Refl ection Questions

Reflection Questions

Teachers may reflect on the following questions, either individually or as a collaborative team. Their answers will inform their next steps. Visit go.SolutionTree .com/assessment for a free reproducible version of these questions. • What is my biggest takeaway from this chapter? What immediate action will I take in my classroom? • What language am I using in my classroom that I might tweak or change to further support learning? • How can I introduce the idea of learning-centered language to my students? • How can I involve students in changing the classroom’s language? • How can switching the lens from teacher to coach have an impact on the language in my classroom?

Coaching YOUR Classroom

HOW TO DELIVER ACTIONABLE FEEDBACK TO STUDENTS

Maximize student selfefficacy and growth by providing high-quality feedback students can act on. In Coaching Your Classroom: How to Deliver Actionable Feedback to Students, authors Garnet Hillman and Mandy Stalets share a fresh perspective on effective classroom feedback for all grade levels and content areas. Explore the parallels between teaching students and coaching athletes, and then learn how to coach every student to success every day.

“Garnet Hillman and Mandy Stalets have done a tremendous job combining important research with practical considerations to make a book that will benefit all teachers who read it. With a strong element of ‘What does this look like in the classroom?’ this book is guaranteed to make you think and reflect on your own teaching practice.” —Bradley Busch, Author, The Science of Learning “Coaching Your Classroom is the perfect companion book for educators desiring to emphasize feedback over point accumulation. Hillman and Stalets have translated the theory of grading and assessment reform into practical language for teachers to understand and model.”

K–12 teachers will:

• Analyze the impact of learning-centered classroom language and formative assessment on student learning • Understand the importance of effective communication in the classroom, as well as how giving feedback works and what a student-centered culture looks like • Embrace the qualities of actionable feedback and examine the effect on student engagement and intrinsic motivation • Learn how to deliver individualized next steps and support students through the feedback loop and gradual release of responsibility • Benefit from real-world accounts and examples from teachers who have successfully coached their classrooms

—Matt Townsley, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership, University of Northern Iowa

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