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SidMartin @24sm24.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

#edtech #MenTRnet #feedback "#Scaffolding in mentorship is comparable to teaching someone to ride a bicycle (...) A good mentor knows when to hold on, when to let go, and when to step in just enough to keep the journey smooth" More 👇🏻 mentrnet.net/from-myths-t...

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SidMartin @24sm24.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

#edtech #MenTRnet "Our mentoring approach was collaborative and reflective. By maintaining open communication through WhatsApp groups and regular learning walks (...), we ensured consistent #feedback and created spaces for dialogue" #teacheresearch 👇🏻 mentrnet.net/school-impro...

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SidMartin @24sm24.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

#edtech Even #AI needs human feedback 😉 "This allows the AI agent to compare its performance to the expected standard and adjust accordingly. This form of #feedback is helpful in improving the agent’s adaptability to user preferences" www.ibm.com/think/topics...

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Think Topics | IBM

Access explainer hub for content crafted by IBM experts on popular tech topics, as well as existing and emerging technologies to leverage them to your advantage

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SidMartin @24sm24.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

#edtech "#Assessment can also be a part of the learning process itself. When students use self-evaluations, flash cards, or rubrics, they’re using assessments to help them learn" 👇🏻 www.weareteachers.com/types-of-ass...

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SidMartin @24sm24.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

#edtech #MenTRnet #teacherresearch #EAR "Teachers Research! Online 2025 Join a global community of educators at TR! 2025 - share classroom research, exchange ideas, and get inspired" 👇🏻 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/teachers-r...

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SidMartin @24sm24.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

#edtech "VR could be effectively utilized as artifact #scaffolding to assist less proficient or confident sts by familiarizing them with prerequisite knowledge before class. Complementing this with human scaffolding during class could further alleviate #anxiety"

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SidMartin @24sm24.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

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Teachers Research! Online 2025

Eventbrite - IATEFL ReSIG presents Teachers Research! Online 2025 - Saturday, 29 March 2025 | Sunday, 30 March 2025 - Find event and ticket information.

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SidMartin @24sm24.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

#dtech #feedback "Peer feedback improves students’ self-regulated learning by allowing them to evaluate and improve their performance and adjust their goals and actions for the future" 👇🏻 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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SidMartin @24sm24.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

#edtech #formative #assessment "A teacher has the distinct responsibility to nurture a student’s learning and to provide #feedback in such a manner that the student does not leave the classroom feeling defeated" 👇🏻 www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/20-...

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SidMartin @24sm24.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

#edtech #pronunciation #feedback "Voice assistant practice: Interact with voice assistants like Siri, Google Assistant, or Alexa in English. Practice speaking clearly and enunciating your words while asking questions or giving commands" More tips 👇🏻 www.englishpath.com/blog/learn-e...

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SidMartin @24sm24.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

#edtech #EAR in #Thailand Empowering teachers thru research 👉🏻 teachers as agents of change 👇🏻 #MenTrnet #teacherresearch www.teachingenglish.org.uk/sites/teache...

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SidMartin @24sm24.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

#edtech #teacherresearch #MenTRnet "The e-book contains 22 stories of classroom research conducted by teachers based in six countries in(..) #Africa(...). Their reports illustrate their journey as teacher- researchers" africa.teachingenglish.org.uk/sites/defaul...

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SidMartin @24sm24.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

#edtech #feedback "#assessment AS learning: The beauty of this form of assessment is that it imparts leadership to your students: it helps them to recognize agency in their own learning, and it helps them to build autonomy" flippingthefocus.weebly.com/blog/categor...

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SidMartin @24sm24.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

#edtech "Dylan Wiliam: “If students know the classroom is a safe place to make mistakes, they are more likely to use #feedback for learning.” Jan Chappuis: “Effective feedback occurs during the learning, while there is still time to act on it.” visible-learning.org/2015/02/info...

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SidMartin @24sm24.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

#edtech "The main purpose of #formative #assessment is to monitor the process of learning and to provide ongoing #feedback that can help learners to improve their learning and help instructors to improve their instructions" www.structural-learning.com/post/formati...

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SidMartin @24sm24.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

#edtech "using technologies can streamline the #formative #assessment process & make it more efficient & effective. (..)also collect & analyze data on learner performance. This can inform instructional decisions & ultimately improve learning outcomes" www.learningeverest.com/exploring-wh...

