Feedback, Conferencing and Reflection Cycle
Community Agreements
Developing community agreements is a powerful strategy for coalescing a group into a team. The process of constructing agreements is often more important than the product. Agreements come from a consensus-driven process to identify what every person in the group needs from each other and commits to each other to feel safe, supported, open and trusting. As such, they provide a common framework for how people aspire to work and be together as they take transformational action. Here are a few tips for developing community agreements.
Feedback Nightmares
Giving and receiving feedback is crucial to the success of a project, and giving feedback is an art that can be carefully crafted through a series of practices and protocols. Our first step towards honing our craft is using this protocol adapted from National School Reform Faculty. Sharing and reflecting on our own negative experiences with both giving and receiving feedback lets us lay the groundwork for strong feedback skills.
Feedback Protocol
Our feedback protocol, which combines the best elements of many existing feedback protocols, encourages students to reflect on their work and think critically about how they can improve. We believe that feedback is an important tool for growth and success, so we strive to create a supportive community where all learners feel comfortable giving and receiving feedback.
