At the Governor's Common Core Implementation Panel, Jonathan Schleifer, E4E - New York Executive Director, shared positive
feedback from teachers about the Common Core and recommendations from teachers about how to improve the roll - out of the standards.
Trae - Greenbarg said she feels like she can have candid conversations with administrators because they have been receptive to
feedback from teachers about ways the school can improve to prevent teacher burnout.
The questions are designed to obtain
feedback from teachers about developments in knowledge and practice, as well as the effectiveness of support systems, such as professional learning activities.
At the Governor's Common Core Implementation Panel, Jonathan Schleifer, E4E - New York Executive Director, shared positive
feedback from teachers about the...
In this article, we focus on categories 4 («Planning for technology implementation») and 5 («
Feedback from teachers about the experience») in order to show the challenges teachers faced as well as how they overcame those challenges.
First - and second - grade students in 1993 who had been kept out of kindergarten until they were older were less likely than other students to draw negative
feedback from teachers about their academic performance or conduct in class.
Not exact matches
But more and more, I'm realizing if you're able to receive constructive
feedback from a boss, parent, spouse or
teacher and then implement what's needed to do it better the next time, you care more
about learning than your ego.
For the most part,
feedback from teachers cited concerns
about rodents and bugs, too much going on [in the classroom], spills, and taking away
from instruction time.
I think it really motivated me to think more deeply
about the homework he gets, the tests he gets, the
feedback he gets
from his
teachers.
Their common feature is that, rather than listening passively, students spend class time engaged in answering questions, solving problems, discussing solutions with their peers and reasoning
about the material they are studying, all while getting regular
feedback from their
teacher.
The data was gathered and analyzed by a team led by Michigan Technological University and the STEM Education Center at the University of Minnesota asked for
feedback from nearly 40
teachers in a three - week professional development program
about STEM education.
After extensive research on
teacher evaluation procedures, the Measures of Effective Teaching Project mentions three different measures to provide
teachers with
feedback for growth: (1) classroom observations by peer - colleagues using validated scales such as the Framework for Teaching or the Classroom Assessment Scoring System, further described in Gathering Feedback for Teaching (PDF) and Learning About Teaching (PDF), (2) student evaluations using the Tripod survey developed by Ron Ferguson from Harvard, which measures students» perceptions of teachers» ability to care, control, clarify, challenge, captivate, confer, and consolidate, and (3) growth in student learning based on standardized test scores over multipl
feedback for growth: (1) classroom observations by peer - colleagues using validated scales such as the Framework for Teaching or the Classroom Assessment Scoring System, further described in Gathering
Feedback for Teaching (PDF) and Learning About Teaching (PDF), (2) student evaluations using the Tripod survey developed by Ron Ferguson from Harvard, which measures students» perceptions of teachers» ability to care, control, clarify, challenge, captivate, confer, and consolidate, and (3) growth in student learning based on standardized test scores over multipl
Feedback for Teaching (PDF) and Learning
About Teaching (PDF), (2) student evaluations using the Tripod survey developed by Ron Ferguson
from Harvard, which measures students» perceptions of
teachers» ability to care, control, clarify, challenge, captivate, confer, and consolidate, and (3) growth in student learning based on standardized test scores over multiple years.
Hundreds of companies want real - time
feedback from teachers and school administrators
about their applications and programs.
Conscientious parents are constantly getting
feedback about the academic performance of their children, almost all of it
from teachers.
Again, through an inquiry learning process, students investigated «games» and used Scratch to design and construct their own games resulting in a gaming convention at the school where students were able to showcase, share and receive
feedback about their games
from other students,
teachers, parents and the wider community.
Perhaps what has been most satisfying to Johnson and the ArtThink development team is the
feedback they've received
from teachers about the site.
Aside
from grumblings
from the New York City
teachers required to work under her system, there has been remarkably little open debate
about the basic premises behind Calkins's approach, or even
feedback on how the programs are faring in the classroom.
Importantly, they also included
feedback for
teachers from colleagues
about their teaching.
Parents are asked
about their satisfaction with the interest
teachers show in the child, school discipline, child's school progress, and
feedback from teachers.
As
teachers, we are all a little apprehensive
about feedback from our students.
A break
from hyperactive policymaking gives schools the time and space to finish what we started — to actually implement the higher standards that most states adopted seven years ago; to get better at giving
teachers helpful
feedback about their instructional practices; to find curricula worth teaching; and to experiment with new approaches to personalization.
The
feedback Sherpa Kids is getting
from schools is that carers and
teachers are becoming «a bit leery and twitchy»
about the industrialisation of OOSH.
Commenting on the project, Manjit Rai, Head
Teacher at North Beckton Primary, said, «
Feedback about the interim classrooms
from teaching staff and the parents of children in year four who are now using them has been very positive.
And then thinking
about the implications of that down the line for reporting, parent -
teacher interviews and long - term learning for the students who may need the consistency of that
feedback from one
teacher.
Regular
feedback in the form of surveys is needed to understand how those charged with implementing standards - based educational reform —
teachers, superintendents, parents, and policy makers — think
about the uses of tests and the high - impact decisions that follow
from them.
And, if continued assessment informs instruction, students and
teachers benefit
from student
feedback about what a student does and does not understand.
Annual
teacher surveys between 2010 and 2013 asked
teachers about the frequency of visiting another
teacher's classroom to watch him or her teach; having a colleague observe their classroom; inviting someone in to help their class; going to a colleague to get advice
about an instructional challenge they faced; receiving useful suggestions for curriculum material
from colleagues; receiving meaningful
feedback on their teaching practice
from colleagues; receiving meaningful
feedback on their teaching practice
from their principal; and receiving meaningful
feedback on their teaching practice
from another school leader (e.g., AP, instructional coach).
