Observing and Providing Feedback on Discussion Instruction in the ELA Classroom
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Purpose of this Session Participants will be able to… Identify effective approaches to facilitating classroom discussion in the ELA classroom. Provide feedback that guides the ELA teacher into more effective instructional practices in the Speaking and Listening standards.
Introduction Recall Session 1 video Reflect on observations noted on Video Analysis Activity
Feedback: What is it good for? Encourage collaborative, reflective practice Promote positive cultural change Focus on content and encourage the use of data analysis to inform practice How does this apply to speaking and listening instruction?
Feedback: What is it good for? Goal-Referenced Tangible and Transparent Actionable User-Friendly Timely Ongoing Consistent -Grant Wiggins (2012) How does this apply to speaking and listening instruction?
Practice Perfect Four Rules to Remember “One of the fastest ways to improve performance is to improve feedback.” Doug Lemov’s book, Practice Perfect Rule 27 Limit Yourself Rule 28 Make it an Everyday Thing Rule 29 Describe the Solution (Not the Problem) Rule 30 Lock it In
Discussion and Reflection Read the rule at your table. Use the reflection form to highlight key points and application.
Listening and Speaking in Action Instructional Resource Guide Video: https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/high-school-literature-lesson-plan Discuss areas for feedback: What indicators of core actions were observed and noted? What evidence was provided?
Listening and Speaking What do you observe during walkthroughs and observations? Speaking and Listening Rubric Video: https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/using-socratic-seminars-in-classroom?gclid=COP5qPqmgMICFU1k7Aod9FUAog Observations What evidence is present in the lesson? What evidence is missing? What feedback would you provide to the teacher?
Q & A
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