Hey there! My name is Tyler Rablin. I’m an instructional coach, former high school English Language Arts teacher, assessment and educational technology consultant, and author. In each realm of my work, my goal is to help educators and students see their competence, embrace their confidence, and experience their awesomeness.
Thanks for doing what you do for kids.
About Me
I’m an instructional coach and former high school English Language Arts teacher for the Sunnyside School District in Sunnyside, WA. On the side, I run Tyler Rablin Consulting, am a contributing writer for publications like Edutopia and EdSurge, and have been a featured speaker at conferences around the Pacific Northwest for my work with assessment and instructional technology. I have a book out through Times 10 Publications titled Hacking Student Motivation: 5 Assessment Strategies That Boost Learning Progression & Build Student Confidence.
My educational passion is focused on the ways that intentional technology integration, modernized assessment strategies, and strong cultures of learning can allow us to provide meaningful, powerful, and personal learning experiences for each of our students.
In my personal life, I enjoy reading, running, wildlife photography, and spending time hiking and camping with my wife and two dogs.
Notable Publications
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Edutopia | “How to Make Sure Grades Are Meaningful and Useful to Students” (2020)
EdSurge | “The Case for Making Classrooms Phone-free” (2022)
Teacher2Teacher | “Reflecting on Assessment - Part 1, Part 2, & Part 3”
Three Teachers Talk | How to Deal with Missing & Late Work: One Teacher’s Approach
Times Ten | A Concerningly Empty Grade Book
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Cult of Pedagogy | “Introducing the HyperRubric”
Shifting Our Schools | “Feedback That Matters”
Shifting Our Schools | “Should Cell Phones Be Allowed in Class?”
ClassCast Podcast | “Anti-grading Crusader on Fixing Feedback”
Lesson: Impossible | Agent Tyler Rablin (Standards-based Assessment)
What’s the Big Idea? | Assessment, Part 2
From Earning to Learning | A Conversation with Tyler Rablin
Teachers on Fire | Effective Feedback and Assessment in the English Classroom
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