Rachael is a National Board Certified middle school science teacher at Selkirk Middle School in Mica, Washington. Her blog post Learning Journeys: Communicating Progress in the Gradeless Classroom has been one of our most popular on the Teachers Going Gradeless website. In this episode of TG2Chat Live! we learn how to foster student reflection and metacognition in the gradeless classroom.
Aaron Blackwelder teaches high school English and coaches boys’ and girls’ golf in Southwest Washington. He is the co-founder of Teachers Going Gradeless, host of the podcast Beyond the Curriculum, and the educational contributor to Spectrum Life Magazine. Aaron is a Washington State English Teachers Fellow, was nominated for Washington State Teacher of the Year in 2019, and is a five-time golf coach of the year. Aaron is a husband and father of two boys on the autism spectrum, who inspire him to become a teacher who meets the needs of all students.
