Flash Feedback [Grades 6-12]

Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction CHAPTER 1. Giving Strong Feedback in Less Time: The Efficiencies Time-Saving Tenet #1: Don't Read and Respond to Every Paper Time-Saving Tenet #2: Use More Targeted Feedback Time-Saving Tenet #3: Wait Until October to "Give" Grades Time-Saving Tenet #4: Be a Teacher, Not an Editor Time-Saving Tenet #5: Go Digital Time-Saving Tenet #6: Automate Some Parts Time-Saving Tenet #7: Get in the Feedback Mindset The Last Word on Efficient Feedback CHAPTER 2. Giving More Effective Feedback: The Best Practices Effectiveness Element #1: Feedback Should Be Provided by an Interested Reader, Not a Detached Authority Effectiveness Element #2: Feedback Should Provide a Path Forward, Not an Autopsy Effectiveness Element #3: Most Feedback Should Be Focused on Actions, Not Reactions Effectiveness Element #4: Feedback and Assessment Should Be Separated The Last Word on Effective Feedback CHAPTER 3. Making Feedback Memorable: The Feedback Cycle Setting Goals for Improvement Receiving Feedback Through Conferences Reflecting on What's Been Accomplished . . . and What's Yet to Master The Last Word on Memorable Feedback CHAPTER 4. Beyond the Text: Using Feedback to Cultivate Positive Mindsets and Beliefs Wise Interventions to Turn Around Problematic Mindsets "Writing Is Scary": Feedback to Decrease Students' Fear of Writing "When Will I Write Like This in the Real World?": Using Feedback to Increase Students' Perceived Value of Writing "I'm Not a Writer": Using Feedback to Help Students Identify as Writers The Last Word on Feedback for Positive Mindsets and Beliefs CHAPTER 5. Democratizing Feedback: Teaching Peer Response and Self-Review The Power (and Pitfalls) of Peer Response Teaching Effective Peer Response The Power of Self-Review Teaching Self-Review The Last Word on Peer Response and Self-Review Epilogue References Index