During the slice of life March challenge, I wrote a post about commenting. Commenting on slices is similar to giving writing feedback to students. It really is an art.
And I am not feedback artistic. It is something I constantly work on.
I currently teach an education class at our local university. I love it, but I still have so much to learn about teaching at that level. It is definitely not middle school.
Last week I was teaching about quick writes and the many different ways teachers can use them in classrooms. I had them write an admit ticket, and to show them a way to apply accountability, I had them share their exit tickets and write a comment or an add-on to the writing.
I could tell right away this was something they were not comfortable with although I can tell some of them put some thought into their response.
And then there was the one that made me think I need to add feedback to the syllabus for next year!
a space for me and other teacher-writers to share our stories.
Like most things, giving feedback is a skill that needs to be taught, modeled, and practiced. arjeha
ReplyDeleteYes! It's interesting to me how little we are taught about giving effective feedback, yet it is so important and expected.
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