How to Give Effective Feedback to Your Students

Addressing Chronic Absenteeism: What Works?

2 years ago

School Is Almost Out, Now What? Fostering Family Relationships Over the Summer

4 years ago

It’s Not Either/Or: How to Balance Relationship Building with Behavior Management

4 years ago

March 25, 2026 / 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM CUT

Motivating Students to Achieve Their Highest Potential

16 years ago

In this Webinar

Feedback is an important component of the formative assessment process. The power of feedback lies in giving students the information they need to learn and improve. At the same time, if the feedback is clear and the next steps are doable, the feedback also gives students the confidence and motivation to move forward in their learning. However, research on feedback uncovers its Jekyll-and-Hyde character. Not all studies about feedback show positive effects. Two other things must happen in order for even well-crafted feedback to be effective. First, the feedback event must be an episode of learning for both teachers and students. Second, students must have an immediate opportunity to use the feedback.

About the presenter

Susan M. Brookhart, PhD, is Professor Emerita in the Duquesne University School of Education. Dr. Brookhart’s interests include the role of both formative and summative classroom assessment in student motivation and achievement, the connection between classroom assessment and large-scale assessment, and grading.

She was the 2007–2009 editor of Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice and is currently an associate editor of Applied Measurement in Education. She is the author or coauthor of numerous books on classroom assessment, teacher professional development, and evaluation.

She received the 2014 Jason Millman Award from the Consortium for Research on Educational Assessment and Teaching Effectiveness (CREATE) and the 2015 Samuel J. Messick Memorial Lecture Award from Educational Testing Service.

Learn More

Total Participation Techniques: Engaging Every Student with Classroom Ready Techniques

Rawan El Adawi dark has brown shoulder length hair wearing a black sweatshirt overtop a white shirt and Olga Kazarina has shoulder length brown hair wearing eyeglasses, a white top underneath a light orange cardigan against a pale green background.

Professional Development & Well-Being

From Vendor Hype to Classroom Reality: How Educators Can Evaluate EdTech Tools with Smarter EdTech Decisions

March 4, 2026 / 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM CUT

ISTE+ASCD African American authors Nita and Michael Creekmore. She has a braided hairstyle, wearing a white top with ruffled sleeves. He is wearing a blue suit jacket, white shirt, and burgundy tie against a pale green background.

February 11, 2026 / 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM CUT

Teacher Sustainability, Not Just Retention

ISTE+ASCD author Tony Frontier. White male wearing a grey dress shirt against a pale green background.

Supporting Academic Integrity When AI is Everywhere

6 days ago

AI-Enhanced Literacy: Building Wise, Ethical AI Partnerships

3 months ago

Empowering Leaders, Empowering Classrooms: Practical Moves That Make a Difference

4 months ago

On a green background, the image of author Michael Hernandez, a white man wearing glasses, next to the words Uncheatable Assessments: Designing Learning Experiences in the Age of AI.

Assessment & Grading

Uncheatable Assessments: Designing Learning Experiences in the Age of AI

5 months ago

Build the Engagement Ladder: Habit Stacking for Classroom Participation Success

Social-Emotional Learning

Image of Changing the Narrative: Engaging Fathers in Their Children's Education EW Tile

Changing the Narrative: Engaging Fathers in Their Children's Education

Image of Unlocking Success For Novice Teachers EW Tile

Unlocking Success For Novice Teachers

Jeremy Owoh, African American male wearing a tan jacket and blue shirt. Zaretta Hammond, African American female with long dark hair wearing a gold top. Liz Kolb is a white women wearing a red jacket, and black and white polka dot blouse.

Transformational Learning Principles in Action: Moving from Framework to Practice