After this day, we have been working on our first design element. Blog posts here and here.
As this is a definite change to the way we have been working in the past and from what they are used to, the students have been looking at me a little aslant and think I have gone a little off.
Today, I decided to show them the spreadsheet that I have been keeping about the DVC results since 2013. We looked specifically at the NCEA Level 3 external results. I explained how the result change in 2015 came about, with me getting support from the ministry DVC specialist and from a teacher in another school. This resulted in the students that year starting the work for the external again and working through the new plan. This was successful and we got out first merits at external for DVC.
Since then, the results have slowly declined again. There have been changes in the expectations for this external and I needed help again to make sure I was going in the right direction for the students. I explained to them that it wasn't about my ego or feelings about my planning, but about making sure that what I have planned is going to get them what they need.
The students response to this was positive. They understood and appreciated what I was saying and why I was telling them.
Here is the total spreadsheet with all of the results on.
Here is the specific chart we were looking at today, which like I said to the students, doesn't make for great reading but we need to look at the reality and plan accordingly.
I didn't talk for too long to them today as I didn't want to bore the pants off them with spreadsheet stuff but it was enough for them to understand the why.
Hi Karen
ReplyDeleteIt's great seeing you after you've spent time with Pippa. You're always buzzing with new wonderful and exciting ideas to start exploring with your learners. I'm fascinated to see that you've shared the historical data for DVC results and that the students responded really positively to this. I have found the same in terms of sharing blog posts with some of my classes, that have been about their class. The students have been fascinated to know that I am inquiring into their learning in the way that I have been, which has been great in terms of getting student voice by them commenting on the blogs about themselves. So much so, that I received an email last night close to midnight, from one of my Year 9 students, who I have only taught for the past two weeks in Covid19 conditions. So now I am a huge fan of sharing any aspect of my inquiry that I have that focusses on a particular group, with that group, and getting their feedback. It's almost started a spinoff effect.