2-008 Course

Observing and Giving Feedback

This programme will allow you to understand what being an effective mentor involves and to develop some of the key understandings and skills required to fulfil this important role effectively.

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$49 per person

Mentors often report that undertaking observations of teaching practice and giving effective feedback are the aspects of a mentor’s work they find most challenging.

What do I look at?
What do I look for?
How can I provide feedback in a way that doesn’t get a defensive reaction?
What do I do if the teacher doesn’t make the required changes?

This course will explore these questions and more, providing useful frameworks and principles on which to base your observations of practice, feedback and conversations that support teachers’ on-going inquiry.

This course is for you if;

You are in a position in your ECE service where you need to give feedback to others to support their learning and growth.
You want to know how to give feedback that won't create a defensive reaction.
You want to learn how to observe, what to look for and how to document this effectively.
You want to support other teachers in their learning and growth, and you know that giving valuable feedback is an important part of this process.
You are responsible for contributing to teachers' professional growth cycles and appraisals.

About the presenter

Barbara Watson (PhD)

Barbara is a qualified early childhood and primary teacher and has owned and managed early childhood centres. Having worked as part of the EC Professional Support team at the Faculty of Education for 7 years, she has strong links with The University of Auckland. While in this role Barbara facilitated a variety of workshops and programmes for a wide range of ECE services and also lectured on a number of ECE papers.

Barbara has a passion for supporting teachers to make effective links between theory and practice. Her Masters thesis focused on leadership and adult education and her PhD investigated how induction and mentoring programmes are enacted in education and care services. Barbara works with centre leaders as a mentor, coach and external appraiser.

I really did enjoy this. I loved the points about Getting attention to our strengths from others catalyses learning whereas attention to our weaknesses smothers it. It is interesting to note however the differences in articles around feedback and the benefits of it.

— Melinda

Thanks Barbara - I took away a lot from this course particularly from watching the video between yourself and Bridget. I also really liked the clear outline of steps of mentoring and feedback conversations and something I will use moving forward.

— Heidi

This course has been helpful in looking at the ways in which feedback is delivered and the effectiveness of feedback when given in a positive manner. I now also have more of an understanding of observations and the techniques in which this happens.

— Rebecca

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Observing and Giving Feedback