Review from Last Week: Engaging Work + Feedback = Learning
Feedback moves an experience from being an engaging activity into true learning for students. Last week I wrote how learning is contingent upon the feedback the student receives. Students can receive feedback from a variety of sources: teachers, other students, themselves, even computer programs. I provided a link to an article which gave ways to give feedback.
What’s Next: Today in my Kagan instructional coaching session we discussed coaching teachers and how to give "on the spot" feedback. It was so enlightening!! The trainer made the point that it's what the receiver (in this case the teacher) does with the feedback that really makes the difference in the teacher's future behavior. Immediately, I thought about how this concept would apply to coaching our students. That's the equal sign of the equation, Engaging Work + Feedback = Learning.
What’s Next: Today in my Kagan instructional coaching session we discussed coaching teachers and how to give "on the spot" feedback. It was so enlightening!! The trainer made the point that it's what the receiver (in this case the teacher) does with the feedback that really makes the difference in the teacher's future behavior. Immediately, I thought about how this concept would apply to coaching our students. That's the equal sign of the equation, Engaging Work + Feedback = Learning.
So…now what? How can we help make the connection between the feedback and learning? It is so difficult for one teacher to provide "on the spot" feedback for a class of 28 kids. This is where Kagan structures can be so effective!! Think about it! When students engage in Rally Coach they immediately get coaching and practice on what they are working on from a peer. When students are doing "Find Someone Who," it's the same premise! In order for students to internalize and learn from the feedback, they have to have the opportunity to make the correction as soon as possible and practice the correct way.
Research tells us that practice doesn't just make perfect, but practice makes PERMANENT. If students are practicing a skill the wrong way without feedback they will internalize the incorrect procedure. Feedback should be given as soon as you can, but it's not humanly possibly for it all to come from you.
What to Expect When You Are a Teacher at Paint Lick: (A repeat from last week)
You should be able to…set up structures in your classroom like reader’s workshop, or station models that facilitate students receiving feedback
You probably will be able to…use Kagan structures and exit slips to provide students with daily feedback in relation to their learning target
You may possibly be able to… analyze the quality of the feedback you are giving students and become a master at giving effective feedback. To learn 4 different ways to give effective feedback follow this link: http://www.evidencebasedteaching.org.au/crash-course-evidence-based-teaching/how-to-give-effective-feedback-to-your-students/
This week in walkthroughs I will be looking at student work and how students are receiving feedback. I can't wait!
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