2020 Mary Peake Award for Excellence in Education Equity recipient. Lover of 📚 and ✈️ Tweets represent my own opinions.
Joined August 2018
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26 Oct 2022
We cannot separate personal and professional development. when we make decisions we must ask ourselves is this coming from a place of fear, scarcity, or lack? As educators, we make decisions that impact lives. Our power is great. What we must ask ourselves see thread…
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Shantha Smith, PhD retweeted
15 Jan 2025
🎬 Automating Expertise Assessment: Explore ChatGPT’s role in equitable grading with @EquitySmith & @BrentGWarner
🔗 To Watch full interview: Visit crescendoedgroup.org/testimo…
#ExpertiseAssessment #GradingForEquity #FourLevelsOfExpertise #ChatGPTAutomation #EducationalInnovation
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Shantha Smith, PhD retweeted
8 Jan 2025
🎬 Fostering Equitable Grading Practices
In an insightful interview, PhD @EquitySmith speaks with Professor @BrentGWarner about the transformative impact of #gradingforequity 👉Watch the full interview here: crescendoedgroup.org/testimo…
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Shantha Smith, PhD retweeted
19 Dec 2024
📣 New Blog: How to Build Teacher Buy-In for Equitable Grading. 5 actionable strategies for school leaders to gain teacher support and foster sustainable, transformative change. #GradingForEquity #EdLeaders #EducationForAll #GradingPractices #Teachers crescendoedgroup.org/blog/bl…
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11 Sep 2024
When I started working to improve grading in my school and district 7 years ago, I was surprised to find this convo was not new🤦🏽♀️ Change is difficult work. Shoutout those who have worked tirelessly on this front. crescendoedgroup.org/blog/eq… @rickwormeli2 @kenoc7 @DouglasReeves
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19 Aug 2024
Quote of the week. “You don’t have to intend racism to ACCOMPLISH it..” -Dr. Eric Dyson -There are racist practices. Instead of doubling down in ignorance learn from it. Make amends. Move forward differently.
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19 Aug 2024
You haven’t pulled all the levers to favorably impact student outcomes if you haven’t examined your school or district’s grading practices. @CrescendoEdGrp Read more:
crescendoedgroup.org/blog/eq…
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18 Aug 2024
Growing up my grades said I was average at best. Ppl looked at my grades and judged me. In turn I judged myself. Never got invited to take an AP course. I want ppl to start critically examining grades. Read if you want to learn @CrescendoEdGrp crescendoedgroup.org/blog/eq…
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17 Aug 2024
To all my sisSTARS. I love you. Your name matters. It’s not to hard for people who care and respect you to call you by it. CORRECTLY
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6 Aug 2024
Today I have the privilege to be in beautiful West Covina , Ca. @WestCovinaUSD with teachers and leaders. We will be working together all year to shift practices. @CrescendoEdGrp
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31 Jul 2024
Our work is data driven. Check out this latest white paper.
31 Jul 2024
📢 Just Released: “Can We Trust the Transcript?” 📢
60% grade-test score mismatch in 33k grades
Disparities hit minority and low-income students hardest
Equitable grading = more accurate grades, fewer Ds and Fs
t.ly/-11BU
#Education #GradingReform #Equity
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30 Jul 2024
The leaders of @CvilleSchools working to normalize conversations about grading! @CrescendoEdGrp
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14 May 2024
We don’t get to hangout like this often but it’s always a great time when we get to present together and learn from teachers working on making grades that are accurate, bias-resistant and motivational @JoeCFeldman @CrescendoEdGrp
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14 May 2024
Today we did double duty in @AlbuquerquePub1 teachers shared their experiences with more equitable grading. Next we completed our final workshop for the year.
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Shantha Smith, PhD retweeted
19 Mar 2024
I am so humbled & grateful to be part of this lineup in #streetdatapod. In our podcast conversation we used important language and lenses that unfortunately are often rare in education spaces.
15 Mar 2024
When 3/4 of the #StreetDataPod team meets in person! Do you listen to SDP? Hop on for Season 4, starting 3/21, with 4 AMAZING guests!
- Gloria Ladson-Billings @gjladson
- Jo Chrona @luudisk
- Django Paris @django_paris
- Joe Feldman @JoeCFeldman
w/ Alcine_Envision @mayitacuevita
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18 Mar 2024
"Change is hard because people overestimate the value of what they have and underestimate the value of what they may gain by giving that up." — James Belasco and Ralph Stayer.
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7 Feb 2024
Join us!
5 Feb 2024
What has the past 5 years taught us about improving grading to be more accurate, more bias-resistant, & more motivating? Join me & @EquitySmith to discuss! us.corwin.com/events/webinar…
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2 Feb 2024
A teacher just said, “You were never teaching soft skills, you were just punishing kids for not having them. I felt that.
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19 Dec 2023
Last week @CrescendoEdGrp had the distinct honor of working with @AlbuquerquePub1 district leaders. Strategic visioning about how to support teachers on making grading a more accurate reflection of students learning is essential. @JoeCFeldman
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Shantha Smith, PhD retweeted
30 Oct 2023
THIS IS AN EYE OPENER.Equitable Grading makes for a better teaching and learning experience for all. Its time to rething grading as you'll learnn. Please listen to Joe Feldman and Dr. Shantha Smith of @CrescendoEdGrp at tinyurl.com/4ea6er2x
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