PIDP 3260Assignment #5Feedback StrategiesDigital Project

By Mark McGregor

Instructor: Karen Brooke

What is an ultimate strategy that provides feedback to your classroom delivery and instructor effectiveness

Record your lesson delivery on videotape or on DVD

How?Turn the lights on in your classroomUse an inexpensive digital camera set on wide angleAction! Deliver your lesson as you normally do.

ProsDeeper self-reflectionMore meaningful observationMore targeted and beneficial professional developmentStudents see their teacher model self-assessment skills.

Miriam Greenburg- Project Director at Harvards Center for Education Policy ResearchTeachers got more from the feedback they got, and trusted it more, Greenberg says. This process is really professionalizing and exciting for teachers who are seeing themselves grow.

ConsWe are our own worst criticsTeachers must feel a level of safety and trust with their colleagues3. Some basic camera and computer technical skills are required.

Watching yourself on screen is always a little weird, but I didn't cringe when I saw myself on 'The Hour.' It actually exceeded my expectations; every shot looks like a vintage postcard and even my most brutally honest friends have said they think it's good.

Oona Chaplin

7 Best Practices for VideoSelf-assessmentStudents engagement and expressionsEnthusiasm 3. Delivery4. Organization5. Classroom management6. Question and Answers7. Clarity.

Reflection and Other TipsReflect on your three best observationsReflect on your three growth pointsReview the recording when you are relaxed Ask a trusted peer to review your recording with youSave old recordings as a benchmark with new recordings.

Call to Next week have confidence in yourself to video record one of your classroom lessonsGo to your IT or Learning Innovation Department and request for a digital cameraPut on the lights, turn on the camera, and record the action!Make some popcorn and enjoy a cold beverage as you reflect on your self-evaluation.

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