Austin's Butterfly: Building Excellence in Student Work from video school Watch Video

⏲ Duration: 3 min 92 sec
✓ Published: 10-Mar-2012

Description:
Ron Berger from EL Education demonstrates the transformational power of models, critique, and descriptive feedback to improve student work. Here he tells the story of Austin's Butterfly. First-grade students at ANSER Charter School in Boise, ID, helped Austin take a scientific illustration of a butterfly through multiple drafts toward a high-quality final product.nnThis video accompanies the book Leaders of Their Own Learning: Transforming Schools through Student-Engaged Assessment.