Our Inspiration

Let's be frank. Why would we choose to focus on providing effective feedback in this time of major change in education? We are currently implementing new standards, new curriculum, and new state testing. And don't forget a new evaluation system.

So why are we not focusing a Professional Learning Community on Common Core or PARCC? Don't get me wrong...we are focusing on all of the above. However, feedback is a topic that impacts every grade, every content area, every member of the school community. Below is our inspiration...

Through John Hattie's meta-analyses, it was found that feedback has an effect size of .73. Effective feedback is a powerful tool to increase student learning. Hattie's research shows that feedback is a top ten influence of student achievement.

Knowing this, we are now on a journey to learn what is effective student feedback, exploring types of feedback, and how we can help students use feedback to increase learning. Learning of effectively provide feedback will not only help increase student learning, but will allow us to be more reflective in our own practice.