Giving Feedback

1. Giving Feedback

2. Giving Verbal Feedback • Characteristics of effective interpersonal feedback • Descriptive feedback rather than evaluative or advisory • Specific feedback rather than general • Feedback directed toward changeable behaviorsor situations • Concisefeedback • Feedback checked to ensure clear communication

3. Giving verbal feedback • Guidelines for giving effective feedback • Solicited feedback rather than imposed • Direct feedback rather than indirect • Culturally sensitive feedback • Well-timed feedback

4. Effective feedback or not? • Let’s discuss my observation of your class, George. I couldn’t help but see that you have a very specific and detailed lesson plan. I also noticed that you frowned when Lea got out of her seat three times and you had to walk her back to it. It really screwed up your instructional pace.

5. Effective feedback or not? • Thank you for letting me observe your class, Jana. I can’t believe what a group of wild things you have to deal with. I thought it was incredible the way you handled them. They sure learned their lesson, didn’t they?

6. Paraprofessional Feedback • Descriptivefeedback rather than evaluative or advisory • Specific feedback rather than general • Feedback directed toward changeable behaviorsor situations • Concisefeedback • Feedback checked to ensure clear communication

7. Approaches to Co-Teaching • Name of Approach • Teacher roles • Example within subject matter

8. Role of the Special Educator in Collaboration with Families • Provide____ • Report_______ ***guidelines • Family information_____ • Instruction_____ • Interpret_____ • Use effective ____