James A. Nottingham – författare

Using feedback to enhance learning Feedback has the potential to dramatically improve student learning – if done correctly. In fact, providing high quality feedback is one of the most critical roles of a teacher. But if feedback is not done correctly it can have a minimal – or even negative effect – on learning. Challenging Learning Through Feedback provides educators with the tools they need to establish clear learning intentions and success criteria in order to craft high quality feedback and avoid common feedback mistakes. Readers will learnWhen feedback is (and isn’t) workingHow to design feedback so that it answers three essential questionsStrategies for crafting clear Learning Intentions and Success CriteriaHow to teach students to give high quality feedback to themselves and othersWritten by educational innovators James Nottingham and Jill Nottingham, this book is full of specific examples for educators who want to understand the qualities of excellent feedback and how to craft it.  "Feedback – a noun or a verb? A separate practice or an integral part of the learning process? Something we do ‘to students’ or ‘with students’? The Nottinghams sort it all out for us – the ‘what,’ ‘why,’ and ‘how’ of the process and the practice of feedback."Barb Pitchford, Co-authorLeading Impact Teams: Building a Culture of Efficacy (2016)"Finally a practical book on feedback for teachers! It is written with the teacher in mind, lesson plan in hand, and relevant to all in education. The perfect school-wide study book!"Lisa Cebelak, Education ConsultantGrand Rapids, MI

Identify the quick instructional wins that will help every student be successful. This in-depth action guide by James A. Nottingham, creator of the renowned teaching model the Learning Pit, distills cutting-edge research and best practices from classrooms worldwide. Flip to any chapter to access just-in-time strategies for engaging students, providing optimum challenge, ensuring meaningful feedback, raising expectations, and building equity for all students.

This book will help you:Make small changes to your instructional practice that will lead to significant gains in student learning Boost the engagement of all your studentsProvide optimum levels of challengeEnsure your students use feedback brilliantlyLift expectations so that all students make excellent progressUse lessons from a broad range of meta-analyses to strengthen equityJustify your pedagogical decisions through the confident use of empirical data Contents:Introduction: Learning Is Driven by What Teachers and Students Do TogetherChapter 1: When You Adjust Your Teaching, It Transforms Their LearningChapter 2: When You Engage Your Students, Their Learning Gains PurposeChapter 3: When Challenge Is Just Right, Their Abilities ImproveChapter 4: When Feedback Is Used Brilliantly, It Adds Significant ValueChapter 5: When Expectations Are High, Everybody ProspersChapter 6: When There Is Equity, There Is FairnessEpilogue: Post-Credit EncoresReferences and ResourcesIndex