FOR ALL TEACHERS
A focus has been placed on high impact strategies as part of the District Continuous Improvement Plan. These strategies are considered powerful practices in education because of the impact on student outcomes, which is due to the cognition involved in the process of learning. Jane E. Pollack (2012) states, “Feedback can be the hinge factor for improving student learning.” For this to be so, feedback must be viewed as a tool for instruction—not simply as an assessment. And feedback to students should come from the teacher, peers, and from the students themselves. Small changes to how we provide feedback can result in greater engagement in the learning process and improved outcomes. For the first small step, consider feedback as a GPS.
