Flash Feedback: Responding to Student Writing Better and Faster - Without Burning Out

"Matt posits that with the right kind of feedback on student writing, teachers can not only save a lot of time and angst, but they can also establish relationships with students, help student writers use their strengths to overcome their weaknesses, and teach students to self-reflect and peer-coach for true revision and growth. The chapters in the proposed book walk us through manageable, replicable strategies for giving feedback that actually teaches kids how to improve their writing".
Beat Burnout with Time-saving Best Practices for Feedback. For ELA teachers, the danger of burnout is all too real. Inundated with seemingly insurmountable piles of papers to read, respond to, and grade, many teachers often find themselves struggling to balance differentiated, individualized feedback with the one resource they are already overextended on time. Flash Feedback seeks to alleviate these struggles by taking teachers to the next level of strategic feedback by sharing: How to craft effective, efficient, and more memorable feedback. Strategies for scaffolding students through the meta-cognitive work necessary for real revision. A plan for how to create a culture of feedback, including lessons for how to train students in meaningful peer response. Downloadable online tools for teacher and student use. Grades 6-12.