Module 7: Providing Feedback
This module assumes you know and can do the following: (click to open drop-down)
Understand the purpose of providing feedback to students
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Competency
Develop and deliver valid and reliable assessments, projects, and assignments that meet standards-based criteria and assess learning progress by measuring student achievement of learning goals. (Aurora Institute)
Learning Outcomes
Utilize various types of feedback in alignment with intended student outcomes.
Plan for and implement a variety of feedback tools in face-to-face, blended, and virtual learning environments.
Recognize the importance of feedback loops to gather information from students.
What I will DO in this module:
Practice identifying types of feedback based on given examples.
Think about feedback provided to students and how that feedback might be given differently this school year.
LEARNING PATHWAY
Start with the pre-assessment (below) to determine your path.
Use the Module Slide Deck in the Module Resources below to begin your learning pathway.
The learning tasks below are in a similar order to the order of the Module Slide Deck, and slide numbers are often referenced for your convenience.
Assessment and Feedback Module 7 Pre-Assessments.pdfLAUNCH
THINK ABOUT
When is a time that you have received meaningful feedback? What made that feedback meaningful?
When is a time that you received feedback that you did not find to be beneficial? What might have been done differently to make it be meaningful?
TALK ABOUT
How have you provided feedback to your students in the past?
Outside of academics, where have you experienced either giving or receiving feedback that had a positive impact?
LEARN
LEARN ABOUT
Different types of feedback that can be given to students
Feedback loops
THINK ABOUT
Think about an assignment or activity that you had your students complete this past school year
What type of feedback did you provide?
How might you give feedback differently on this assignment or activity this year?
Think about an assignment or activity that you will have your students complete this fall
What type of feedback will you provide and why?
COLLABORATE
Look at a piece of student work.
Together as a team, decide what feedback you would provide the student to help guide them on their learning journey
REFLECT
TALK ABOUT
What are the benefits in providing feedback to students?
How will you make time during the school day for students to act on the feedback?
FIGURE OUT
What is one way you will seek feedback from your students this year?
THINK ABOUT
What is one feedback strategy that you would like to try this year?
How will you use that strategy in an in-person setting?
In a virtual setting?
MODULE RESOURCES
Assessment and Feedback Module 7 Pre-Assessments.pdf
Providing Feedback - Slide Recording.mp4
CHECKPOINT
Use the Checkpoint to help you check your thinking and doing with the learning targets in this module, determine whether you are ready to move on to the next module, and select “must do” or “may do” content of this module that is needed for additional clarification and/or practic
Self-assessment
Revisit the learning outcomes for this module:
Teachers will utilize various types of feedback in alignment with intended student outcomes
Teachers will plan for and implement a variety of feedback tools in face-to-face, blended, and virtual learning environments
Teachers will recognize the importance of feedback loops to gather information from students
Would you feel comfortable discussing each of these with a colleague or might you need to revisit a section of learning in this module?
CELEBRATION OF LEARNING
Use the Celebration of Learning to synthesize key ideas gained, network with others inside and outside of your district, crowdsource knowledge and/or design ideas, and to extend your learning beyond this module.
With a colleague, share one feedback strategy that you are going to try this year
If you are a member of any educator groups on social media, share your favorite feedback strategy so that others may learn from you (#IAR2L @MBAEA @TheCenter_Iowa #IACompEd)
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