My blood was boiling… my fists were balled up… my gut wanted to yell, “Let’s take this behind the barn!!!” She was in my face, screaming. We were standing in the front office with students, parents, and other teachers trying not to stare, without much success. I stood there because I wanted to hear her […]
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Formative Assessment: Peer Feedback
This is the fourth piece in my series about formative assessment. Formative assessment is a tool used by many teachers in classrooms to move each student forward in learning. This series is to encourage and challenge teachers to think about the practices involved in this practice. Setting clear objectives, which goes beyond posting them in […]
Using Threaded Discussion to Generate Peer Feedback
Peer feedback is an essential tool to build stronger writers. But how exactly does one encourage fruitful peer feedback? I struggled with finding the best method that would stimulate meaningful comments among my students. At first, I would have students exchange papers and use generic checklists with items like “Is the thesis statement clear?” or […]