Setting+Objectives+and+Providing+Feedback




 * Setting objectives ** helps students understand that activities are related to specific learning goals and sets a direction for learning. It involves both decision making and communication of the part of the teacher. Learning goals should narrow what students focus on without being too specific and students should be encouraged to personalize the goals. Setting objectives is a strategy that is considered non-negotiable -- that is, it should be present in every classroom activity.

Rubistar is a website that allows you to create custom rubrics, either from scratch or from pre-built templates.
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This is an example of rubric items for a digital storytelling project.
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An example of setting objectives by Megan Whitmore, 4th grade teacher at Chormann: https://meganwhitmore.wikispaces.com/Objectives


 * Providing feedback ** helps students understand how they are progressing towards meeting objectives. Feedback should be corrective, timely, and specific to criterion. Also, students should be able to provide some of their own feedback. Setting objectives and providing feedback are considered to be non-negotiable -- that is, they should be present in every classroom activity.

Vocaroo is a very simple and easy to use voice recording site. We typically use Audacity in our district to do quick recordings. The advantage of Vocaroo is that you don't have to download anything, just click and record. It's a great tool to get a teacher started with voice recordings. More resources for Vocaroo can be found on the RESA wiki.
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Many teachers also use CPS systems and word processing for immediate feedback.

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