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Instructional feedback for students is essential to their growth, and instructional feedback has been extensively researched over the past several decades. On giant in that research field is Grant Wiggins. In his article Seven Keys to Effective Feedback (https://www.ascd.org/el/articles/seven-keys-to-effective-feedback), Wiggins shares that instructional feedback should be: Goal-referenced – Tasks must be clearly defined and goals…
Students can sit in a classroom that offers a clear focus, receive masterfully delivered direct instruction, and still not achieve. Why? Students need to actively engage with content in order to fully understand and apply it to a variety of situations. Only then can it be said that they truly learned something. How can teachers…
Imagine you are being sent to a large store to pick up a small item. Which of the following two sets of instructions would most likely get you to the item in the easiest manner? Go to the store, go inside and go to the west side of the building. You’ll find it over there.…
My parents meander. As much as I would like to say this is related to their retirement status and not having set schedules, I cannot. They have been this way for many years. I recall one vacation many, many years ago when my parents packed bags, loaded the car, drove to the nearest highway, and…
Over the past several weekends, I’ve been volunteering my time to help a young couple with a home makeover project. Bear in mind, I have very little skill in this area, but I’m a willing participant! On a recent assignment, I was to create a rough opening for a door installation. I read how to…
I lift weights regularly. Seriously, I do. You can stop laughing now. As I have followed my weight training routine, I have found increased strength. That’s a good thing. I have also found increased stiffness in my body. That’s not such a good thing. In order to combat the increased rigidity, I also undertake yoga…
In the book Learning and Leading With Habits of Mind: 16 Characteristics for Success, author, researcher, and educator A. L. Costa, identified and addressed a rather substantial list of habits beneficial for students, teachers, and schools. Managing impulses is one of the characteristics. Students must learn to manage their impulses if they are going to…
In the book Learning and Leading With Habits of Mind: 16 Characteristics for Success, author, researcher, and educator A. L. Costa, identified and addressed a rather substantial list of habits beneficial for students, teachers, and schools. The first in his list of characteristics is persisting. Students must learn to persist through difficulties if they are…
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