#  Let’s Rewind 

 





October 06, 2015

 

 

*Miriam Greenberg, Director of Education and Communications, shares the importance of video technology to teacher feedback in the following HGSE Usable Knowledge blog post.*

There are critical moments in every educator’s career when a remote control would come in handy. Years ago, while teaching first generation college-bound high school students in San Francisco, I reprimanded a student for not bringing pen and notebook paper to class. A small argument set off a whirlwind chain of events that ended with my student flipping her desk and storming out. By the time my administrator arrived for support, it was too late. I did my best to retell the events of the hour, but I was shell-shocked. What had happened? What did I do wrong? Would she come back?

Researchers and educators agree that feedback about classroom practice must be specific and job-embedded in order to be valuable. It was not enough for my administrator to tell me, months later, that I needed to work on my enforcement of rules and procedures and to direct me to some loosely related resources about classroom management. I needed to examine the particular events and root causes that culminated in flying furniture and slamming doors. I often wish I could rewind that day, press pause, and pinpoint how I could have de-escalated the situation.

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*[Continue reading at www.gse.harvard.edu](https://www.gse.harvard.edu/uk/blog/let%E2%80%99s-rewind)*



 

 

 



 

 See also:- [ Teacher Effectiveness ](/focus-areas/teacher-effectiveness)
- [ In the News ](/cepr-in-the-news)
- [ Best Foot Forward Project ](/project-name/best-foot-forward-project)
- [ 2015 ](/year/2015)
 
 

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