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MISSION
MISSION
Enable learners to continuously improve whatever craft they pursue.
Enable learners to continuously improve whatever craft they pursue.
Kaizena is a FREE online tool that promotes learning through feedback. https://www.kaizena.com/
Kaizena works with Google Docs and Google Slides
Kaizena works with Google Docs and Google Slides
Allow students to hear your voice!
Allow students to hear your voice!
Finding time to conference can be difficult, with the Voice Comments feature students can hear your feedback and even replay it if necessary.
GeT rid of the red pen
GeT rid of the red pen
Highlight and comment on specific portions of your students' work. No need to try to squeeze feedback into the margins.
Embed Rubrics
Embed Rubrics
Clarify for students why they received a specific grade. Add rubrics and skills to address targeted points in writing assignments.
Insert Lessons
Insert Lessons
Address the specific needs of your students through targeted lessons, either provided by Kaizena or cyour own.
Personalized Feedback
Personalized Feedback
"Using Kaizena enhanced teachers’ relationships with students" (Bless, 2017, p.164).
Personalized feedback allows students to see and hear specific feedback throughout the writing process from their teacher and peers. "Students also reported that hearing the emotional quality and tone of the instructor’s voice made the feedback feel more important and more like a personal writing conference as compared to receiving only written feedback" (Bless, 2017, p. 124). Kaizena keeps a running log of feedback for students to refer to during the writing process.
Teaching 21st Century Students
Teaching 21st Century Students
"...21st century students become engaged when the methods used to teach are individually based, and incorporate technology" (Dowd, 2018, p. 3).
Students can work in cooperative groups, with their classroom teacher, or individually. Students need to be able to use and navigate digital tools and communicate effectively with others as 21st century learners.
Assessment
Assessment
"Addressing high level writing skills has the greatest effect on writing quality" (Wilson, 2019, p. 348).
With Kaizena, students can see and hear the portions of their work that you are applauding and those that need improvement. Each activity can be tailored to meet the needs of your students. With the embedded rubrics, students are able to clearly understand why they received the score they were awarded.
References
Bless, M. M. (2017). Impact of Audio Feedback Technology on Writing Instruction. Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies Collection. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=4385&context=dissertations
Dowd, C. (2018). CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT: THE IMPACT OF KAIZENA ON STUDENT WRITING. An Action Research Project Submitted to the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures of Southern Oregon University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of MASTER OF ARTS, 1–76. Retrieved from https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5b15b508dfbf36ef67304fd1/5c5a1463d4e767c51291ad59_Dowd-AR-2018-Final (1).pdf
Fast, Personal Feedback on Student Work. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.kaizena.com/
Image 1 Teacher Conference, 2019, http://www.teachhub.com/classroom-management-hold-student-teacher-conference
Image 2, Group, Peer to peer learning, 2019, https://info.p2pu.org/2012/11/01/open-michigan-leads-real-world-school-of-open-class/
Image 3, Chalkboard, Flickr, 2019, https://foto.wuestenigel.com/remember-your-goals/?utm_source=42013225814&utm_campaign=FlickrDescription&utm_medium=link
Kaizena. (2018, June 29). Kaizena in 2 Minutes. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj--iDSds4Q
Wilson, J. (2019). 14 Assessing Writing. In Best Practices In Writing Instruction (Third, pp. 333–360). New York, NY: The Guilford Press.
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