5-Min Pro · Peer Observation: Giving Feedback That Lands

The idea — Peer observation feedback fails when it is vague (‘great energy’), when it is a list of everything, or when it arrives without an anchor to evidence. Effective feedback is specific, referenced, and actionable.

In practice — ‘When you asked the gist question before playing the audio, I noticed three learners who usually disengage lean forward.’ That is specific, evidenced, and tells the teacher what to keep.

One-minute task — Next time you observe a colleague, write down one specific moment and what you noticed. That is your feedback. Nothing more is required in the first five minutes.