1. Diversifying Immediate Feedback CAIS Presentation Ms. Pamela Horrocks & Ms. Shauna Callahan The Archer School for Girls

2. Our Perspectives Ms. Pamela Horrocks, Director of Technology Ms. Shauna Callahan, French Faculty

3. Defining Immediate Feedback Immediate feedback provides teachers and students with data. Specifically: Are students’ needs being met? Is the learning target being met? Is the lesson on track to meet the mastery objective? Immediate feedback can be in written or oral form Immediate feedback can be external or internal. Think, pair, share: How do you or your students currently give immediate feedback in your classroom?

4. Classroom Application Student: Teacher Teacher: Student Student: Student Student: Self

5. Traditional Tools Large sticky notes White board activities Question / response Verb Conjugations

6. Digital Tools Podcasts (recorded in “Garage Band”) Warm-up/Reflection activities: Give students a prompt connecting to your mastery objective. Students will have an opportunity to write their ideas, share with a partner, and then summarize their partners’ ideas. Mini-assessments : Provides students with an opportunity to demonstrate their proficiency in an activity that supports a specific learning objective and the lesson’s mastery objective.

7. iMovie, iPhoto, Photo Booth iMovie Students have the opportunity to observe their ability and to apply their knowledge in specific contexts Teacher and peers can actively engage in observation and commentary of students’ synthesized knowledge and skills in the classroom and beyond. Feedback is more objective and can model skill mastery or learning challenges in the classroom.

8. A virtual e-pal letter

9. iPhoto: Slideshow

10. Photo Booth: Short movie clips provide instant tools for student-evaluation and directed questioning Empowers visual learners Makes connections for students between visual and auditory language components

11. Email, Wikis & Voice thread Teacher Feedback: Have my students mastered this material? Teacher to Student and Student to Student Feedback: How are you coming to this thought/analysis/answer? Student to Self: How can I apply the feedback from my teacher and peers to strengthen my skills? Email: Wiki: Voice Thread: www.voicethread.com

12. Vokis and iPod Touches Voki: Insert link to Voki Page (avatar) iPod Touches: Voice recording, apps for immediate feedback

13. Practical Application How can you apply some of the new techniques for immediate feedback in your classroom? Craft an immediate feedback activity with a specific learning target to share with the group.

14. Pedagogical Benefits Enabling Teachers and students to effectively evaluate learning process Personalizing students’ connection to material Empowering learners to develop life-long learning tools Providing formative assessment that meets the needs of diverse learning styles Complementing the 21st century learner