Gallery Walks provide peer review with warm and cool feedback.
This book helped me become a better teacher and elevated the work created by my students in the process.
How this book helps
Teachers:
Teachers:
- Culture of Quality: Berger emphasizes the importance of building a classroom culture where excellence is the norm. He encourages teachers to shift focus from grades to craftsmanship, critique, and revision.
- Purposeful Work: The book shows how to design meaningful projects that matter to students and communities, making learning more engaging and authentic.
- Assessment Through Work: Instead of relying solely on tests, Berger advocates for assessing students through the quality and depth of their work over time—promoting reflection and growth.
- Modeling and Mentorship: Teachers are urged to model excellence and guide students through multiple drafts, helping them see that excellence is achievable through effort and feedback.
- Growth Mindset: Students learn that excellent work isn’t a matter of talent, but of perseverance and thoughtful revision.
- Ownership of Learning: They gain a stronger sense of purpose and pride in their work, especially when projects are shared publicly or serve a real-world audience.
- Peer Critique Skills: Berger teaches the importance of kind, specific, and helpful feedback, helping students become better collaborators and communicators.
- Intrinsic Motivation: Through projects that matter, students often become more motivated to do their best—not for a grade, but because the work itself has meaning.
