A good critical friend, offers both positive and constructive feedback. It's so easy to patronize our peers when asked for feedback; being a critical friend means stepping back from that pressure to actually be helpful. This involves stepping back from the ego, and protection of our own ideas. There are some great models out there to support CF, one is the sandwich model, giving one positive, then constructive, and finishing with a positive. Also, with this, using affective statements, "I noticed", "I felt", "I heard"; also using "I wonder" when verbalizing constructive feedback is helpful to make the information approachable.
I'll be away this week most days, so I do not plan on meeting with peers. I understand my process pretty well, I'm fine working independently, this project seems very straight forward.
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Diane Williams
7/2/2017 07:22:34 pm
The sandwich model is a great example of how to be a successful critical friend. I use this model in my teaching and when I am having parent teacher conferences. It is a more positive approach and helps in developing positive relationships.
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todd
7/3/2017 10:26:24 am
Hi Zack,
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