What Are The Differences Between Good And Great Teachers? by Grant Wiggins, Authentic Education There are endless articles, blogs, essays on the difference between good and bad teachers. All the frameworks for teacher evaluation highlight the shades of difference. But to my eye there are far too few adequate analyses of the difference between good and great…
Misunderstanding Feedback For Learning By Grant Wiggins Editor’s Note: The title was written by me, not Grant. ; ^ ) Who could argue with the idea that formative assessment is a good thing? Both common sense and the research make clear that more feedback and opportunities to use it enhances performance and achievement [(See Pollock…
Concrete Examples Of Better Feedback For Learning by Grant Wiggins Below, find thirteen examples of how teachers have made feedback (as opposed to advice and evaluation) more central to their work with students: 1. In a welding class, the teacher gives students a performance task. The work is done when it is ‘up to professional…
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