Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
used feedback from student voice, parent voice and Governor comments to help formulate the overall design and throughout the process the Academy leadership team were consulted about the look and feel of the burgeoning website.
Not exact matches
As a parent, she said she likes getting
feedback from tests, but
using student tests results in evaluations increases the pressure for both
students and teachers.
Students interested in learning to program with Scratch can find Project Ideas at Science Buddies that range
from introductory - level explorations (teach a sprite to draw a shape) to robust interactive projects that
use real - world
feedback (like a drum set or a spinning pinwheel).
I often begin by providing a bit of positive
feedback — anything
from how much I enjoyed the
student's take on a certain issue to effective
use of evidence to inform the analysis.
All presentations end with a
student feedback form that counselors
use to identify what the
students took away
from the lesson and if they felt it was presented effectively.
Kate Copping - Westgarth Primary School, Victoria
Using Data to Develop Collaborative Practice and Improve
Student Learning Outcomes Dr Bronte Nicholls and Jason Loke, Australian Science and Mathematics School, South Australia
Using New Technology for Classroom Assessment: An iPad app to measure learning in dance education Sue Mullane - Sunshine Special Developmental School, Victoria Dr Kim Dunphy - Making Dance Matter, Victoria Effective Differentiation: Changing outcomes in a multi-campus school Yvonne Reilly and Jodie Parsons - Sunshine College, Victoria Improving Numeracy Outcomes: Findings
from an intervention program Michaela Epstein - Chaffey Secondary College, Victoria Workshop: Developing Rubrics and Guttman Charts to Target All
Students» Zones of Proximal Development Holly Bishop - Westgarth Primary School, Victoria Bree Bishop - Carwatha College P - 12, Victoria Raising the Bar: School Improvement in action Beth Gilligan, Selina Kinne, Andrew Pritchard, Kate Longey and Fred O'Leary - Dominic College, Tasmania Teacher
Feedback: Creating a positive culture for reform Peta Ranieri - John Wollaston Anglican Community School, Western Australia
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.
I
use these three ways to get
feedback from my
students on my lessons, activities, and what I can do to improve next year.
After teaching the legacy spec for many years, i have found my
students to excel in the subject
using resources like these, resulting in positive
feedback from external moderators.
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.
Using Google Forms (a free online web survey collector) has been a great way to collect
feedback from students.
Periodically throughout the year, we
use consensus grams, which are a quick and anonymous way to get staff
feedback on everything
from what type of binders we want
students to
use next year to where we want to have a staff party.
For a recent project,
students were required to self - evaluate their work and get
feedback from a peer
using this form before conferencing with me.
Here are some recent quotes
from a variety of people who have
used these resources: «
using these resources sprung me back into life... Going to school is a pleasure now» «got me excited about being in school again... long time since that's happened» «shows you don't need to be a bruiser, basher or battle - axe to be a success» «the inspectors were surprised at how quickly we had improved» «the union reps suddenly came to life when I started
using these resources» «these have saved us thousands at SLT and made our school a much better place» «best resources I have
used in over twenty years of CPD» «we
use these ideas when recruiting new staff... it works, it really does work» «really useful in framing staff and
student feedback» «rich and valuable... helps develop the language and the decisions we make» «my
students relate to these ideas and now it's a beautiful class to be in... at last» «gives you splendid ideas you can work in your own classes» «I was never any good at visualising what success might look like... now I can see the bright lights» «extremely helpful» «inspectors praised our
use of these resources and commended our progress» «genuinely helped get my Mojo back... my colleagues and classes have also noticed the new me» «just had some of my best days at school because of these resources» «there is nothing better at this price»
Students benefit most
from the ongoing assessments that provide corrective
feedback and opportunities to
use this information, allowing their brains to construct accurate memories.
avoiding anything that is thought to detract
from self - esteem, such as criticism, negative
feedback, failing or low grades, reporting on a
student's position in class or year,
using red pens on
student work and the like
And we learned that in Japan, teachers
use a process called lesson study to develop and refine great lessons, and then refine them again based on
feedback from their peers and their
students.
Impacts:
Using frequent
feedback from students to tailor instruction to address
students» interests and learning needs improves
student achievement (Black and Wiliam, 1998; Light and Polin, 2010; Thissen - Roe et al., 2004).
I'm thinking of platforms for collaboration in knowledge creation, where teachers can share and enrich teaching materials; of the amount of data that can be collected to measure
students» learning; or of the increasing
use of blended learning models in teachers» training, in which online lectures are combined with individualized expert support and
feedback from peers.
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Students worked in pairs to read each other's writing and give constructive
feedback using language
from the rubric.
Evaluate personal teaching and learning programs
using evidence, including
feedback from students and
student assessment data, to inform planning.
Download PDF file: INSPIRE Graduate Survey Webinar If you are interested in
using a validated instrument to gather
feedback from your graduates on what they learned while a
student in your preparation program, then you should consider the INSPIRE Leadership Graduate Survey (INSPIRE - G).
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!
If I were running a school I'd probably want to evaluate teachers
using a mixture of
student test score gains, classroom observations, and
feedback from parents,
students, and other staff.
You can
use these to collect
feedback from your school's key stakeholder groups: parents,
students and teachers.
and how about 3.6 which says: Evaluate personal teaching and learning programs
using evidence, including
feedback from students and
student assessment data, to inform planning.
Teachers should be providing
feedback to individual
students and also
using the data
from the entire class to potentially make adjustments to instruction.
Can I still
use an exit slip quiz question with day's lesson content or problem to receive
feedback from students?
