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Five ways teachers can improve student feedback
A lot of evidence has pointed to the significant positive impact of feedback on student learning and performance over the last 10 years. Many schools have placed great emphasis on tackling how teachers...
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Why school leaders need the support of specific feedback to improve schools
Every school has its own set of problems, there’s no denying it. Many school leaders really value feedback from their teachers about areas for improvement. Even when leaders may not be seeking...
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The Power of Video to Give Feedback for Learning
Last weekend was the third time my son, Austin, stepped out on his rollerblades. His first two times were frustrating for him and the start of our rollerblading activity last weekend was no different....
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3 ways to make assessment feedback more useful for your students
A lot of effort can often be given by teachers in providing students with a significant amount of feedback following the completion of a task. In a number of cases, this feedback is not particularly...
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The importance of connecting feedback to student well being
Feedback is a vital part of supporting student learning, so important that we need to be acutely aware that our feedback can be damaging to students if we get it wrong. At times our feedback to...
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3 pieces of feedback that school leaders should seek from their teachers
Feedback to support school improvement is essential. School leaders must model the way in being open to feedback, so that teachers begin to see that feedback is valued and, where appropriate, acted...
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The importance of connecting Learning Targets to Student Feedback
Feedback is a vital part of supporting student learning. Many teachers spend lots of time giving feedback to students, yet despite the time invested, how effective is the feedback in supporting...
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3 ways to make assessment feedback more useful for your students
A lot of effort can often be given by teachers in providing students with a significant amount of feedback following the completion of a task. In a number of cases, this feedback is not particularly...
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Being nice will not necessarily address the elephant in the schoolhouse
Many important conversations in our schools are avoided at the expense of preserving what we may think are harmonious relationships. It is quite amazing how both teachers and leaders will avoid...
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Essential questions that need answering when determining the professional...
Where should schools start when determining how they are going to spend their available funds on professional learning for their teachers and who makes such a decision? This question needs to be...
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