Using Quality Feedback to Guide Professional Learning

List of Figures Foreword by Pam Robbins Preface Acknowledgments About the Authors Chapter 1: Why Use Quality Feedback to Guide Professional Learning? Our Journey Toward Quality Feedback Administrator's Turn Coach's Turn Measurable Results: Impact Data A Note About Culture Defining Quality Feedback Immediate Implementation of Quality Feedback From Words to Action Chapter 2: What Research Guides Our Beliefs About Professional Learning? Beliefs About Professional Learning Teachers as Professionals: Honoring Teacher Voice by Tailoring Professional Learning Administrator's Turn Coach's Turn Learning as a Social Process Quality Feedback as a Tool for Reflection Providing Feedback in One-on-One Professional Learning Settings Coach's Turn From Words to Action Chapter 3: How Can Quality Feedback Be Used to Guide Professional Learning? Research and Related Studies on Quality Feedback Using Feedback to Grow Your Teachers Versus Weeding Them Out Administrator's Turn Teacher's Turn Coach's Turn Additional Notes Regarding Our Experience With Providing Quality Feedback From Words to Action Chapter 4: How Can Quality Feedback Support the Novice Teacher? Research and Rationale for Creating Strong Induction Programs Sample Professional Learning Opportunities to Provide Feedback to Novice Teachers Administrator's Turn Coach's Turn Teacher's Turn From Words to Action Chapter 5: How Can Quality Feedback Guide the Good Teacher to Greatness? Lessons from Good to Great Sample Professional Learning Opportunities That Empower Teachers Coach's Turn Pushing the Envelope and Achieving Consistent Excellence Administrator's Turn Teacher's Turn From Words to Action Chapter 6: How Can Quality Feedback Support the Struggling Teacher? Sample Professional Learning Opportunities to Support Struggling Teachers Administrator's Turn Teacher's Turn Coach's Turn From Words to Action Chapter 7: How Can Instructional Leaders Provide Quality Feedback on Assessments? Build an Assessment-Literate Culture Teacher's Turn Sample Professional Learning Opportunities to Support Teachers Teacher's Turn System of Assessment Validation Administrator's Turn Coach's Turn From Words to Action Chapter 8: How Can Instructional Leaders Provide Quality Feedback by Observing? Making Observations a Priority Administrator's Turn Observation Techniques Sample Professional Learning Opportunities to Support Teachers Coach's Turn Teacher's Turn From Words to Action Chapter 9: How Can Instructional Leaders Provide Quality Feedback Through the Use of Video? How It All Began: A Little Bit of Context Rationale for Using Video Sample Professional Learning Opportunities to Support Teachers Teacher's Turn Administrator's Turn Coach's Turn Expanding the Use of Video Teacher's Turn From Words to Action Epilogue Appendix A. Characteristics of Quality Feedback (Figure 1.2) Appendix B. Quality of Feedback: Supporting Administrator Feedback to Teachers Throughout the Year Appendix C C1. Tool 2 QPA Sorting Kindergarten C2. QPA Plan Sorting Kindergarten C3. QPA Sorting Assessment Kindergarten Appendix D D1. Tool 2 Assessment Validation Newspaper Project English III D2. Newspaper Project English III Assessment With Feedback Appendix E E1. Tool 2 Assessment Validation World Religions E2. World Religions Assessment With Feedback Recommended Readings References Index