Feedback Archives - Ditch That Textbook https://ditchthattextbook.com/category/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 How do I give feedback to 100+ students? https://ditchthattextbook.com/feedback-100-students/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feedback-100-students https://ditchthattextbook.com/feedback-100-students/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2022 14:55:04 +0000 https://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=23308 Purposeful, efficient, effective instruction. That's the holy grail of our work as teachers. We teach. Then, we assess what we taught. Then, we reflect and make decisions on our instruction going forward. Whether it's whole class, small group, or one-on-one instruction, our job as teachers is in a constant state of reflection and growth.  That's what makes it […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/feedback-100-students/feed/ 8 Love Zoom chat? 5 ways to keep it in face-to-face classes https://ditchthattextbook.com/zoom-chat/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=zoom-chat https://ditchthattextbook.com/zoom-chat/#respond Thu, 06 May 2021 14:13:16 +0000 https://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=20038 Back in face-to-face classes, we can keep the engagement of the Zoom chat. Here are five options you can use. During the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, teachers found lots of things they HATED about remote teaching. They also found new teaching practices they LOVED. You may have hated teaching via Zoom or other videoconferencing platforms. But lots of […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/zoom-chat/feed/ 0 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 4 classroom test quiz strategies to avoid the gotcha game https://ditchthattextbook.com/4-classroom-test-quiz-strategies-to-avoid-the-gotcha-game/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=4-classroom-test-quiz-strategies-to-avoid-the-gotcha-game https://ditchthattextbook.com/4-classroom-test-quiz-strategies-to-avoid-the-gotcha-game/#comments Wed, 08 Jan 2020 16:11:52 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=12765 Tests and quizzes should let students show what they know. How can we avoid playing "gotcha" -- catching what they DON'T know? Here are some strategies to use on your next quiz or test. If you haven't been nailed by the "gotcha" game when you were a student, I'll bet you've seen it as a […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/4-classroom-test-quiz-strategies-to-avoid-the-gotcha-game/feed/ 7 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 20 ways to analyze text, images with Edji https://ditchthattextbook.com/20-ways-to-analyze-text-images-with-edji/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20-ways-to-analyze-text-images-with-edji https://ditchthattextbook.com/20-ways-to-analyze-text-images-with-edji/#respond Wed, 01 May 2019 17:32:14 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=9827 Texts and images related to the content we teach can spark students’ imagination. Provoke controversy and fierce debate. Inspire them to see themselves — and the world differently. But done poorly, they can be one-dimensional learning. Fact recall-based. Anything but memorable. What makes the difference? What causes some lessons to flourish and others to flop? […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/20-ways-to-analyze-text-images-with-edji/feed/ 0 10 steps to create a student-driven classroom https://ditchthattextbook.com/10-steps-to-create-a-student-driven-classroom/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=10-steps-to-create-a-student-driven-classroom https://ditchthattextbook.com/10-steps-to-create-a-student-driven-classroom/#respond Mon, 15 Apr 2019 19:16:17 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=9555 [callout]This post is written by Outi Frisk, an English Language Educator in Sweden with a long experience of teaching English to all age groups, from young beginners to high school students and their teachers. You can connect with her on Twitter @WebEnglishSE or on her website, WebEnglish.se.[/callout] One day back in 2005, my student Malin […]

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