About the Book

New strategies for feedback that supports a culture of learning

The skill set required for observing why students are learning and how teachers influence that is a difficult one to master—yet it’s essential when it comes to driving change and growth in your school. This companion to Feedback to Feed Forward provides a curated collection of strategies to improve your ability to identify desired outcomes, recognize learning in action, collect relevant and accurate evidence, and develop smart, supportive, and effective feedback about a teacher’s impact on learners.

And it’s not just leaders, coaches, and administrators who can use this highly accessible how-to. This time around, Tepper and Flynn also address the needs of teachers who double as observers, whether they’re mentoring new teachers, supporting each other or analyzing the effectiveness of their own teaching. No matter your role, you’ll benefit from their expert guidance, as well as:

·         Authentic classroom examples
·         Observer think-alouds
·         Stories from the field with "Give-It-a-Try" tools and "Stop and Think" questions
·         Follow-up steps specific to your role 

When classroom observation and feedback are both learner-centered (focused on students) and learning-focused (focused on teachers as learners), they lead to a culture of learning throughout the school. Take this book as your guide, and explore just how effective your feedback can be.

Learner-Focused Feedback has been recognized for focusing on practices that have high effect sizes and will help you translate the groundbreaking Visible Learning research into practice. When educators use strategies that have high effects (greater than 0.40), they can accelerate student achievement. The power of the Visible Learning research lies in helping educators understand which factors have the highest impact on student achievement so that educators can begin making strategic decisions based on evidence that will utilize their time, energy, and resources to the best extent possible. The Visible Learning research is based on Professor John Hattie’s unmatched meta-analysis of more than 1,600 research reviews comprising 95,000 studies, involving more than 300 million students—the world’s largest evidence base on what works best in schools to improve student learning. From that research, Dr. Hattie identified more than 250 factors that have an impact on student achievement.  
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Table of Contents:
List of Online Resources Feedback to Feed Forward Strategies Preface Acknowledgments About the Authors Chapter 1: Why Observe for Impact? Building a Culture of Learning Building a Culture of Observation and Feedback The Skills of Observation Teachers as Learners Leaders Leading Learning What’s Ahead Chapter 2: What Do You Need to Understand About Learning? Understanding the Concept of Learning Overarching Goals for All Learners Our Three Goals Cautions for Observers How the Brain Works Identifying Learning in Action Recognizing Impact on Learning Determining Causal Attribution Give It a Try What’s Ahead Chapter 3: How Can You Prepare for Evidence Collection? Preobservation Planning Planning Your Tools Planning by Using Expectations Planning to Interact With Learners Planning Using Learning Goals Planning Based on Disciplines Planning Based on Standards Give It a Try What’s Ahead Chapter 4: How Can You Adapt Evidence Collection Upon Arrival? Your Goals as an Observer Adapting 101: The Basics Metacognition in Motion Making It Count Timing Is Everything Using the Learning Goals Foundational Understandings Student Ability to Meet Expectations Give It a Try What’s Ahead Chapter 5: How Can You Adapt Evidence Collection as a Lesson Unfolds? Observing for Learning Observing for Causal Attribution and Impact Observing for Good Struggle Adapting During an Observation Adapting Based on Active Engagement Student Notes Mid-Lesson or End-of-Task/End-of-Lesson Reflections Adapting Based on Tools and Resources Adapting Based on Discourse Give It a Try What’s Ahead Chapter 6: How Do You Cultivate a Culture of Learning? Building a Culture of Learning Developing Feedback About Impact Building Trust Making a Culture Shift The Six Steps Final Thoughts Strategies List List of Figures References Index