Key Nuggets from Dylan Wiliam's Presentation..............I would love to hear from you WGSD

As I walk away from the Dylan Wiliam, author of Embedded Formative Assessment, I am reminded of the following (click here to continue the dialogue http://todaysmeet.com/formativeassessment):

• The great profession that I am a part of the and the life-changing ability of a teacher to impact students in many ways not only during the years they have them in the classroom but their future success in the world of work.
• It takes commitment and dedication for a teacher to work on getting better every year - teaching is very complicated.
• We need to help students find their passions and learn how to learn. Creativity is key.
• I love when he said, "Mistakes are evidence that I gave you work that was hard enough.  If it is easy work, I am sorry as you are not learning."
• Teachers who have students raise hands are using an ineffective practice.  All students should be accountable and know you may call on them at any time.  Don't let them off the hook -- let them phone a friend, poll the audience, but don't move on when they say they don't know.  Randomly picking students is key to engagement.
• Feedback/comments increase learning if they point to the learning to advise or challenge the student only if the student is required to respond.  It is the quality of the student's response that determines the quality of the feedback.  Critic the behavior of the learner not the learner themselves.
• Mindset - smart is something you get when you work hard at something to refine, rethink, etc.
• It is harder to change habits than learn new or additional practices. However, we have to let go of some good but not great practices to learning and grow to having great instructional practices.
• Peer Observation is great if the observed teacher directs the observer on what they would liek to be observed on and owns any of the evidence used in the peer observation.