Allow for practice with feedback right away
Photo by Richard Sagredo on Unsplash In my tennis lesson, we were using a kind of station rotation model. When I was working with the coach, he gave me feedback on the way I was hitting the ball. Right after that, I rotated to a different station and did not have a chance to practice what he had told me. I felt a little cheated. I wasn't mad at the coach, I understand his predicament, but I wanted to use the feedback he gave me, right away, so I would not forget what I had been told. Then I wondered about my own students. Am I giving them time and space to act on my feedback? Or do I simply give it to them and send them on their way at the end of class? How can I utilize technology to give feedback in a better way for students? This would probably mean sitting with students to make sure that they understand the feedback as I give it and send them off to practice after giving it. In other words, the workshop model. Playing tennis in Taiwan o...