Flash Feedback [Grades 6-12]

Matthew Johnson is an English teacher from Ann Arbor, Michigan. He is also a husband and father, and over the last decade he has read, thought, and written about how teachers can balance teaching with all of the other important roles they play in their lives. His work has been published by Principal Leadership, Edutopia, ASCD, The National Writing Project, and the National Council of Teachers of English, and his weekly thoughts on how to be a better teacher of writing in less time can be found on his website www.matthewmjohnson.com. When not teaching, reading, or writing, he can often be found in the kitchen, his garden, or out on a run through the gently rolling hills of Southeast Michigan.

Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction CHAPTER 1. Giving Strong Feedback in Less Time: The Efficiencies Time-Saving Tenet #1: Don't Read and Respond to Every Paper Time-Saving Tenet #2: Use More Targeted Feedback Time-Saving Tenet #3: Wait Until October to "Give" Grades Time-Saving Tenet #4: Be a Teacher, Not an Editor Time-Saving Tenet #5: Go Digital Time-Saving Tenet #6: Automate Some Parts Time-Saving Tenet #7: Get in the Feedback Mindset The Last Word on Efficient Feedback CHAPTER 2. Giving More Effective Feedback: The Best Practices Effectiveness Element #1: Feedback Should Be Provided by an Interested Reader, Not a Detached Authority Effectiveness Element #2: Feedback Should Provide a Path Forward, Not an Autopsy Effectiveness Element #3: Most Feedback Should Be Focused on Actions, Not Reactions Effectiveness Element #4: Feedback and Assessment Should Be Separated The Last Word on Effective Feedback CHAPTER 3. Making Feedback Memorable: The Feedback Cycle Setting Goals for Improvement Receiving Feedback Through Conferences Reflecting on What's Been Accomplished . . . and What's Yet to Master The Last Word on Memorable Feedback CHAPTER 4. Beyond the Text: Using Feedback to Cultivate Positive Mindsets and Beliefs Wise Interventions to Turn Around Problematic Mindsets "Writing Is Scary": Feedback to Decrease Students' Fear of Writing "When Will I Write Like This in the Real World?": Using Feedback to Increase Students' Perceived Value of Writing "I'm Not a Writer": Using Feedback to Help Students Identify as Writers The Last Word on Feedback for Positive Mindsets and Beliefs CHAPTER 5. Democratizing Feedback: Teaching Peer Response and Self-Review The Power (and Pitfalls) of Peer Response Teaching Effective Peer Response The Power of Self-Review Teaching Self-Review The Last Word on Peer Response and Self-Review Epilogue References Index