For quite a few years now, part of being in the Manaiakalani CoL has meant coming up with a Causal Chain to describe the cause and effect of your chosen inquiry.
I have been looking over all my Causal Chains, looking at how they have evolved. Over time, I started to think about the teacher actions that had to happen before the student outcomes could happen. I also started looking at it as a series of cause and effect. IF ..... THEN statements.
This has been a great way to clarify in my own head what my plan is and how I am going to do it. It lists for me what changes I need to make for myself before I can make any changes for the students.
Putting it all out like this has made me realise that I kept the bright colours for 7 years!!
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Thanks for sharing Karen, I am sure this will be helpful for others new to 'causal chains' to think about. I understand in the past the concept has seemed daunting at first but as Aaron said, " the intervention you design will (consciously or not) be based on a causal chain or your theory of action"... as you say If ... Then...
ReplyDeleteReflecting on your causal chains in this way is a powerful representation of the impact of your practice on student learning.
ngā mihi,
Fiona