Session #12 - Effective Feedback

Learning Outcomes:

CLO 5253.1 - Offer alternative instructional suggestions and strategies that address the specific needs of California’s diverse student population.

CLO 5253.2 - Identify a clear instructional goal that is related to the English content of the standards.

CLO 5253.5 - Assess student progress toward the achievement of English standards and adjust instruction accordingly.

CLO 5253.6 - Balance theory, research, and practice.

Essential Question:

How do I provide students with feedback from which they will ACTUALLY learn?
How do I make my comments meaningful and something students can use to improve?
How will you provide feedback for an essay in an engaging and developmentally appropriate way?
How do I help improve students’ writing with feedback that’s helpful?

Agenda:

Feedback Considerations

Information:

This is an example of how good teachers have traditionally graded:

How long did it take to do this for all your students? How does this improve student achievement for the next essay? How is this actionable? What if they don't understand what you intend? What can students learn from this? What would be the point of this? Does it really prove that you're a good teacher?

See the following:

FEEDBACK

The 7 Characteristics of Feedback by Grant Wiggins, co-author of Understanding by Design (Backwards Design)

Helpful feedback is –

Goal-referenced

Transparent

Actionable

User-friendly

Timely

Ongoing

Consistent

Research-Based 5 Characteristics of Meaningful Feedback - Edutopia

1. Be as Specific as Possible

2. The Sooner the Better

3. Address the Learner's Advancement Toward a Goal

4. Present Feedback Carefully

5. Involve Learners in the Process

The 7 things to Remember about Feedback by John Hattie - University of Melbourne

Considering the content on feedback that you just read, why is the following obsolete?

Steve Ventura - Assessment Results and Feedback

Suggestion: instead of marking up everything. just choose 3 or 4 and make them correct them. If they learn 3-4 items per paper, by the end of the year how many writing practices did they learn? Wouldn't you be happy if they learned 20 items from you this year?

7 Feedback Characteristics for effective learning and teaching by Grant Wiggins (Understanding by Design - Backwards Design) .

Feedback Tools - Corwin

WATCH!

Effective Praise vs Crippling Expectations: See video

Production:

DUE - Veteran Teacher Observation & Reflection

Next Steps:

Next Semester -Early in the semester you will be writing a Unit Plan. If you would like to meet privately online or talk on the phone with me to work on the Unit Plan, please email me to set up an mutually agreeable time.