Excellence in Education: Choral Response
I saw choral
response used in a different—and great—way this week. Choral response is, of
course, when the teacher asks/posts a question and the entire class responds,
preferably after wait time is provided or students have had a chance to answer
on their own.
The “new” use of
choral response that I saw was a quick strategy to get a general idea of what
the students knew about the topic. The teacher asked the class a series of
questions and had the entire class respond in unison.
What I liked about
this simple strategy was it did not single out students, allowed the teacher to
gauge what the class knew and established a mindset that it’s OK to be wrong.
Ideas for the Classroom: CORBS Feedback
CORBS is an acronym
for how to provide effective feedback (Hawkins and Shohets, 1989)
Clear: Simple, specific and straight as opposed to
vague, complex or confusing
Owned: Describe how it made you feel and use
language such as “I found…” or “I felt…”
making feedback your own perception and not as an ultimate truth.
Regular: Try to give feedback as early as possible so
that the person has time to do something about it
Balanced: Balance the positives with the negatives
Specific: Feedback should be based on observable
behaviors and specific situations that can
be modified. General feedback is difficult for the learner to use, so
attempt to be specific and give examples.
Administrative Notes
Homecoming
was a great week! The spirit displayed by our students—and
teachers—was phenomenal, capped off with a great pep rally, football game and
homecoming dance.
Each year, the Kettle Run spirit seems
to grow. We must never lose sight of the how the culture of our school
influences student learning and we thank you for creating such a great climate.
Positive Referral
Link: http://goo.gl/s0KXRB
Work Order Request
Form: http://goo.gl/H7hFwK
Tonight’s twitter #vachat
(8pm) discusses Response to Intervention/Dealing with Struggling Learners. Hope
you can join us.
What I’m Reading
10 Design Questions that Will Improve Your
Teaching : From Marzano’s Art and Design of Teaching to help plan
effective units and lessons.
Why
a Leading Professor of New Media Just Banned Technology Use in Class : An interesting BYOD article from The Washington Post
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