feedback Archives - Ditch That Textbook https://ditchthattextbook.com/tag/feedback/ Ed tech, creative teaching, less reliance on the textbook. Tue, 27 Jun 2023 03:13:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 20 ways to use Go Formative for awesome assessment https://ditchthattextbook.com/20-ways-to-use-formative-for-awesome-assessment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20-ways-to-use-formative-for-awesome-assessment https://ditchthattextbook.com/20-ways-to-use-formative-for-awesome-assessment/#comments Sat, 02 May 2020 13:35:00 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=3717 Go Formative is your digital home for creating questions, delivering them to students and watching results in real time. Here are 20 great ways to use it.When I return graded homework to students, I sort of cringe on the inside. I’m never sure where all that hard work and meaningful feedback is going to end up. Sometimes […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/20-ways-to-use-formative-for-awesome-assessment/feed/ 13 Time savers for teachers: A more efficient you! https://ditchthattextbook.com/time-savers-for-teachers-a-more-efficient-you/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=time-savers-for-teachers-a-more-efficient-you https://ditchthattextbook.com/time-savers-for-teachers-a-more-efficient-you/#respond Fri, 17 Jan 2020 10:23:44 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=6396 Time is always a factor for teachers. Looking for some time-management, productivity ideas to get more done? Look no further.It's something we're always looking for as teachers. Something always holding us back. Time.  We never seem to have enough of it. If we had more of it, we could get more done and do more for our […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/time-savers-for-teachers-a-more-efficient-you/feed/ 0 10 ways to build a growth mindset in your classroom https://ditchthattextbook.com/10-ways-to-build-a-growth-mindset-in-your-classroom/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=10-ways-to-build-a-growth-mindset-in-your-classroom https://ditchthattextbook.com/10-ways-to-build-a-growth-mindset-in-your-classroom/#respond Fri, 23 Aug 2019 19:45:29 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=10661 The term “growth mindset” was coined by Carol Dweck over 30 years ago to describe the beliefs that people have about intelligence and learning. She describes a “fixed mindset” as one that believes the intelligence is fixed and can’t be changed. Those who have a growth mindset, however, believe that they can get smarter and […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/10-ways-to-build-a-growth-mindset-in-your-classroom/feed/ 0 10 tools for effective peer feedback in the classroom https://ditchthattextbook.com/10-tools-for-effective-peer-feedback-in-the-classroom/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=10-tools-for-effective-peer-feedback-in-the-classroom https://ditchthattextbook.com/10-tools-for-effective-peer-feedback-in-the-classroom/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2019 15:34:51 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=9494 Providing feedback is an important skill. The ability to give meaningful feedback to our peers is even more powerful. Here are 10 tools for effective peer feedback in the classroom. As teachers, we strive to provide our students with quality feedback on their work. Getting feedback from their teacher is useful but getting feedback from […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/10-tools-for-effective-peer-feedback-in-the-classroom/feed/ 1 Providing powerful feedback in the classroom: Strategies, tips, and tools from fellow educators https://ditchthattextbook.com/providing-powerful-feedback-in-the-classroom-strategies-tips-and-tools-from-fellow-educators/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=providing-powerful-feedback-in-the-classroom-strategies-tips-and-tools-from-fellow-educators https://ditchthattextbook.com/providing-powerful-feedback-in-the-classroom-strategies-tips-and-tools-from-fellow-educators/#respond Fri, 18 Jan 2019 17:51:18 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=8805 Feedback plays a crucial role in teaching and learning. We are constantly giving one another verbal and nonverbal feedback often without even realizing it. But giving intentional, meaningful feedback is a skill that we rely on to provide our students with checkpoints along their path towards a goal. In an article published in ASCD.org, the late Grant […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/providing-powerful-feedback-in-the-classroom-strategies-tips-and-tools-from-fellow-educators/feed/ 0 How to use Google Classroom’s secret productivity tool: the mobile app https://ditchthattextbook.com/how-to-use-google-classrooms-secret-productivity-tool-the-mobile-app/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-use-google-classrooms-secret-productivity-tool-the-mobile-app https://ditchthattextbook.com/how-to-use-google-classrooms-secret-productivity-tool-the-mobile-app/#comments Mon, 25 Sep 2017 13:34:08 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=5880 The education world is starting to get used to Google Classroom. It was released in August 2014 to much fanfare and basic features. Since then, the updates have come fast and furious, and as of January 2017, Google Classroom has more than 70 million users: students, teachers and others. We’re finding ways to become more […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/how-to-use-google-classrooms-secret-productivity-tool-the-mobile-app/feed/ 5 10 strategies for lightning-quick feedback students can REALLY use https://ditchthattextbook.com/10-strategies-for-lightning-quick-feedback-students-can-really-use/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=10-strategies-for-lightning-quick-feedback-students-can-really-use https://ditchthattextbook.com/10-strategies-for-lightning-quick-feedback-students-can-really-use/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2017 14:52:35 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=5224 Using homework assignments to give feedback is pokey. Inefficient. Slow. Think about the length of the feedback loop for traditional homework assignments: Teacher assigns homework to students. Students take it home (maybe) and work on it (maybe). Students turn it in the next day. Teacher grades and provides comments that night (if not completely swamped […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/10-strategies-for-lightning-quick-feedback-students-can-really-use/feed/ 10 5 ways tech can truly improve learning (with examples) https://ditchthattextbook.com/5-ways-tech-can-truly-improve-learning-with-examples/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=5-ways-tech-can-truly-improve-learning-with-examples https://ditchthattextbook.com/5-ways-tech-can-truly-improve-learning-with-examples/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2016 15:48:57 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=4739 Trainers, bloggers and education pundits tend to use lots of catch phrases and buzz words to talk about the power of technology in education. You’ll hear things like this: Technology is a game changer. Technology can do so much for education. The Internet is full of resources we can use. Technology is the future of […]

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