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SidMartin @24sm24.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

#edtech #formative #assessment #strategies #techniques "Success criteria and spot your mistakes support students to generate #feedback for themselves as well as receiving it from teachers" teacherhead.com/2023/07/19/w...

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SidMartin @24sm24.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

#edtech "Formative #feedback is non-evaluative, personal, tied to learning goals, and provides opportunities for revision and furthering learning" 👇🏻 wac.gmu.edu/giving-forma...

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SidMartin @24sm24.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

#edtech "The human #feedback was meaningfully better in four of five categories that the researchers selected as being markers of strong fbk. The only category where #AI scored higher was on the ability to stay focused" it's not us VS AI..but cooperation👇🏻 matthewmjohnson.com/2024/04/19/q...

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SidMartin @24sm24.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

#edtech #PromptEngineering "#AI can generate personalised #feedback for students based on the right prompts. This can relieve some pressures for teachers and instead create more space for them to focus on other aspects of feedback and learning" 👇🏻 efa.unisa.edu.au/2024/05/08/a...

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SidMartin @24sm24.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

#edtech "Once sts understand what they are expected to know and be able to do as well as ways they cn demonstrate their increased understanding,they are more likely to cooperate, collaborate and eagerly anticipate a rangeof #assessment opportunities"👇🏻 teachingenglishlanguagearts.com/formative-as...

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SidMartin @24sm24.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

#edtech When giving #feedback "We should avoid following an observation with a closed directive. We should avoid taking over the decision-making and removing the opportunity for students to solve the problem" kennedy-center.org/education/reso… www.kennedy-center.org/education/re...

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SidMartin @24sm24.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

#edtech "Complementary roles: #formative informs learning process; #summative evaluates outcomes; formative prepares students for summative assessments" More 👇🏻 library.fiveable.me/philosophy-e...

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SidMartin @24sm24.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

#edtech #feedback "Teachers can help accelerated learning students experience the benefits of formative assessment by making respectful and thoughtful classroom assessment decisions" More 👇🏻 schoolsup.org/txts-4-teach...

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SidMartin @24sm24.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

#edtech "#Feedback provided by stakeholders helps sts understand how their learning connects to real-world scenarios, making the learning expe- rience more meaningful and applicable in professional contexts" More 👇🏻 x.com/kenandklts/s...

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SidMartin @24sm24.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

#edtech "epistemic or triple-loop #feedback(..) requires(..)that the T enter into a dialogue with the st so that they may elaborate on the choices they’ve made when carrying out their task" educationrickshaw.com/2020/12/08/e...

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SidMartin @24sm24.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

#edtech "It is important to give sts time (..) to respond to #feedback. These opportunities should aim to improve the stnt and their ability to deal with similar tasks in the future(..) In allowing this time to action #fbk we complete the ‘feedback loop’" flhs.org.uk/assessment-r...

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SidMartin @24sm24.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

#edtech "Does what works for the instructor also work for students? Are your assessments linked to clear learning goals that are shared with students? Is the #feedback you give students actionable or just evaluative?" 👇🏻 www.centerforengagedlearning.org/an-admission...

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SidMartin @24sm24.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

#edtech #formative "there is a positive effect on metacognitive awareness when students discuss their answers with their peers in combination with teacher #feedback in comparison with students who do not receive feedback from either teacher or peers" 👇🏻 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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SidMartin @24sm24.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

#edtech Strategies for formative #feedback 👇🏻 -Include learners in fbk activities -Provide a model/example -Focus on specific criteria&skills -Build bridges back to learning -Give feedback aimed to stimulate thinking -Check the adequacy of your fbk hapara.com/blog/formati...

hapara.com

Formative feedback strategies every teacher should know about | Hāpara

Explore the benefits of formative feedback and strategies to start using in the K-12 classroom.

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SidMartin @24sm24.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

#edtech "When learning is new, it is much easier to change and update than a longstanding idea (you can think of old information as becoming somewhat rigid). This is why it is important to provide #feedback to address misconceptions as quickly as possible" www.edresearch.edu.au/summaries-ex...

edresearch.edu.au

Formative assessment

In formative assessment, you gather and interpret information about student learning as it is happening in your classroom. It helps you to adapt your teaching to meet student needs.

