Starr Sackstein (@MsSackstein) has been an educator for more than 20 years and is currently a full-time educational consultant, instructional coach, and speaker. Starr received National Board Certification in 2012 and was recognized as an outstanding educator that year by Education Update. She is also a certified Master journalism educator through the Journalism Education Association (JEA) and served as the New York State Director for JEA. She was named an ASCD "Emerging Leader" class of 2016, a Champion in Education in 2022 and had the opportunity to give a TEDx Talk called "A Recovering Perfectionist's Journey to Give Up Grades" and has spoken on The Red Dot Cafe in affiliation with TEDx San Antonio about grading practices. In 2024, she was named a Distinguished Educator Fellow with PDK International.

 

She is the author of many educational books including Blogging for Educators, Teaching Students to Self-Assess: How Do I Help Students Grow as Learners?, The Power of Questioning: Opening Up the World of Student Inquiry, Hacking Assessment: 10 Ways to Go Gradeless in a Traditional Grades School, Peer Feedback in the Classroom: Empower Students to Provide Effective Peer Feedback, Assessing with Respect: Everyday Practices that Meet Students' Social and Emotional Needs and From Teacher to Leader: Finding Your Way as a First Time Leader Without Losing Your Mind. She blogs on Education Week Teacher at "Work in Progress" and has contributed to several other publications. Starr has traveled the world sharing ideas about assessment reform in France, Spain, Canada,  Dubai, and South Korea and is hoping to continue changing the system for kids everywhere.