1) All members of NAIL give some rich feedback and reflection that helps to refine the method
2) Two tools are developed that can be be used in a pilot by Gerd, Duncan, Esther and Danielle in a class within one unit of work during term 4 2015
Our top tips for making the most of this process are:
Use the comments section of this blog entry to make your contributions.
You can use a pseudonym to identify yourself in the 'author' tab
Remember to make it clear which question (Q1 or Q2) that you are commenting on.
Create a conversation by adding on/ responding to those that have already posted
We look forward to seeing what your thoughts are. At the end of Thursday we will summarise your contributions and begin working with the four volunteers who will be trialling this in their class this term.
Gaye and Sarah
Question One: How could we collect our [teacher] experience and questions along the way?
The following survey would allow us to collect data on our own [teacher] experience and learning. Click on the link below :
SURVEY LINK has been sent to you via email ( this link is password protected and only available to members of NAIL)
We want you to think about how the questions within the survey allow us to capture our opinions, thoughts, understandings throughout this process.
Two tasks to do:
1) Please add your responses about specific questions within the google doc using the comments tool
2) Summarise your reflections and suggestions using the comments response button on this post.
Question Two: How could we understand more about how students are engaging with the learning?
We think it would be appropriate for this project to use focus groups/semi structured discussion groups to find out from the students participating in this project what they think about what is happening in their classroom. It will allow us to ask BIG and RICH questions that can capture the patterns and themes emerge.
“We have the chance to collect teacher voice and question the assumption that we know what the student voice is….time to dig a little deeper….it should be about what the students think”
"Students are the experts of their own experience”
“We need to step away and construct questions that allow students to articulate their learning experience”
Developing some good questions:
Here are some questions that we think could be useful : PLEASE READ, REFLECT and then CONTRIBUTE in the blog entry that is below.
- Can you tell me about an activity you really enjoyed?
- Can you tell me about an activity you really did not enjoy?
- Can you tell me about an activity that really helped you learn?
- What kind of digital devices do you regularly use at school and at home? ( this is here because of our unique focus)
FOR EACH QUESTION THINK :
- What is it about the question that is useful?
- Will it meet the purpose of our focus?
- How would you administer these questions with your students in your class?
- Is it useful to pinpoint thinking to a specific lesson or more broadly across the topic being taught?