ACADEMIC “Live reporting” aids communication
Feedback on student academic progress took another step forward at College with the introduction in Term 1 of “live reporting”. “It’s a shift in practice. We see this as integral to being a leading educational institution,” says Assistant Principal – Curriculum Nicole Billante. “We’ve learnt from the early leaders, but it is still an innovation which is evolving.”
What exactly is live reporting?
“Staff give a mix of feedback to their students anyway, but now instead of writing on an assignment, their comments are recorded through live reporting. It means the teacher, the student and the parents are all part of an ongoing dialogue,” says Nicole. In situations where boys do not talk to their parents about their accomplishments or progress, live reporting – accessed via the Parent Portal on Schoolbox – will allow parents insight and information, and hopefully provide an impetus
It is a new online means of communication between staff, students and parents, providing feedback to the student on a regular, ongoing basis. Whereas once a teacher would have written a comment on the top of an assignment to give a student relevant feedback, now the teacher will make a “live report” which provides that information, plus ongoing insight as the student learns and progresses.
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