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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 on a hot day.