5e: Provides substantive, timely, and constructive feedback to students and parents

Conference Report Sheet: I work hard to provide substansive, timely, and constructive feedback to my students and parents. This takes many forms, including verbal feedback, notes written on papers, emails, conferences with students, and conferences with parents. One way that I provide substansive and constructive feedback for both students and parents is through the use of report sheets distributed at conferences. These report sheets allow me to share great deals of information in an organized manner. Parents have expressed appreciation at being able to take these reports home for further reflection and discussion.

Data Wall: A second way that I provide feedback to students and others who enter our classroom is through a posted data wall. Within this area I post graphs that show student progress in a number of areas. Graphs are included for spelling scores, math fact scores, DRA scores, fluency rates, and days with planners signed. Having this posted over the sink/drinking fountain area and updating the graphs monthly allows for the students to feel invested in their own improvements. We keep a stack of post-it notes by this area for students to post observations, predictions, or suggestions related to the data. Comments are written on the post-it note and stuck on the graph they are related to. This allows us to have a continual discussion of the data and allows students to provide feedback to one another.