Feedback

What causes parents to be irrational sometimes?

• You expect too much of their children.

• They don't understand your expectations.

• They feel as if their child isn’t being treated fairly.

• You're dealing with the thing they love most in the world: their children.

What is a good way to allow each child to show their strengths?

• Give grades on different types of assignments.

• Avoid tests and only grade projects.

• Allow students to choose which assignments they complete.

• Switch to a verbal-only testing system.

Why is it essential to build relationships with parents?

• It makes handling issues that arise much easier.

• It makes the students feel more comfortable.

• It will add to your friend base.

• It ensures that you will avoid any future problems and confrontations.

What are the benefits of exit slips?

• A. They let you know if you did not communicate clearly in class.

• B. They allow students to tell you what they did not understand.

• C. They give the students a chance to share things they didn't like about the class.

• A and B

• A and C

What is the best way to ask for teachers to ask for peer feedback?

• Give your peer a pre-made checklist and ask them to check specific sections.

• Have them sit in on your class and take copious notes.

• Ask them to list out all the ways you should improve.

• Ask them to talk with your students at lunch and to let you know what they say about you.

What is another way that Ron recommends to learn from other educators?

• Read their teaching journals.

• Watch them for habits you do and don't want to develop.

• Film another teacher, then count how much dead space is in their lecture.

Which of the following should you look for when watching yourself teach?

• Whether you turn your back to the camera

• How well you explain things

• Whether you favor one side of the classroom

• Whether your wrinkles are showing

Do you feel like the PD with Ana Floyd this year was beneficial to your teaching?

• Yes! I took it and used it in my classroom and feel confident with my instruction using manipulatives.

• No, I don't think it helped

• Yes, but I would like more PD on manipulatives

What would you like more of next year with CFA's?

• To start fresh (learning the process)

• I'm good with the process but need help staying on the CFA cycle.

• I would like more help developing quick CFA's

• I'm good I can be the data facilitator for my team.

What is one thing you would like more of next year from the lead teacher?