1. Early Release Day #3 PD - Effective Feedback - Product (share at staff meeting) East Elementary School November 24, 2009 http://www.playingforchange.com/episodes/2/Stand_by_Me

2. Session Objectives:  Appetizer: “Turkey Talk Time”  Main Course: Effective feedback on homework and practice  Side Dishes: (pick one)  Menu Contract  Activity/Objective Rubric  Grade Level/Department Homework Policy  Dessert: Homemade Blog (Yummy!)

4. “Turkey Talk Time”  Turn to a neighbor and discuss what you will be doing over the holiday break. LET’S SHARE LET’S SHARE

6. Feedback is a starting point for learning  Students need feedback to discover and address their strengths and weaknesses.  Quality feedback is corrective, specific, and timely.  Help students get it right: Give students opportunities to master their learning standard, provide feedback, and then allow additional opportunities for mastery.

7. There are different ways to give effective feedback on homework and practice: 1.Written comments from teacher 2.Peer feedback monitored by teacher 3.Students give their own feedback (chart speed/accuracy, plus/delta) 4.Verbal feedback 5.Rubric

8. Key Research Findings  When feedback is evaluative, student learning decreases (e.g. graded paper).  When feedback is provided that allows students to revise their work, student learning increases (e.g. suggestions for improvement without grade).  Effective feedback is timely. Delay in providing student feedback diminishes its value for learning.

9. Key Research Findings  Hand back assignment with only percentage or grade on it. Gives an increase of 3 percentile points.  Hand back assignment and give answers. Gives and increase of 9 percentile points.  Hand back assignment and explain answers. Increase of 20 percentile points.  Hand back assignment, explain answers, AND provide additional opportunities to improve and learn. ALSO increase of 20+ percentile points.

10. Feedback Provided by Peers (strategies)  In small group settings or partners, have students write one positive comment about another student’s work, then have them write one suggestion for improvement (OFI)  “Homework Checkers”  When students are doing a presentation in front of the class, peers can record 1 thing they learned from the presentation and 1 positive comment and 1 OFI

11. EffectiveFeedback Ineffective Feedback “Great strategy- checked your subtract. work with addition!” “Great job!” -Percentage only -S, N, U,, only Selecting 1 or 2 points for the paper/ work Giving too much feedback on poor-quality work Giving feedback on learning targets Giving too little or none on high-quality work Giving group feedback when the same mini-lesson is required for a number of students Never giving individual feedback because it takes too much time

12. Reflection on Effective Feedback with H/P  Using the “assignment” you were asked to bring today, please complete the reflection sheet describing the effectiveness of your current feedback practice and how (or if) it can be improved.

14. H/P “Side Dish” Assignments  Please select one of the following items from your “side dish” section of your “Menu Contract” by Wednesday, December 9th at 3:00pm.  By completing this assignment, you will earn the extra 45 minutes required for this professional development.  Those that are unable to complete this assignment will be scheduled to attend a 45 minute make-up session after-school with Ms. Dollevoet on Thursday, December 10 th.  We will share these “side dishes” during PLCs, Staff Meetings, and Early Release PD in December, January, and February.

15.  Thank you so much for taking the time to hang in there with us today!  Please find time between now and December 4 th to provide me with some feedback on my Blog. HAVE A WONDERFUL AND RESTFUL BREAK!!