Description
How do we make feedback more effective?
Primary Audience: Instructional influencers, principals, assistant principals, curriculum directors
You’ve likely heard that feedback is the breakfast of champions, a saying attributed to Ken Blanchard, but it seems that effective feedback is more nuanced than simply offering it. In this session guided by five instructional coaches from across the country, we will dig deep into discovering ways to offer feedback to transform ho-hum, difficult, or tense professional conversations into joyful, meaningful, and transformative interactions.
January 10, 2024 (W) | 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM | Region 8 ESC
February 1, 2023 (Th) | 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM | Region 8 ESC
Meet the Presenters
Stephanie Affinito
Stephanie Affinito, a former classroom teacher and literacy specialist, is a literacy teacher educator at the University at Albany. She has a deep love for literacy coaching and supporting teachers’ learning through technology, and she presents nationally on this topic. You can find her online at stephanieaffinito.com and on Twitter. Her book, Literacy Coaching, is available from Heinemann.
Ruth Ayres
Ruth Ayres is the editor in chief of the Choice Literacy site and director of The Lead Learners Network in northern Indiana. She spends her days helping students find meaning in their stories, and encouraging teachers to reflect and refine the art of teaching. Ruth’s background includes work as a middle and high school language arts and science teacher and as a K-12 instructional coach, and writing books, articles, and lots of blog posts. She has written Enticing Hard-to-Reach Writers(Stenhouse, 2017) and many other books. Ruth and her husband, Andy, have four children. When not writing professionally, Ruth collects stories of adoption, faith, and whimsy. Please join her on LinkedIn.
David Pittman
David Pittman has been in education for 10 years, mainly as a fourth-grade teacher and curriculum writer. He is currently an instructional coach for an elementary school in the suburbs of Chicago.
Josie Stewart
Josie Stewart is a K-5 instructional coach in Dublin, Ohio. Most of her career has been spent teaching primary grades. She was also the cofounder and a writer for Seedling Publications. Her goal is to nurture and nudge the gifts in each learner while sharing with them the joy and power of literacy. You can find Josie on Twitter @josiestew.
Hannah Tills
Hannah Tills is a K-5 instructional coach in Ohio. Before returning to her home state, she taught in public schools in both Washington, DC, and suburban Maryland. In her work, Hannah hopes to help students develop empathy, find their own voice, and feel empowered to create a more just world. Follow Hannah on Twitter @hannah_tills.
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