A simple feedback tool that encourages collaboration when it comes to peer assessment. Provide students with a 4 box feedback grid and get them to compare work, then provide one another with feedback from 4 different peers. This can be varied by focusing on a particular skill or assessment objective, or by suggesting 4 different …
Such a simple concept that is both time saving for teachers, yet informative for students. Set an assessment/test/homework and return it to the students with feedback but no marks or grades, just comments, questions posed or circled aspects to focus on. Give students time to act on the feedback before giving them results.
Maximise simple opportunities to enable students to ‘uplift’ or improve targeted aspects of their work or skills. Encourage them to ‘steal’ ideas from others, also to celebrate and share their strengths purposefully. Please see examples below for variations. Uplifting learning
Invent and embed easy to use systems so that common misconceptions are shared to the whole class and given students the opportunity to take ownership for addressing them. (either individually or as a class) Common misconceptions
Use various ways to create opportunities for students to reflect on their learning and targets over time. Some of these simple visuals, charts and walls can helps how students which aspects of their learning are strengths and which are areas for further focus. Target Setting Wall GCSE skills Visual targets
Use these stickers in class to help build resilience in our students. This helps students reflect on their learning and learn from mistakes.
Select a topic and say go. Pupils are in pairs and have to say a related term to that topic and continue until their partner cannot go. You can use the scoring of tennis e.g. 15, deuce or just score one point each time. Topic tennis
The class collaborates to construct a model paragraph either using a visualizer, whiteboard, or airplay on the Ipad. Pupils identify assessment objectives evident in the piece of writing or success criteria where appropriate. Pupils can they reflect on their level of confidence, and therefore support required, to complete the next paragraph independently.
A fantastic app/website that allows you to give feedback to students easily once they have uploaded work. Free version allows unto 10 assignments. Single licence with unlimited assignments costs from £80 – can be shared by whole team to allow collaborative access Upload files for students to open within the app (PDF) or download Leave comments, …
A simple but effective cue card with 7 steps to use when a child provides a wrong answer. Take the time to explore that aspect further by prompting them and cueing them. Addressing misconceptions