{"id":76,"date":"2017-02-16T14:02:53","date_gmt":"2017-02-16T14:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/mackenzieneale\/?p=76"},"modified":"2017-02-16T14:02:53","modified_gmt":"2017-02-16T14:02:53","slug":"a-work-in-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/mackenzieneale\/2017\/02\/16\/a-work-in-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"A work in progress…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Action Plan Update<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

“How might we help boys identify what engages them in French classes so that they are intrinsically motivated for second-language learning?”<\/p>\n

Ok, so at the end of the 3rd F2F in January, I had decided that my Action Plan was really going to focus more on helping to shift the cultural attitudes towards my subject area. I decided that this is an ongoing problem that would take a lot more than this year to shift and that it would require many small actions to lead to big change. And I still have lofty goals around this; however, after the past few weeks of feeling like I’m on the defense (following first term report cards hitting the shelves), I think I have a more defined focus for my Action Plan for the remainder of the school year.<\/p>\n

The number one complaint I get from parents is that they do not see enough of their son’s French work at home and then are surprised by the results on assessments. Now, I struggle with this problem because I firmly believe that the majority, if not the totality, of their work should be done in class where they have resources to complete tasks and are not relying on translation tools, tutors or other francophone family members. I like boys to keep their folders in their classrooms so things don’t get lost, and so that I can look through them periodically to assess their work whenever I need to. But I do understand the need for parents to be kept in the loop of their child’s progress.<\/p>\n

So if I take my “how might we” question into consideration through the lens of communication, feedback and understanding, I can think about which actions I need to take in order to not only ensure transparency of the learning happening, but also to help the boys be able to better articulate (to myself and their parents) what they can and cannot do in French.<\/p>\n

I have a lot I want to tackle prior to the next F2F:
\n1) refine\/redefine my action plan and plan out my steps towards completion of my goals
\n2) talk to my students about self-assessment and ask their input for ways to include more opportunities to self-assess
\n3) make posters to put up in each classroom that have the can-do statements or the learning goals of the remainder of the year
\n4) record more evidence of student work (audio recordings during oral assessments, photos of written work, videos of presentations) — this should be easier as I start the pilot project for my school to use Seesaw starting next week
\n5) co-create rubrics for daily lessons and activities so that the boys can easily self-assess their work each day
\n6) give boys free-talk time, where they can choose a theme or topic to discuss in French, and help them build their vocabulary to be able to do so
\n7) ensure all assessments are going home to parents to be signed and returned
\n8) have students complete questions at home, with the support of online and paper resources (ie: copies of the texts and vocabulary lists required)
\n9) follow-up with students to ensure homework is being completed and parents are seeing results
\n10) when planning out my next units, include frequent opportunities for self-reflection and assessment of\/as learning<\/p>\n

It feels good to be bringing my attention back to Cohort21 — I have missed the energy and excitement it brings me!<\/p>\n

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