Using Quality Feedback to Guide Professional Learning

Professional development just got more effective.  To really help teachers grow and have a more positive impact on their students, transform your feedback! With this guide to quality feedback, you’ll get your message across clearly and successfully, and promote professional growth as never before—with lasting results. Whether you work with novices, struggling teachers, or good teachers with potential for greatness, this book will help you give feedback that’s both heard and understood. Features include Research-based coverage aligned with the Learning Forward Standards for Professional Learning Structures for responding to teacher-created assessments,  live observations, and  videotaped lessons Advice that fits seamlessly into existing initiatives and support systems Tools, artifacts, vignettes, and examples of quality feedback in practice The benefits of quality feedback are powerful, including high levels of accountability, bridges to new learning, and continuous improvement. Put it to work with your team and see the results for yourself. "I have read a lot of books about how to improve classroom instruction. This book ranks with the best of them. I encourage anyone who works to improve the quality of our schools to study this valuable resource."  David G. Daniels Principal Susquehanna Valley Senior High School Conklin, New York "This book is a must have for any professional development team and/or instructional leader. Its ideas will positively impact student learning by allowing teachers of all abilities to learn, grow, and improve their instructional practice . . ." Michelle Kelly Curriculum and Instructional Coach Great Falls, Montana