But I'm optimistic
about the potential of unbundling the role of the
teacher and leveraging technology to create an online system for measuring and tracking student learning growth that has the rigor of human - graded assessment, the advantage of quick
feedback cycle times, and the validity and reliability that come
from standardization.
Fortunately, I did receive some valuable
feedback from my supervising
teacher that semester; I can not say the same
about my English as a Second Language student - teaching placement the following semester.
Feedback from teachers can inform
teacher educators
about how to design experiences for
teachers to help them integrate technology into instruction.
From my work with teachers, I found that these are some of the critical teaching strategies that support students to become assessment - capable learners: Provide time for student reflection on their learning Involve the students in developing success criteria & rubrics for their own assessment Let students assess their own work & measure this against teacher judgements Provide feedback & encourage students to set goals from this assessment Be explicit about what learning progressions look like & encourage students to use these to set their own learning goals Provide opportunities for students to achieve goals through attending teacher - led or peer - led clinics And celebrate goals when they are achie
From my work with
teachers, I found that these are some of the critical teaching strategies that support students to become assessment - capable learners: Provide time for student reflection on their learning Involve the students in developing success criteria & rubrics for their own assessment Let students assess their own work & measure this against
teacher judgements Provide
feedback & encourage students to set goals
from this assessment Be explicit about what learning progressions look like & encourage students to use these to set their own learning goals Provide opportunities for students to achieve goals through attending teacher - led or peer - led clinics And celebrate goals when they are achie
from this assessment Be explicit
about what learning progressions look like & encourage students to use these to set their own learning goals Provide opportunities for students to achieve goals through attending
teacher - led or peer - led clinics And celebrate goals when they are achieved!
As one MCIEA
teacher noted, «[MCIEA provides an] opportunity to reflect deeply with broad input to and
feedback from colleagues
about the types of assessment projects or products that really matter.»
The study found that
feedback from students as young as fourth graders, especially
about a
teacher's ability to manage a classroom and challenge students, was useful in evaluating
teachers.
Formative assessment, rephrased for clarity as informative assessment, is classroom activity —
from quiz to question, discussion to observation, learning task to student
feedback — that informs
teachers about their students» learning and their own teaching.
We also discuss the pedagogical possibilities of Twitter and point to hashtags like #comments4kids (where
teachers can post student blogs and ask for
feedback from their online networks) or
teacher - created resources that support the use of technology in the classroom (like this tweet
about how to comment on blogs, shared by one of our graduate students).
She also used the green check emoticon frequently during each class session to receive
feedback from prospective
teachers about their ability to perform technological skills.
Using extended examples
from different grade levels, Lalor advises
teachers to use a three - part protocol to give
feedback on student work: (1) emphasize the strengths in the work; (2) discuss questions or problems
about the work in relation to the specific assignment; and (3) suggest «next steps» for improving the work.
Pollock describes three techniques she's helped
teachers put in place to boost student engagement through seeking
feedback (including
from peers and
from themselves): (1) Goal accounting templates that students fill out at the start of class; (2) an interactive notebook in which students process their questions and thoughts
about material the
teacher presents as they take notes; and (3) a
teacher scoring roster that gives
teachers a quick read of how well each student knows the content.
One way
teachers can re-engage telltale students is by setting up classroom routines that help such students regularly seek
feedback about their own learning progress —
from a source other than the classroom
teacher.
Feedback on teaching
from observations of teaching: What do administrators say and what do
teachers think
about it?
Despite the
teachers» initial anxiety
about being observed and receiving
feedback, they gained confidence
from the opportunity to see what was going on their classrooms.
Madison
teachers union president Mike Lipp publicly embraced the new
teacher evaluations mandated under the state's waiver
from the No Child Left Behind law, saying
feedback is useful and Madison school administrators haven't always been good
about evaluating staff in the past.
Even preservice preparation could benefit, as the
teacher leaders would be uniquely positioned to collect
feedback from in - service educators
about their preparation programs and to advise on clinical placements for candidates.
The Chicago
Teacher Residency seeks individuals
from all backgrounds, who are passionate
about transforming the educational outcomes for students in the lowest - performing schools, and are open to coaching and
feedback.
Schools That Lead continue to refine their
Teacher and Principal Leadership Initiatives to incorporate the lessons they have learned
from the past three years, including being clearer
about the development of an aim statement and theory of action, acknowledging the need to make room to do the improvement work, explicitly examining culture, paying attention to student
feedback, starting small and moving slow, collecting and analyzing evidence to build warrant, and actively sharing the work — specifically the processes, results, and what worked and what did not work.
Interestingly, they received much more of their
feedback from busy principals (85 percent of U.S.
teachers vs. a TALIS average of 52 percent) and much less
from other
teachers or assigned mentors (27 percent vs. a TALIS average of 42 percent), who can generally offer more targeted insights
about how to teach specific curriculum concepts and students.
REA collected survey, focus group, and pre - and post-test data
from the participating
teachers, and this data led to important insights
about the
teachers» expectations for the program,
feedback about the program, perceptions of the program's impacts, and recommendations for the program moving forward.
Additionally, the
teacher feedback option allows comments to the students back
from the
teacher to correct any misconceptions
about proper usage.
About 150
teachers were identified as irreplaceable by their organizations based on data and
feedback from students and families, and GPSN believes that with the proper support those educators will continue to make a profound and immediate impact on their communities.
The most impactful activities were: classroom «walk -
abouts», receiving school
feedback from an Elder,
teacher evaluation, how to have courageous conversations, and instructional leadership