Giving Compass' Take:
- Edtech tools can help educators with content creation and feedback loops that save them time and energy.
- How can educator feedback loops help students thrive?
- Read more about the power of feedback.
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How many hours each week do you spend on creating, sharing, monitoring, evaluating, and providing feedback on student activities? One survey found teachers average more than 10 hours weekly on planning and grading, and another study reported that about a third of teachers spend at least 2 hours daily on pre- and post-instruction activities. It is not uncommon for teachers to spend hours searching through edtech tools to customize and differentiate for individual student needs. An easy-to-use platform for teachers to handle the entire loop from creation to feedback can be the answer to saving time and energy.
- Create digital lessons from a library
- Incorporate auto-grading
- Integrate with your LMS for lesson sharing
- Monitor students in real time and provide instant feedback
- Leverage a data dashboard
As classroom educators, we are true problem solvers. We are motivated by our desire to engage students in meaningful work, but we also strive to alleviate stress and wasted energy by creating classroom rituals and routines.
By using the BookWidgets total loop from content creation to evaluation, engaging activities for students of all ages can be included in your classroom. Providing opportunities to think laterally and linearly helps learners progress to the next steps in their learning. That makes it possible to enhance teaching and learning, emphasizing critical thinking, increasing motivation, communicating effectively, and providing room for creativity.
Read the full article about educator feedback loops by Sheryl Place at EdSurge.