Continuous Professional Development sessions on Online teaching during this period of Lockdown

Our 'Lockdown-Continuous-Professional-Development) Series (CPD) started with us tackling the question:

'What challenges have you encountered when you started teaching online?' https://m.facebook.com/groups/1791597727771197?view=permalink&id=2549745181956444

Different teachers from different sections of the school spoke out. Then we sought solutions to those challenges.

Next, we talked about 'Focusing attention of our learners during our online learning sessions. How do we do this for the various levels?'

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1791597727771197/permalink/2561226250808337/

This week, our CPD session was on Giving Quality Feedback to our learners in different sections of the school, as we teach online.

There was a tie in the assessment results.. This was one of the 2 best results:

Upper Elementary:

1) Quality feedback should be more specific and less ambiguous.

2) Quality feedback should state what went well (WWW) before stating the correction (EBI - Even better if...).

3) Quality feedback should come in an encouraging tone, so that it doesn't become counter-effective.

Mid-Elementary:

1) When giving quality feedback to a person who needs to improve, specify what exactly and the approach to take.

2) Quality feedback should be personalized. Example, by including the child's name.

3) Quality feedback should be timely. It makes the receiver know that you are actively involved.

Lower Elementary:

1) Quality feedback should be given, bearing in mind the individual needs of students.

2) Use of audio enables more quality as it is more engaging.

3) Hosting a one on one meeting with a child is also a very effective feedback method as it boosts the child's morale and makes him/her feel important.

Purple Team (Preschool):

1) Naming children's efforts and success is a great way to give high quality feedback.

2) Quality feedback should also be given during lessons and questions should be asked.

3) Use of stickers and emojis goes a long way for children. It is a type of high quality feedback.

Orange Team (Toddlers):

1) Quality feedback should be given in good and appropriate choice of descriptive words.

2) Appropriate voice tone also enhances the quality of feedback.

3) Positive reinforcement and acknowledgment of improvements make a more quality feedback.

Additional Support Unit:

Quality feedback should be given in a positive and impactful manner.

Giving feedback in a constructive way makes it more qualitative and effective.

Quality feedback should be immediate and timely.