Written by As I wrap up a series of conversations with students on the topics of meaning full homework, overcoming difficulties, and inquiry based learning, the feedback that I am getting is that I already have strategies in place.
When I wrote out the most urgent needs of learners in preparation for these discussions, I felt that I targeted some great areas and provided specific criteria for improvement. Of course, these are all things that I have previously reflected on, consciously or sub-conscioulsly, and the students I spoke with were all successful in providing examples of things that have happened in my courses that help them with these urgent needs.
Looking forward to Saturdays face to face, as I will need to either redirect my focus or fine tune an aspect of my power of three.
Have a great week!
@mspratt Those are some worthy Action Plan challenges
Authentic consolidation activities vs Mindset Building vs The power of Inquiry to drive engagement and autonomy
I think you will find that many of your cohort colleagues share the same list 🙂
Do your students see the same urgency?
Looking forward to catching up on Saturday @UTS!
@timrollwagen @tfaucher @mmosun @lmcbeth
Hi Michael,
Thanks for sharing. It sounds like you’ve had a common design thinking experience – what you thought was the problem is not actually a problem from your user’s perspective. I wonder if you could go back and talk to your students again and ask them what challenges they are facing when it comes to learning in your classroom. This might help you to really uncover a challenge worth solving.
It’s 100% ok to pivot at any time! 🙂
Hi Michael,
It sounds like you have great teaching and and learning strategies! Reflecting on the needs of your learners, what strategies do you currently have in place that are proving effective?
I was quite surprised that they recognized many of the real-life applications that have been incorporated in our courses, typically in the form of authentic projects. For the most part they appreciated the inquiry based lessons that they have experienced. Despite what has been shared in school-wide student surveys, those that I spoke with found their homework to be quite meaningful.
In science, connecting to technology, society and the environment is something that we all do to maintain student interest and satisfy the expectations of the Ontario curriculum; however, in mathematics this less straight forward.