Austin's Butterfly: Models, Critique, and Descriptive Feedback

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Ron Berger, Chief Academic Officer at EL Education (formerly Expeditionary Learning) demonstrates the transformational power of models, critique, and descriptive feedback to improve student work. Here he tells the story of Austin's Butterfly. 1st 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.
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AI GeneratedThis story illustrates how a first-grade student named Austin improved a scientific drawing of a tiger swallowtail butterfly through a process of iterative drafting and peer critique. By receiving specific, kind feedback from classmates and focusing on one element at a time, Austin progressed from a generic sketch to an accurate scientific illustration.
