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April 2024
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TAG METHOD
🏷 Encourage peer feedback with the TAG method
When students give feedback to each other, they teach AND they learn.
Plus, they see the feedback process from a new perspective: the person leaving the feedback.
The TAG method can help ... and it's super quick and easy.
🤔 What is the TAG method?
In the TAG method, students will "Tell something good", "Ask a question" and then "Give a suggestion". It's similar to "two stars and a wish" but with the addition of asking a question. It is scaffolded enough to provide some guidelines but provides the student with ample opportunity to give constructive and personalized feedback.
👏🏼Why it works
TAG gives students a few simple prompts they can use any time they do peer feedback. It saves everyone time and helps students know what to do when giving feedback.
T: Tell something good
A: Ask a question
G: Give a suggestion
📄 Template: Check out this TAG Peer Feedback template to get students started right away. It can be printed or used digitally.
🔗 Go deeper: Our post How do I give feedback to 100+ students?, gives you practical ideas to make feedback efficient and helpful.
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Teachflix (teachflix.org) is a collection of hundreds of teacher-suggested instructional videos — with activities to pair with them.
We asked teachers, “What are the videos you’d actually show real human children in the classroom?” The results are organized on Teachflix by …
Search: Look for videos with a keyword Grade level: Choose elementary, middle, or high school Category: Browse by content area (math, science, etc.) Subcategory: Inside a category, you can sort by subcategories
When you find a video, use the red button to get a pack of activities that’ll work for most every video in Teachflix.
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Great INTERACTION strategy to use with kids!
Quick Teaching Strategy: Concentric circles
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I’ve used this in the classroom — and in teacher professional development workshops!
(I call it “speed dating,” so the name “concentric circles” might be less awkward.)
Students get in two concentric circles (an inner circle and an outer circle) and face each other. They discuss something for a set amount of time (a minute or two?).
Then, one circle rotates to the right or left. (I like to tell them how many people to move right or left.)
It keeps them moving on their feet. It mixes up conversations — and conversation partners.
Learn more about this strategy from Facing History and Ourselves.