Imagine a classroom….Where students are willing to take risks….

Workshop Objective

Teachers will be equipped with the strategy of Warm and Cool feedback to create a classroom of learners that are willing to take risks and persevere.

Providing Feedback

• An ongoing process

• Helps students better understand expectations

• Helps them make changes to meet expectations

• When explicit, there is a greater impact on achievement

• Specific to learning objectives

- “Classroom Instruction that Works” by Dean, Hubbell, Pitler, Stone

Ongoing Informative

Aligned Explicit

Timely

Warm and Cool Feedback A process of critique that helps students develop their work.

Warm Feedback Cool Feedback

Focus on the positive aspects of the students work

• “I really like how you...”• “You did a great job at...”• “It was clear that you worked

hard on...”• “It was really interesting when

you...”

Identify areas that need improvement

• “You may want to consider...”• “I noticed that you.... It may be

more useful to...”• “Have you thought about...”• “It was unclear to me when

you...”

Warm and Cool Feedback “No No’s” Avoid using the following statements:

Warm Feedback• I liked it.

• This is good writing.

• Great job!

Cool Feedback• I don’t get it.

• This is disorganized.

• You spelled some stuff wrong.

Engage students in the processPresentations

Poetry Circles

Math Calculations

Writing stories/essays

More helpful tips

Feedback Sandwich• a layer of warm feedback

• followed by cool feedback

• ending with warm feedback. 

Create Anchor Charts

• Feedback stems

• Examples

• Visual cues

• Student or teacher generated

Now it’s your turn!

Warm and Cool Feedback Anchor Chart

Use your notes and the handouts provided to help you and your team create a warm and cool feedback anchor chart.

• Create it for an audience of students (any grade level K-8)

• Use kid friendly language

• Academic Language is great too!

• Visuals/Non linguistics will help us make connections!

Gallery Walk

• With your team, walk around the room and provide EXEMPLARY warm and cool feedback on your peers’ anchor charts!

Yellow Post its-Warm Feedback!Blue Post its-

Cool Feedback!

Before we say goodbye!-EXIT TICKETPlease write on a post it how you plan to use warm and cool feedback in your classroom!

Then place exit ticket on the exit ticket poster before you leave!

-Thank you!!!!