The following are some ideas for how we can integrate student feedback into the learning process. When the learning is explicit and visible, feedback goes from an abstract idea to a set of concrete steps. Student work is not given a grade, or score on the work (although the teacher records a grade in their teacher’s mark-book). Because a lot of times when you’re doing peer feedback in the classroom you’ll notice that two or three kids end up becoming really good at it and then a lot of kids get lazy – at least that’s my experience at the high school level. Why not try Praise, Suggestion, Question as an alternative strategy? Still, there is a time and a place for teacher feedback. A colleague of mine named Keelan recommended Making Thinking Visible and it has reshaped my thoughts on metacognition and reflection. Download the PDF Transcript for this Episode. In 2014, I won the BAMMY Award for Best Talk Show Host in Education. You can’t give them a whole piece and say, “Give your peer feedback on this.” Really focus on very small pieces at first. VICKI:          And I love telling kids, okay, this is excellent, let’s take it to epic. So even I there was – if say once in a blue moon you do get a kid who’s really done an exceptional job, there’s still a level of feedback that you could comment on that’s very specific, not just from the rubric, it’s identifying pieces in the writing so the feedback giver has a special task of having to be able to identify those specific areas and highlight them and talk about what makes them effective. It also helps to use peer-assessment. Hello! In the process, they gain additional time to focus on making sense out of their feedback and using it to revise their projects. I’m always a fan of process-based learning. Instead of marking answers as correct or incorrect, tell the students the number of answers that were wrong. Kids need to feel like they’re in a trusting environment. Classroom Research and Research Methods . The teacher uses a series of reflective questions to lead students through the process of meta-cognition and into the setting and monitoring of goals. I've been podcasting since 2013 and launched a new podcast in 2017, the 10-Minute Teacher Show. And I’m like, okay, who’s perfect? When you have a classroom of 24 kids and people always ask how could you effectively give feedback to all your students all the time. So maybe with kids you start with certain stem depending on how old your students are. Conference one-on-one with students and have them share their rubric while you share your rubric with them. With a top podcast, The 10-Minute Teacher, popular newsletter, and blog, Vicki writes content that is viewed by millions each year. Only accept a piece of work when it is of a specific quality. STARR:        Our 5th and final is empowering students to be the experts. But what happens when students ignore it? Sometimes, a skater will simply need another set of eyes. And I know when I have my students do peer feedback I don’t let them just check on the rubric, you know, perfect at everything. Elearning and global competency #flatclass #globaled 12/29/2011, Research on Returning to School After Natural Disasters with Dr. Brianna Kurtz, How to Use Padlet: A Fantastic Tool for Teaching, 5 Simple Ways to Improve Teacher Professional Development, 7 Ideas for Student Genius Hour and Passion Projects, How to Add Google Drive to Microsoft Word, 5 Email Tips Everyone Should Know Before Forwarding Mail, How to Turn off Blue Light on Your iPhone/ Ipad at Night, 100+ Great Google Classroom and Gsuite Resources for Educators, Why Kids Can't Stop Moving: The Neuroscience Behind a Student's Need to Move, Education Renaissance: Research on Returning to School after Natural Disasters with Dr. Brianna Kurtz, Don’t Fall Out of the Boat with Vicki Davis, Creativity Now with Best Selling Author Sean Thompson, Feedback Tips for Blended and Online Learning, Having a class culture for positive peer feedback, How to help kids practice and give recognition for feedback. If they understand the purpose of the feedback, they are better able to make modifications, set goals, and own the learning process. Students engage in tons of tiny experiments, making little tweaks to both the process and the product. So once they have the protocols and once they’ve practiced, we really need to give them the opportunity to take the lead. I have 20 years of experience teaching teachers how to use technology in the classroom. The Sketchnote Handbook: The Illustrated Guide to Visual Notetaking, 25 Years Researching Teaching and Learning | TeacherToolkit, The Most-Read Blogs of The Year | TeacherToolkit, The Reading Habits of 633,000 Teachers | TeacherToolkit, 10 'Teach to the Top' Differentiation Ideas, Podcast 91: Design-Based Research and Learning Online, 10 ICT Pieces of Equipment for Every Classroom.