Join LEAP and Learning Portrait on Wednesday, March 25th for a virtual panel discussion from thought leaders, teachers, students and administrators. Discussion will explore how grading can and should be learning-oriented and what can be done to create more meaningful, learning-centered approaches. This session moves beyond critique to highlight practical, research-aligned shifts that are helping schools rethink how learning is communicated and supported.

Grades influence nearly every aspect of schooling — yet traditional grading practices continue to generate frustration, confusion, and unintended consequences for students, educators, leaders, and families.

Join us for a dynamic virtual conversation exploring why grading remains so challenging and what can be done to create more meaningful, learning-centered approaches. This session moves beyond critique to highlight practical, research-aligned shifts that are helping schools rethink how learning is communicated and supported.

A central focus of the conversation will be the powerful shift from numbers to language — and how language-based feedback can reshape motivation, clarity, and equity.

Whether you are reexamining grading or actively driving change, this session will spark new thinking and provide actionable insight.

WHY ATTEND?

• Gain expert insights and hear practical stories about how teachers have turned grading from an act of chasing points into a vehicle for genuine learning

• Identify one step you can take as an educator to address grading issues in your own district or classroom

• Learn common challenges of moving to language-based competency grading, and how to overcome those obstacles