Working closely with their peers in school - based or interest - based learning communities, effective teachers learn to
use assessment data, reflections on their own practice, and moment - by - moment
feedback from children to vary the support they provide to
students with different levels of expertise and confidence.
One teacher - learner expressed that the
use of video production as a culminating project allowed «
students to see and learn
from their mistakes» and «to get instant
feedback by watching what they had created.»
It will run through the end of the school year for all four schools, which were selected due to their principals» interest in the issue, with results including comparison behavior data and
feedback from students, staff and families to be analyzed soon after for possible
use in crafting a districtwide policy.
Engage your
students in an activity that
uses technology to gather
feedback from a peer,
from you (the teacher), and to self - assess.
Rubrics can support thoughtful self - assessment if teachers make expectations clear and give
students the support they need to
use the
feedback from self - assessment to improve their work.
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).
TAP
uses a set of standards for evaluating teachers that is based on the work of consultant Charlotte Danielson.1 In Enhancing Professional Practice: A Framework for Teaching (1996), Danielson breaks teaching down into four major categories (planning and preparation, classroom environment, instruction, and professional responsibilities); 22 themes (ranging
from demonstrating knowledge of the subjects taught to designing ways to motivate
students to learn); and 77 skills (such as when and how to
use different groupings of
students and the most effective ways to give
students feedback).
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.
The work began with teams
from City - As - School, Voyages Preparatory High School, and ELLIS Preparatory Academy exploring research - based
feedback practices — such as one - on - one conferencing and
using student - facing rubrics to set expectations for learning — during after - school PLC sessions facilitated by Eskolta.
Many transfer school
students have never grown accustomed to taking
feedback from their teachers and
using it for their own improvement.
Students use digital portfolios to self - assess and seek out
feedback from their parents and teachers.
Research by John Hattie and Helen Timperley has shown that simply delivering
feedback on its own has little effect on
students; rather effective
feedback gains its power
from the context in which it is given, most particularly when
students can put it to
use.1
Using Hattie and Timperley's research as a framework, the teams sought to give
feedback that pushed
students to answer three questions: 1) Where am I going?
The evidence
from research on these and other systems indicate that through
using performance assessments schools can focus instruction on higher order skills, provide a more accurate measure of what
students know and can do, engage
students more deeply in learning, and provide for more timely
feedback to teachers, parents, and
students in order to monitor and alter instruction.
In a letter sent Thursday to Jason Botel, the department's acting assistant secretary for elementary and secondary education, the National Science Teachers Association and the STEM Education Coalition said that the department's recent
feedback on states» plans for the Every
Student Succeeds Act improperly discourages states
from using science in school accountability systems.
And considering the low - quality of subjective classroom observations that are the norm for traditional teacher evaluation systems, the state laws and collective bargaining agreements governing teacher performance management discourage school leaders
from providing more - ample
feedback, and that the
use of objective
student test score growth data is just coming into play, few teachers have gotten the kind of
feedback needed to build such expertise in the first place.
Daily worksheets and quizzes have been
used to gather points for grades rather than for daily
feedback that teachers give and get
from their
students to determine their focus for the next day.
Incidences of improper
use of the IDS decreased as the participants became more comfortable with the technology resources available to them and integrated
feedback from their
students, mentor teachers, and supervisor.
A more meaningful system would
use classroom data and
feedback from peers and principals in ways that are much more focused on how to teach specific content to particular
students.
Local scoring of the instructional portfolios will be completed through
use of a holistic rubric, assessing TEKS mastery,
student growth,
student ability to engage in a writing process, obtain
feedback from teachers and / or peers, revise drafts, reflect on their own writing process, and produce multiple styles of writing.
The TAP System for Teacher and
Student Advancement is implemented in school districts across the country, affecting approximately 15,000 teachers and 200,000 students.46 With support from the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching, school districts create multiple career paths for teachers, including career, mentor, and master teacher.47 Teacher leaders participate in school leadership teams with administrators, provide colleagues with regular professional learning opportunities and individualized coaching, observe and provide feedback for instructional improvement, and are compensated for these additional responsibilities.48 Trained teacher leaders in schools using the TAP System have demonstrated an ability to evaluate classroom instruction with accuracy and consistency, and their observations are closely aligned to student learning gains in classrooms.49 According to Lori Johnson, a participating TAP master teacher in Phoenix, «It was the best decision I ever made professi
Student Advancement is implemented in school districts across the country, affecting approximately 15,000 teachers and 200,000
students.46 With support
from the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching, school districts create multiple career paths for teachers, including career, mentor, and master teacher.47 Teacher leaders participate in school leadership teams with administrators, provide colleagues with regular professional learning opportunities and individualized coaching, observe and provide
feedback for instructional improvement, and are compensated for these additional responsibilities.48 Trained teacher leaders in schools
using the TAP System have demonstrated an ability to evaluate classroom instruction with accuracy and consistency, and their observations are closely aligned to
student learning gains in classrooms.49 According to Lori Johnson, a participating TAP master teacher in Phoenix, «It was the best decision I ever made professi
student learning gains in classrooms.49 According to Lori Johnson, a participating TAP master teacher in Phoenix, «It was the best decision I ever made professionally.
On the other hand, in order to comply with ESSA, states may
use additional academic subjects such as science and social studies as the second academic indicator for elementary and middle schools, or as an indicator of school quality or
student success for any schools, according to initial
feedback from the Education Department.26 The analysis in this brief excludes these measures when identifying and weighting measures of school quality or
student success.