How to Give Feedback that Improves Classroom Instruction
5 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Learn how to get into classrooms, communicate feedback teachers can hear, and accelerate progress toward schoolwide goals.
How to Give Feedback that Improves Classroom Instruction
5 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Learn how to get into classrooms, communicate feedback teachers can hear, and accelerate progress toward schoolwide goals.
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Course overview
Learn how to communicate feedback that builds trust instead of breaking it down
As an educational leader, the idea of giving feedback to a teacher or colleague can conjure up negative emotions:
• anxiety
• confusion
• frustration
These feelings come from not knowing how teachers will respond to our efforts to what we have to say and share.
• Will they shut down?
• Lash out?
• Politely listen, then close their doors and go back to business as usual?
Considering the possibility of negative reactions to our feedback can prevent us from engaging in professional conversations. We may even avoid classroom visits. This allows the status quo to continue and student learning to stagnate.
And yet we know feedback can also be encouraging, rewarding, and empowering.
So what's the secret to effective feedback?
In this course, you will learn about giving feedback that truly improves classroom instruction, including:
• habits and routines for getting into classrooms on a regular basis,
• strategies and tools for increasing relational trust with teachers, and
• protocols and maps for engaging in coaching conversations.
Feedback should be a two-way street. When professional conversations are productive, leaders learn as much as the teacher. The strategies and tools you will gain in this course can lead to profound improvement in classroom instruction, student learning, and your own practice.
For $500, you are able to learn with a credentialed coach and professional author. Compared to other courses that start at $1000, you will not find a better value for what you will experience here.
Who this course is for
01
Principals looking to support teachers and find balance with their supervision responsibilities.
02
Instructional coaches exploring ways to increase teachers’ capacity for self-directed learning.
03
Teacher leaders wanting to share ideas and influence how colleagues teach throughout a school.
What you’ll get out of this course
Strategies for committing to classroom visits
Tools for minimizing distractions and maximizing time to observe instruction.
Specific examples of feedback in action
Including opportunities to practice communicating feedback with colleagues.
A common framework for teaching and learning
Descriptions of high-quality instructional practices as a shared language.
A coaching approach based on curiosity and reciprocity
Protocols and maps for engaging in strengths-based conversations.
This course includes
6 interactive live sessions
Lifetime access to course materials
14 in-depth lessons
Direct access to instructor
2 projects to apply learnings
Guided feedback & reflection
Private community of peers
Course certificate upon completion
Maven Satisfaction Guarantee
This course is backed by Maven’s guarantee. You can receive a full refund within 14 days after the course ends, provided you meet the completion criteria in our refund policy.
How to Give Feedback that Improves Classroom Instruction
Course syllabus
Week 1
Apr
9
Module #1: Feedback 101
Feedback 101
Try it and Apply it: The 21 Day Coaching Challenge
Week 2
Apr
18
Optional: Coaching Lab #1
Coaching Lab Field Notes
Week 3
Apr
23
Module #2: Communicating Feedback That is Meaninful and Useful
Communicating Feedback That is Meaningful and Useful
Try it and Apply it: Checking in on the Coaching Challenge
Week 4
Apr
30
Optional: Coaching Lab #2
Coaching Lab Field Notes
Week 5
May
7
Module #3: An Appreciative and Curious Approach to Teacher Feedback
An Appreciative and Curious Approach to Teacher Feedback
Post-course
Celebration and Next Steps
Meet your instructor
Matt Renwick
Systems Coach, Former Teacher and School Administrator, Author
- B.S. Elementary/Middle Level Education
- M.S. PK-12 Educational Administration
- Lic. PK-12 Director of Instruction
- Credentialed Coach (Connected/Online, Instructional)
- Senior Lecturer, Curriculum Management and Development (University of Wisconsin-Superior, 2016-2019)
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How to Give Feedback that Improves Classroom Instruction
Course schedule
~20 total hours
Three Required Sessions
4:30 - 6:00pm CST
Sessions will be recorded and shared in case you miss one.
Dates and times for required sessions
4.5 hours total
- April 9
- April 23
- May 7
Weekly application
~12 hours
Anticipated time commitment to try and apply skills/strategies
Additional Coaching Labs
4:30 - 5:30pm CST
Ttwo optional coaching labs for asking questions and applying skills/strategies in a safe space.
Learning is better with cohorts
Based on the book Leading Like a C.O.A.C.H.
Explore ideas from the text at a deeper level with the author and colleagues
Active hands-on learning
This course builds on live workshops and hands-on application in your school
Interactive and collaborative
You’ll be interacting with other leaders through breakout rooms and in holding each accountable
Learn with a cohort of peers
Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you
Seven Questions to Ask Yourself When Feedback Fails
Use this one page guide to support a coaching conversation where feedback may not be working. We all need a reminder to take a step back and focus on the big picture: sustainable professional growth.
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