Sat 21 Feb 2026 15:30 - 18:30 at Meeting Room 260-267 - Tutorial

In recent years, a diverse body of research in computing education has discussed new pedagogies and curriculum changes to improve learning and students’ experiences. Topics such as growth mindset, mastery learning, grading for equity, and specifications grading are important steps towards the Holy Grail: “A’s for All” (as time and interest allow). In this teaching approach, the “A” line does not move, but instead every student is given an opportunity to achieve proficiency and earn it, as long as they are willing to put in the time and effort it takes. In other words, students can all achieve the same learning outcomes at a different pace, instead of the traditional approach where students achieve different learning outcomes in a fixed amount of time. This tutorial will provide educators and administrators with tools to implement the “A’s for All” (as time and interest allow) approach in their courses and institutions.

Sat 21 Feb

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15:30 - 18:30
15:30
3h
Talk
Tutorial 402: Actually Achieving “A’s for All” (as time and interest allow)
Tutorials
Daniel Garcia University of California Berkeley, Armando Fox UC Berkeley, Patty Lopez New Mexico State University, Mariana Silva University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Craig Zilles University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Edwin Ambrosio El Camino College