Books
Flash Feedback
For ELA teachers, the danger of burnout is all too real. Inundated with seemingly insurmountable piles of papers to read, respond to, and grade, many teachers often find themselves struggling to balance differentiated, individualized feedback with the one resource they are already overextended on—time.
Matthew Johnson offers classroom-tested solutions that not only alleviate the feedback-burnout cycle, but also lead to significant growth for students. These time-saving strategies built on best practices for feedback help to improve relationships, ignite motivation, and increase student ownership of learning.
Answers to Your Biggest Questions About Teaching Middle & High School ELA
“Matthew Johnson, Dave Stuart Jr., and Matthew R. Kay have written a book to help navigate the burning questions early career teachers long to understand. From ways to build a community of learners to motivational instruction to feedback that works for students and teachers alike, these inspirational teachers share what it takes to craft a career for the long haul.”
– Andy Schoenborn, co-author of Creating Confident Writers: For High School, College, and Life
Articles
- “How Students and Teachers Benefit From Students Annotating Their Own Writing”: New York Times Learning Network, October 2021
- “A Lesson From Students: Believe Success Is Possible for Every Learner”: EdWeek
- “Flash Feedback: How to Provide More Meaningful Feedback in Less Time”: Cult of Pedagogy, May 2020
- “How to Cultivate Strong Student Writing Identities”: National Writing Project, September 2018
- “Making Revision of Writing a ‘Collaborative Process’”: EdWeek, December 2020
- “Want to Give Better Writing Feedback in Less Time?” Corwin Connect, March 2020
- “Want feedback to go further? Try implementing a feedback cycle”: Stephen Barkley
- “Flash Feedback on Student Writing: 3 Strategies for High-Impact Feedback in Less Time” (Corwin Connect, January 2020)
- “Grammar—The Skunk at the Garden Party”: Edutopia, March 2018)
- “The Advantages of Being a New Teacher”: Edutopia, January 2018)
- “Writing More and Grading Less”: Edutopia, August 2017)
Podcasts
- Teachers on Fire, March 2021
- Steve Barkley Ponders Out Loud, February 2021
- The 10 Minute Teacher Podcast, September 2020
- The Cult of Pedagogy, May 2020
- National Writing Project CoLab, September 2020
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