This document discusses the indicator "Academic Feedback" from the NIET rubric. It defines Academic Feedback as how teachers respond to student comments and questions in a way that supports learning, rather than just informing them if their response is correct. It also addresses how teachers use student feedback to adjust their instruction. Descriptors for proficient Academic Feedback include oral and written feedback being frequent and high-quality, as well as feedback being given during guided practice and homework review with teachers circulating to support student engagement and monitor work. Feedback from students is also sometimes used to adjust instruction.

1. Intro to Teaching
Module 1
NIET Rubric
What is the indicator Academic Feedback?

2. What is Academic Feedback? What does it
entail? How does it look and sound like?
Turn the the person next to you and share what you think this is.

3. Academic Feedback
This indicator focuses on how teachers respond to
students’ comments and questions. The descriptors
address the quality of the feedback in supporting
student learning as opposed to feedback that only
informs students of the accurateness of their responses.
Additionally, these descriptors address how a teacher
uses student feedback to make adjustments in
instruction.

4. On the TAP Rubric, Find the
Indicator “AF”.
1. Unpack the Descriptors (groups
1-4).
1. Oral and written feedback is
mostly academically focused,
frequent, and mostly high quality.
2. Feedback is sometimes given
during guided practice and
homework review.
3. The teacher circulates during
instructional activities to support
engagement and monitor student
work.
4. Feedback from students is
sometimes used to monitor and
adjust instruction.
“Do I remember a teacher making adjustments to a
lesson? “How were these adjustments helpful to you
or your peers during the lesson?”

5. Research on Academic Feedback

6. Looking for evidence - Academic Feedback
Minute: ?
As you watch the clip
from the lesson, look for
evidence of Academic
Feedback.
Re-read all descriptors of
the proficient level of AF.
Take notes of the
evidence

7. Alignment
How does the descriptor from the NIET rubric align to the indicators Monitoring and Assessing in the PL
Framework? Can you see alignment in all three frameworks? Learner Driven, Teacher Redefined and
Environment Enriched?
What evidence of Academic Feedback did you see in the
video? Would you say this is an example of proficient
Academic Feedback?