Continuous Feedback to Transform Learners

This week Val and I have begun the most rigorous work of the inquiry cycle. The crunch is on while we try to support all learners in taking that leap to transform themselves through their personal inquiry passion projects that tie into the overarching inquiry unit: How can we transform ourselves and others as a community of healthy living learners? Since the beginning of January students have engaged in exploring various aspects of healthy living. Now that they have a strong foundation of background knowledge they are working hard on their personal inquiry passion projects and are needing lots of descriptive feedback to support transformation. This is a huge task to manage in a classroom. Having supportive educational assistants, learning assistant teachers and librarians are important in helping to reach all students and ease the workload. However, the culture of having a community of learners to support self regulation in the classroom is essential if we are going to meet students one on one to give them descriptive feedback to transform as learners. The guidance of the 4 C's, commitment, control, communication and cooperation act as a set of foundational values to maintain a climate of support. Students self monitor their behaviour to keep themselves on track as we meet one on one with each student. The culture of a community of learners ensures the cycle of inquiry completes its spiral and students transform. 

Providing feedback to take the next step in learning

In a community of learners students also provide each other feedback to support learning.