Make zombie feedback come ALIVE with effective feedback for leaders, coaches
- Donna Spangler
- Oct 8
- 1 min read
October is full of ghosts, goblins and things that go bump in the night. But in schools, one of the scariest creatures isn’t found in a haunted house; it’s in the feedback we give. Too often, teacher feedback looks less like a gift for growth and more like a zombie shuffling through the halls: slow, lifeless and compliance-driven.
That’s why it’s time to make zombie feedback come ALIVE with effective feedback for leaders and coaches. Alive feedback is timely, specific, rooted in evidence and delivered in a way that empowers teachers to keep growing.
Alive feedback isn’t about catching mistakes; it’s about breathing life into practice. That’s why leaders and coaches need to make zombie feedback come ALIVE with effective feedback for leaders and coaches.
This focus is the heart of the ALIVE Feedback Framework: actionable, learning-focused, immediate, visible and empowering. These five principles transform feedback from lifeless to life-giving, providing a simple structure that leaders and coaches can use to turn their feedback conversations into growth-focused dialogues that make a difference.
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