Archive - Jayme Dyer

August 2024

Grading attendance hurts students

Excused absence policies don't make it better

Aug 8 •

March 2024

How I got my students to pay attention to data figures

And why I love the classroom Jigsaw

Mar 15 •

January 2024

Using stickers, not grades, to reward student behavior

Yes, even college students like stickers!

Jan 2 •

November 2023

I'm on Substack!

I'm moving my blog to Substack! Subscribe to get an email with each new post.

Nov 28, 2023 •

July 2023

Conference Notes: Grading & Assessment Structures that Promote Learning

From March to June this year, I attended 4 teaching-related conferences. I learned a lot and I took copious notes! I’m curating the ideas from my…

Jul 13, 2023 •

May 2023

December 2022

Promoting Community Learning in the Classroom

In my redesigned Introductory Biology course this semester, I included something new in the final course grade: Community Learning Contributions. In…

Dec 20, 2022 •

Reflecting on 3 Unique Grading Strategies in Intro Bio

What worked and what didn't for these grading strategies: Multiple Grading Schemes, Late Work Tokens, and using a 4-point grading scale for essay exams.

Dec 16, 2022 •

I redesigned my Intro Bio course from scratch… here’s how it went

What worked and didn't in my redesigned Intro Bio curriculum.

Dec 14, 2022 •

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