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[Flexible Instructional Models](https://betterlesson.com/professional-development/flexible-instructional-models/) - [Student-Centered Teaching and Learning](https://betterlesson.com/learning-experiences/student-centered-teaching) - [Learning Catalog](https://betterlesson.com/catalog/) - [Learning Experiences](https://betterlesson.com/learning-experiences/) - [For Leaders](https://betterlesson.com/learning-experiences/pd-for-leaders) - [For Teachers](https://betterlesson.com/learning-experiences/pd-for-teachers) - [For Coaches](https://betterlesson.com/learning-experiences/pd-for-coaches) - [Meet Our Coaches](https://betterlesson.com/learning-experiences/our-coaches) - [Workshops](https://betterlesson.com/learning-experiences/workshops) - [Instructional Coaching](https://betterlesson.com/learning-experiences/instructional-coaching) - [Executive Coaching](https://betterlesson.com/learning-experiences/executive-coaching) - [Learning Walks](https://betterlesson.com/learning-experiences/learning-walks) - [BL Lab](https://betterlesson.com/professional-development/lab) - [Create Your Path](https://betterlesson.com/personalized-professional-development/) - [About Us](https://betterlesson.com/about-us/) - [Our Story and Team](https://betterlesson.com/about-us/) - [Careers](https://betterlesson.pinpointhq.com/) - [Our Impact](https://betterlesson.com/about-us/impact) - [Evidence & Research](https://info.betterlesson.com/evidence-and-research) - [Partnerships](https://betterlesson.com/about-us/partnerships) - [Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging](https://betterlesson.com/about-us/diversity-equity-inclusion) - [Resources](https://blog.betterlesson.com/) - [BetterLesson Blog](https://blog.betterlesson.com/) - [K-12 PD Funding](https://info.betterlesson.com/k12-professional-development-funding) - [Instructional Strategies](https://teaching.betterlesson.com/search?types=strategy) - [Lesson Plans](https://teaching.betterlesson.com/browse/master_teachers/projects) - [Let's Connect](https://info.betterlesson.com/contact-us) Featured Post # Choosing Your Path to Education Leadership The need for effective teacher leaders is ongoing and urgent in K-12 schools. 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Haydon Elementary School in Manassas City Public Schools and BetterLesson coaching participant](https://blog.betterlesson.com/author/tori-savas-2nd-grade-teacher-at-r-c-haydon-elementary-school-in-manassas-city-public-schools-and-betterlesson-coaching-participant) Published December 06, 2018 Blank faces stare back at me as I read the prompt “Tell your partner something you might find in a garage.” After a few quiet moments, a student\[...\] [Read Article](https://blog.betterlesson.com/vocabulary-strategies-to-promote-student-growth-with-english-language-development) [![Back to school concepty with clear blackboard background, desk, items-1](https://blog.betterlesson.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Stock%20images/Back%20to%20school%20concepty%20with%20clear%20blackboard%20background%2c%20desk%2c%20items-1.jpeg?width=900&name=Back%20to%20school%20concepty%20with%20clear%20blackboard%20background,%20desk,%20items-1.jpeg)](https://blog.betterlesson.com/the-power-of-feedback-helping-to-make-the-invisible-visible-for-students) ## [The Power of Feedback: Helping to Make the Invisible Visible for Students](https://blog.betterlesson.com/the-power-of-feedback-helping-to-make-the-invisible-visible-for-students) by [Leigh Ann Roehm, BetterLesson Master Teacher](https://blog.betterlesson.com/author/leigh-ann-roehm-betterlesson-master-teacher) Published December 04, 2018 In the second of a two-part blog, BetterLesson 7th grade Science Master Teacher and 2017 MSTA Middle School Science Teacher of the Year, Leigh Ann\[...\] [Read Article](https://blog.betterlesson.com/the-power-of-feedback-helping-to-make-the-invisible-visible-for-students) [![Teacher helping young boy with writing lesson](https://blog.betterlesson.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Stock%20images/Teacher%20helping%20young%20boy%20with%20writing%20lesson.jpeg?width=900&name=Teacher%20helping%20young%20boy%20with%20writing%20lesson.jpeg)](https://blog.betterlesson.com/how-to-create-a-classroom-focused-on-student-centered-assessment-and-feedback) ## [How to Create a Classroom Focused on Student-Centered Assessment and Feedback](https://blog.betterlesson.com/how-to-create-a-classroom-focused-on-student-centered-assessment-and-feedback) by [Krystal Bankston, BetterLesson Instructional Coach](https://blog.betterlesson.com/author/krystal-bankston-betterlesson-instructional-coach) Published November 27, 2018 Do you want to provide students with opportunities to identify their strengths and weaknesses through self-assessments? 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