I was excited to be able to attend the Learning Forward Academy and Conference this past week. Thank you to all staff who covered in my time away at the event. Here are just a few key takeaways from Learning Forward and the Learning Forward Academy Sessions that focus on feedback:
Within the cycle of feedback, we must remember that students will not learn with anchorless feedback. As such, we must remember to:
1. Establish the purpose of learning
2. Maintain daily monitoring of student learning
3. Provide students with information about their success and needs
4. Use student performance for "next steps" instruction that is tied into an instructional model.
As educators, we give a lot of feedback, but that doesn't mean it has been received. Feedback is only as good as the information being used to create change or improvement.
The giver of feedback must look for and receive feedback about how they delivered the feedback. If we don't attend to not just the giving but to how the learner is receiving the feedback, we're missing a large piece of the puzzle that moves learning forward.
A mindset to make when reflecting on the next steps in feedback and learning is to shift from what students will do to what they will learn. In order to support this shift, educators must provide feedback not just on the strong aspects of student work but also on the ways they can strengthen their work.
A key way to reflect on the impact and quality of feedback is to keep it Growth Oriented, Real, Empathetic, Asked For, and Timely.
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