Philosophy
Teacher feedback to students should be prompt, constructive and concrete. This feedback should inform students of areas of relative strength and weakness and guide students toward successfully reaching instructional goals. When students have work evaluated, this evaluation should be based on concrete criteria that was made known to the student prior to the evaluations (rubrics) . Feedback is most effective when students are asked to use content of evaluation to guide further instruction.
Progress Self-Assessment
I am making greater use of tools that allow for automated grading and immediate assessment of student work. I am also encouraging students to use feedback on a given assignment to drive further learning.I am making greater use of tools that allow for automated grading and immediate assessment of student work. I am also encouraging students to use feedback on a given assignment to drive further learning. I have also put more emphasis on decreasing the turn-around time on grading and returning student work. The effect of this has been dramatic: not only do my students have a better sense of their standing academically, but I am able to use results of assignments/ assessments to determine if students are meeting standards or if reteaching is necessary to address deficiencies.
1. Artifact 1: Civil War Test
This test is an online, automated exam that is scored immediately and provides instant feedback to students upon its completion. In the future, I hope to increase the specificity of the exam report so that it provides a breakdown of areas in which students are more or less profficient. This will provide both myself and the student with information about skill mastery and need for reteaching.
2. Gradebook Log-in lesson
This lesson was developed by Jessica Medinah, a teacher at Academy-North. I have used the lesson to provide students with information on how they may access their grades through the district-provided gradebook system. With this information, the students have instant access to their standing within the course, and also may identify missing or incomplete work.
Areas for Future Development
As I continue to teach, I hope to provide students with greater opportunity to revise previous work based on the content of my feedback. I also wish to use tools such as Examview to help student receive immediate feedback as to areas of relative deficits so that he may identify areas where reteaching is necessary. I hope to devise assessments within this software that and provide feedback to students as to both areas of relative strength and those which require additional development.
