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Providing Effective and Empowering Feedback
Change is a certainty in the field of education. Like all professionals, teachers are learners, striving to increase impact on student learning: as we know more, we do better. In a time of large system change, such as with a new curriculum, it is essential to focus on teacher practice. High quality instructional materials are key to student learning, and the teacher is the most important factor to student learning. Teachers are the people who nurture classroom community and student relationships in order to learn student’s strengths and fund of knowledge; teachers use this knowledge to provide high quality instructional practices to bring a curriculum to life for students.
In this post, I want to discuss feedback and how feedback is important for growth. I need to receive feedback from colleagues, students, and families in order to do better. I also need to self-reflect in order to provide myself feedback on what is working and what needs to change. Read more for suggestions on how to give feedback to students, self, and colleagues, in service to student growth.
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Creating Meaningful and Productive PD
My latest Edutopia article, just in time for a week of providing professional learning to my amazing colleagues! As I approach next week, I am grateful for all of the highly effective presenters I have the privilege of working with and learning from.
Creating Meaningful and Productive PD
Self-Regulation Practices for Teachers and Students
My fourteenth article with Edutopia was published today:
SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL LEARNING (SEL)
Self-Regulation Practices for Teachers and Students
Using these strategies regularly can help elementary school teachers ensure that their rooms are inviting and productive.
July 16, 2024
DOK = Depth of Knowledge
As students engage in learning tasks it is important that teachers provide both surface and deep learning. We begin with opportunities to build background and find out what students already know. Then students collaborate and work independently on tasks that require increasing complexity. One way to think of this complexity is with Webb’s Depth of Knowledge (DOK). In this post, I will focus on DOK especially in primary reading.
Mindfulness for Teachers
I’m reading Patricia Jennings’ book Mindfulness for Teachers: Simple Skills for Peace and Productivity in the Classroom. The content is important every day of the school year, but as we approach the last nine days at my school I find it even more meaningful. The only thing I can truly control is myself, and if I can show up for my students and colleagues in a way that shows I am 100% present, I truly believe this can be the best end of the year yet!
Meaningful Learning to End the Year Strong
My latest Edutopia article was published today. Click on the image below to read the article:
How Teachers Can Set and Maintain Reasonable Expectations for Themselves
I’m happy to share my 13th Edutopia article!
How Teachers Can Set and Maintain Reasonable Expectations for Themselves
Happy Reading All!
Empowering Students With Repeated Reading
Another article on Edutopia! Enjoy….
Early Literacy Podcast Appearance
Taping a podcast is definitely a bit out of my comfort zone, and sharing it feels even more out of my comfort zone. However I’m trying to model productive struggle and risk taking for my students, so here it goes:
I’m excited to share my second appearance on a podcast!
This episode is with two people I respect greatly:
- Superintendent Dr. Clardy and
- Karyn Stocks Glover, Director of Teaching, Learning and Innovation.
I am honored to have been invited into this rich conversation. Thank you to Marcie Pfeifer-Soderbloom for facilitating!