(SAMPLE) EDI Course Component
Fostering a culture where all learning community members feel valued is essential. One of the best ways to achieve this is by providing students with clear directions and opportunities to deliver timely and meaningful feedback to their classmates. When giving feedback, students can often share their thoughts in a more relatable way with their peers than teachers. These interactions also tend to build rapport and trust among students. Take a moment to watch the video (2:43) above to learn more about fostering ways for students to give feedback to their peers.
Learn
Student-to-student feedback activities encourage active participation, develop essential life skills, and enhance the overall learning experience by creating an interactive and collaborative educational environment.
Take a moment to watch the video (2:43) above that provides background information on student to student feedback.
Read the Harvard Graduate School of Education article Making Student Feedback Work.
Read the article by Edutopia Teaching Kids to Give and Receive Quality Peer Feedback.
Watch the John Spencer video 20 Minute Peer Feedback Activity (1:35)
Apply & Reflect
Teachers are encouraged to apply the strategies in their classrooms and document their experiences. Join the weekly Edvative EDtalks to help others learn about planning ideas, implementation, reflections, and student feedback.
Teachers are encouraged to maintain a reflective journal throughout the course. Journaling is a good way to reflect on how each person might apply these strategies in their own teaching contexts.
Teachers are encouraged to post insights, questions, or experiences related to each strategy on social media using the hashtag #EDI. Even though this interaction isn't real-time, it can still foster a sense of community and shared learning.
