{"id":138,"date":"2019-01-10T15:56:48","date_gmt":"2019-01-10T15:56:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/lauramustard\/?p=138"},"modified":"2019-01-10T15:56:48","modified_gmt":"2019-01-10T15:56:48","slug":"feedback-mechanisms-an-action-plan-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/lauramustard\/2019\/01\/10\/feedback-mechanisms-an-action-plan-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Feedback Mechanisms: An Action Plan Update"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n\"Image<\/a>The focus for my Action Plan this year came to me as I was trying, and failing, to make a class of Grade 10 students laugh at my joke about the CRAAP test.<\/p>\n

I had been asked by the course leader for biology to teach a lesson about finding reliable internet sources for the students’ assignment on measles and illustrate how to cite them in APA style. I had one chance to engage these students, hook them with the research process, and introduce a new citation style. I had prepared a hands-on 30-minute session packed full of information, the occasional joke, a practical handout, and an attractive slide deck and I was getting… blank stares. Yawns. The questions I received at the end of the lesson showed me that students had some real misunderstandings about the material, and this was backed up by the report I received from one of the teachers as to how they “did” on the assignment.<\/p>\n

In school library world, we are often tasked with so-called “one-shot library instruction,” like the scenario described above, and this is the problem I have chosen to tackle with this year’s Action Plan. Of course there are many ways to go about addressing it and I am taking a multi-faceted approach – things like vertically aligning our program, and working on having longer-term collaborative relationships with faculty will help in the long term. In the short term, however, I knew I needed to start doing something differently. So I settled on this\u00a0how might we\u00a0<\/em>question:\u00a0How might we use feedback most effectively in one-shot library instruction?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

I need to know where students are at when I walk into their classroom, lab, or studio – in the research process, in their prior knowledge, in their skill level. I need to know what parts of my message are resonating, what parts are flying over their heads, and what they feel is helpful for the task at hand. I need to collect feedback in an intentional and structured way.<\/p>\n

I have been experimenting with some tech to help achieve this, such as Pear Deck, with which I am familiar, and EdPuzzle, which I’m using for the first time. I’m thinking of the best ways to ask questions and gather responses. I’m looking forward to discussing more options and ideas with our inspiring community of educators at the Face 2 Face session next week. Thanks for all your help and feedback<\/em> on my journey thus far!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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