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SidMartin @24sm24.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

#edtech "using or storing this information to simply acknowledge a gap, however, is not enough; it must be utilised in a way to alter that gap, and ultimately have an impact on students’ learning if it is to be called ‘#feedback’" More 👇🏻 bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Review of Education | BERA Educational Research Journal | Wiley Online Library

Feedback is an integral part of education and there is a substantial body of trials exploring and confirming its effect on learning. This evidence base comes mostly from studies of compulsory school...

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SidMartin @24sm24.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

#edtech Tips 4 formative assessm: -Keep clear criteria for good performance -Encourage sts’ self-reflection -Give sts detailed, actionable #feedback -Encourage T and peer dialogue around learning -Promote self-esteem -Provide opportunities to improve poorvucenter.yale.edu/Formative-Su...

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Formative and Summative Assessments

Examples of Formative and Summative Assessments Examples of Formative and Summative Assessments Formative Summative In-class discussions Instructor-created exams Clicker questions Standardized tests L...

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SidMartin @24sm24.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

#edtech "#Assessment becomes #formative when information about student learning is used to adapt teaching to meet student learning needs and when students are provided with timely #feedback and opportunities to improve" More 👇🏻 curriculum.nsw.edu.au/assessment-a...

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SidMartin @24sm24.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

#edtech #emotions #internalfeedback "#Feedback is most useful when there is an influence on future performance, or at least an attempt to use the information from #feedback to improve learning" More 👇🏻 www.frontiersin.org/journals/edu...

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SidMartin @24sm24.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

#edtech #feedback "While #formative assessment can take many forms, ranging from impromptu practice quizzes to graded reflective journal entries, its developmental role stems from focusing students’ attention on what they are learning and why" More 👇🏻 le.unimelb.edu.au/teaching-lea...

le.unimelb.edu.au

Formative assessment

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SidMartin @24sm24.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

#edtech "Different methods of #feedback delivery can be effective and feedback should not be limited exclusively to written marking(..) it is crucial to monitor impacts on staff workload" More 👇🏻 educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-ev...

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Feedback

Feedback is information given to the learner about the learner’s performance relative to learning goals or outcomes.

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SidMartin @24sm24.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

#edtech #feedback "Formative assessments typically reveal students’ academic strengths, but they can also draw our attention to students’ misconceptions or other areas where they may benefit from more reinforcements, scaffolding, or practice" More 👇🏻 blogs.uscupstate.edu/tip/2023/10/...

blogs.uscupstate.edu

Formative Assessment and Success-Oriented Feedback – TIPS for Teaching

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SidMartin @24sm24.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

#edtch "Peer assessments increase the timeliness & frequency of #feedback. Encourage sts to give each other constructive criticism through out the process of completing an assignment" www.formative.com/read/close-t...

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SidMartin @24sm24.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

#edtech #feedback "Formative assessment consists of “frequent, ‘low stakes’ opportunities for students to monitor their progress towards learning goals" More 👇🏻 www.unh.edu/teaching-lea...

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SidMartin @24sm24.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

#edtech What is #eLearning and what tools are being used? "Video content will continue to be an effective and dominant method that learners will use to access new information" More 👇🏻 theskillsnetwork.com/insights-res...

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What is eLearning? | The Skills Network

Discover the power of eLearning technology: Learn what it is, how it works when accessing our free online courses, and why it's transforming education.

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SidMartin @24sm24.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

#edtech #MenTRnet New ReSIG-MenTRnet publication: Stories of Mentoring Teacher-Research 👇🏻👇🏻 resig.weebly.com/resig-news.h...

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SidMartin @24sm24.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

#MenTRnet @IATEFLResig @iatefl Publications full of #teacherResearch 😊👇🏻

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SidMartin @24sm24.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

#edtech "students want #feedback just for them, just in time, and just helping nudge forward" More 👇🏻 www.edutopia.org/article/blog...

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Edutopia

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SidMartin @24sm24.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

#edtech “Formative assessment:a planned, ongoing process used by all sts and Ts during learning (L) and t-ing to elicit &use evidence of stnt L to improve stnt understanding of intended disciplinary L outcomes& support sts tobecome self-directed learners.” www.nwea.org/blog/2023/wh...

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What is formative assessment?

Reliable assessment data drives positive long-term outcomes for kids. Formative assessment is a critical part of a balanced system.

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