

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Tziri Lamm asks what we actually want students to know and do. 

https://growbeyondgrades.org/

LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/arthur-chiaravalli-0903a51/]

On today’s episode, we’re joined by Arthur Chiaravalli, House Director at Champlain Valley Union High School in Hinesburg, Vermont. Over his career, Arthur has taught ELA, math, technology, and media arts, and also served as a dean of students—experience that gives him a whole-school lens on teaching and learning.

Arthur’s purpose is clear: to change how we think about assessment so it truly serves teaching and learning, rather than systems that reduce students and teachers to what’s easy to measure. At CVU, he focuses on practices that honor curiosity, growth, and authentic evidence of learning.

Outside of school, Arthur is the proud parent of eight children, whose educations have included homeschooling and outdoor programs—fueling his passion for learner-centered education.

Hosted by Starr Sackstein & Crystal Frommert

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Arthur Chiaravalli grows beyond grading. 

Tom Guskey never lets his expectations be limited by what he thought was possible.

https://tguskey.com/ LinkedIn  [https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-guskey-9b458813/]

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Tom Guskey never lets his expectations be limited by what he thought was possible.

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Frank Shaw promotes change with teacher collaboration

LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosalia-tierno-b74875115/]

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Rosalia Tierno coaches with support, modeling, and resources

Contact SL @ Optimistic.design/contact [https://optimistic.design/contact]

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SL Rao designs better systems for learning

linktr.ee/ejroberts [http://linktr.ee/ejroberts]
Bluesky: @ejroberts.bsky.social
Threads: @elainejroberts


Elaine Roberts: Adjunct Professor, Dept of Communications (writing and gen ed literature) and Division of Education (Children’s and Adolescent Literature); independent consultant as instructional and leadership coach

Past role(s): Systems analyst/programmer (abt 12 yrs for companies including Harris Government Communications Systems and Prodigy when it was still Trintex and just getting started); math/computer science/English professor; corporate wonk for companies including Pearson Education (team design, developed, and maintained online degree content for university partners); Follett Software, Hand2Mind (corporate work with education companies including Pearson & Hand2Mind)

One sentence on your purpose and/or passion: I want to help others be their best selves, which sometimes means helping them discover possibilities they hadn’t imagined.

Additional information such as awards, hobbies, and interesting facts: I’m a research and tech geek. I love to read. I’m an occasional editor. I like to travel, bike, experiment with new recipes, and I like to explore random stuff that seems interesting. I have two Substacks: Mental Peregrinations (https://elainejroberts.substack.com/) in which I ramble about whatever and Learning Out Loud (https://ejroberts.substack.com/) in which I write about things I’m learning related to education.



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Elaine Roberts teaches AI as a tool.


https://www.teachsmarteredu.com/
Teach Smarter LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/teachsmarter/posts/?feedView=all]
Stephanie's LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniedinnen/]
Peter's LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-s-75580490/]

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Stephanie Dinnen and Peter Siner ask teachers what they need

www.markerlenwein.com [http://www.markerlenwein.com/]

Instagram: @Merlenwein

Twitter: @Erlenwein

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Mark Erlenwein says to assign less and engage more 

Welcome to Learner-Centered Spaces podcast produced by Mastery Portfolio. Our hosts are Starr Sackstein and Crystal Frommert. We are educators sharing our experiences of being the lone wolves of de-emphasizing grades in a traditional grades school. Starting the shift toward standards-based grading is no easy task when the community (colleagues, parents, students, and admin) is expecting a number grade on assignments and report cards. 



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