Inquiry 2022 - Feedback from relief teacher

 

I am at the information collecting part of my inquiry this year. I have been away from school for three weeks so I thought it would be useful to get some feedback from the relieving teacher that had my class during some of that time.

Here are the questions that I asked her ...

When you were relieving my classes when I was away, was the work easy to find?

Was the work easy to understand in terms of what the students were being expected to do?

What was the general feeling in the room while the classes were on? Did it seem like the students knew what to do? Were they confident with the instructions that were given to them?

How much support did you have to give the students so they were on task and clear about what to do?

Do you think any off task behaviour was because they did not know what to do?

How do you think I could have improved the planning to make it easier for you? Easier for the students?

Here is her reply ..

The work you left for all your classes were well set up and structured. It is easy to find. The instructions are clear, easy to understand and follow. The exemplars and templates that the students can copy made their work easier. Also a big help is your "If you get stuck" videos. The Year 7/8s were doing online learning and always had a teacher with them (also virtual) who helped explain and monitor student behaviour. There was no misbehaviour anyway. The students knew what to do and didn't hesitate to ask for help and or clarification either by talking or via "chat"
You couldn't have made your student work any better. If the students have not been able to meet your deadlines it's simply because they didn't have the self motivation to do it, not because it's hard to do or to understand