FDW Cycle
During this part of the cycle, the Instructor teaches the Learners.
What is the Lesson?
Creating these together helps establish group cohesion, fosters respect, and outline explicit expectations about how we will interact together.
What are Group Agreements or Ways of Being Together?
The types of feedback given in an ISW lesson cycle.
What are verbal, written, and video.
This wraps up the learning experience.
What is the summary?
The role of the person teaching a complete lesson on 3 different days.
Who is the Instructor?
During the Reflection Time and Written Facilitator Feedback, the Trainer and Facilitator go here.
What is a break out room?
These help to get to know each other and foster trust and safety.
What are Get-Acquainted Activities or Ice Breakers?
This is a characteristic of constructive feedback.
What are specific, descriptive, behavioural, balanced, manageable, practical, solicited, timely, checked?
This core lesson element allows instructors to adjust the lesson based on what the learners already know or don't know.
What is the pre-assessment?
In this role, you participate in the lesson and provide written and verbal feedback for the Instructor.
Who is the Learner?
During this part of the FDW cycle, the Instructor and the Facilitator debrief while the Learners complete the feedback form.
What is the Reflection Time and Written Instructor Feedback?
These are designed to meet the needs of the participants for additional learning outside of the lesson/feedback cycles. They can include Active Learning or Group Development.
What are Theme Sessions?
In addition to the feedback given for instructing and facilitating mini lessons, these two types of feedback are collected during the FDW.
What is end of day formative feedback and end of workshop summative feedback?
This opening strategy captures learner attention and connections prior knowledge to the lesson topic.
What is the Bridge-in?
In this role, you will manage the complete mini lesson/feedback cycle.
Who is the ISW Facilitator?
During this part of the cycle, the facilitator supports the instructor; asks about time cues; ensures the Instructor is recording; asks if the learners will need anything.
What is the Set-up/Preparation?
The ISW and FDW use a "laboratory" where participants are encouraged to do this.
What is take "measured risks" or experiment with their teaching and facilitation?
Feedback is a gift and helps us do this.
What is build confidence, identify areas of improvement, and offer areas of reflection for the future
This element clearly states what learners will be able to do by the end of the lesson, using measurable verbs.
What is the Outcome?
You and the other educators participating in the FDW.
Who are the Participants?
During the Verbal Instructor Feedback Circle, the Facilitator does this.
What is manages verbal feedback; brings Instructor questions forward if not addressed; and captures the feedback?
The ISW and FDW rely on this learning theory.
What is experiential learning?
In the ISW, this person does NOT provide feedback on the lesson itself but instead manages the process of eliciting useful feedback from the learners.
Who is the Facilitator?
This core component actively engages learners through discussion, practice, or collaboration during the lesson.
What is Participatory Learning?
Debriefs with and leads the verbal feedback session for the Facilitator.
Who is the Trainer?