Early Release Day #3 Early Release Day #3 PDPD- Effective Feedback- Effective Feedback- Product (share at staff meeting)- Product (share at staff meeting)

East Elementary SchoolEast Elementary School

November 24, 2009November 24, 2009

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Session Objectives:Session Objectives: Appetizer: “Turkey Talk Time”Appetizer: “Turkey Talk Time” Main Course: Effective feedback on Main Course: Effective feedback on

homework and practicehomework and practice Side Dishes: (pick one)Side Dishes: (pick one)

Menu ContractMenu Contract Activity/Objective RubricActivity/Objective Rubric Grade Level/Department Homework PolicyGrade Level/Department Homework Policy

Dessert: Homemade Blog (Yummy!)Dessert: Homemade Blog (Yummy!)

““Turkey Talk Time”Turkey Talk Time”

Turn to a neighbor and discuss what you Turn to a neighbor and discuss what you will be doing over the holiday break.will be doing over the holiday break.

LET’S SHARELET’S SHARE

Feedback is a starting point Feedback is a starting point for learningfor learning Students need feedback to discover and Students need feedback to discover and

address their strengths and weaknesses.address their strengths and weaknesses. Quality feedback is Quality feedback is correctivecorrective, , specificspecific, ,

and and timelytimely.. Help students get it right: Give students Help students get it right: Give students

opportunities to master their learning opportunities to master their learning standard, provide feedback, and then standard, provide feedback, and then allow additional opportunities for mastery.allow additional opportunities for mastery.

There are different ways to There are different ways to give effective feedback on give effective feedback on homework and practice:homework and practice:

1.1. Written comments from teacherWritten comments from teacher

2.2. Peer feedback monitored by teacherPeer feedback monitored by teacher

3.3. Students give their own feedback Students give their own feedback (chart speed/accuracy, plus/delta)(chart speed/accuracy, plus/delta)

4.4. Verbal feedbackVerbal feedback

5.5. Rubric Rubric

Key Research FindingsKey Research Findings When feedback is evaluative, When feedback is evaluative,

student learning decreases (e.g. student learning decreases (e.g. graded paper).graded paper).

When feedback is provided that When feedback is provided that allows students to revise their work, allows students to revise their work, student learning increases (e.g. student learning increases (e.g. suggestions for improvement suggestions for improvement without grade).without grade).

Effective feedback is timely. Delay Effective feedback is timely. Delay in providing student feedback in providing student feedback diminishes its value for learning.diminishes its value for learning.

Key Research FindingsKey Research Findings Hand back assignment with only percentage or Hand back assignment with only percentage or

grade on it. Gives an increase of 3 percentile grade on it. Gives an increase of 3 percentile points.points.

Hand back assignment and give answers. Hand back assignment and give answers. Gives and increase of 9 percentile points.Gives and increase of 9 percentile points.

Hand back assignment and explain answers. Hand back assignment and explain answers. Increase of 20 percentile points.Increase of 20 percentile points.

Hand back assignment, explain answers, AND Hand back assignment, explain answers, AND provide additional opportunities to improve and provide additional opportunities to improve and learn. ALSO increase of 20+ percentile points.learn. ALSO increase of 20+ percentile points.

Feedback Provided by Feedback Provided by Peers (strategies)Peers (strategies)

In small group settings or partners, have In small group settings or partners, have students write one positive comment about students write one positive comment about another student’s work, then have them write another student’s work, then have them write one suggestion for improvement (OFI)one suggestion for improvement (OFI)

““Homework Checkers”Homework Checkers” When students are doing a presentation in front When students are doing a presentation in front

of the class, peers can record 1 thing they of the class, peers can record 1 thing they learned from the presentation and 1 positive learned from the presentation and 1 positive comment and 1 OFIcomment and 1 OFI

Effective Effective

FeedbackFeedback

Ineffective Ineffective FeedbackFeedback

““Great strategy- checked Great strategy- checked your subtract. work with your subtract. work with addition!”addition!”

““Great job!”Great job!”-Percentage onlyPercentage only-S, N, U, S, N, U, , only, only

Selecting 1 or 2 points for the Selecting 1 or 2 points for the paper/ work paper/ work

Giving too much feedback Giving too much feedback on poor-quality workon poor-quality work

Giving feedback on learning Giving feedback on learning targetstargets

Giving too little or none on Giving too little or none on high-quality workhigh-quality work

Giving group feedback when Giving group feedback when the same mini-lesson is the same mini-lesson is required for a number of required for a number of studentsstudents

Never giving individual Never giving individual feedback because it takes feedback because it takes too much timetoo much time

Reflection on Effective Reflection on Effective Feedback with H/PFeedback with H/P

Using the “assignment” you were asked Using the “assignment” you were asked to bring today, please complete the to bring today, please complete the reflection sheet describing the reflection sheet describing the effectiveness of your current feedback effectiveness of your current feedback practice and how (or if) it can be practice and how (or if) it can be improved.improved.

H/P “Side Dish” H/P “Side Dish” AssignmentsAssignments Please select one of the following items from Please select one of the following items from

your “side dish” section of your “Menu Contract” your “side dish” section of your “Menu Contract” by Wednesday, December 9th at 3:00pmby Wednesday, December 9th at 3:00pm..

By completing this assignment, you will earn the By completing this assignment, you will earn the extra 45 minutes required for this professional extra 45 minutes required for this professional development.development. Those that are unable to complete this Those that are unable to complete this

assignment will be scheduled to attend a 45 assignment will be scheduled to attend a 45 minute make-up session after-school with Ms. minute make-up session after-school with Ms. Dollevoet on Thursday, December 10Dollevoet on Thursday, December 10 thth..

We will share these “side dishes” during PLCs, We will share these “side dishes” during PLCs, Staff Meetings, and Early Release PD in Staff Meetings, and Early Release PD in December, January, and February.December, January, and February.

Thank you so much for taking the time to Thank you so much for taking the time to hang in there with us today!hang in there with us today!

Please find time between now and Please find time between now and December 4December 4thth to provide me with some to provide me with some feedback on my Blog.feedback on my Blog.

HAVE A WONDERFUL AND HAVE A WONDERFUL AND RESTFUL BREAK!!RESTFUL BREAK!!