Oh Research... My research really indcates more research is needed. I am so fascianted by this process and really electrified by it as an educator. I also wish that we could do this all the time. If only there was enough time in our days and professional development to do this process. I am so almost upset because we don't get to think this much about what we do. Or maybe I am alone in this? Anyway, my first Data Cycle was not as effective as I had hoped. Some students increased their scores and most students had a better vocabulary but thier oral language skills had not really increased much. I had not explicitly taught them how to speak in a consice paragraph type format with complete sentences in a sequential order. I found the rubric that I used was a bit limited so I added the ELPAC rubric for Academic Presentation. That seemed to give me more information to work with and a way to really look at what I wanted to see. Which then led me to really pay attention to teacher clarity. What did I want students to be able to do? How could I teach that in a better way? So, I added some more strategies but also added some cognitive task analysis so students could reflect on themselves and not just me as the teacher evaluating them. I am still awaiting the final results of my Data Cycle 2 but I really have high hopes that it will be much better than Data Cycle 1.
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Minna Nummelin
11/30/2020 07:11:15 pm
Erica,
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Laurie J. Gaynor
12/1/2020 08:36:54 pm
I am looking forward to hearing you present your findings. I think the student reflection and ELPAC rubric make so much sense. After reading Minna's comment, I want to know more about WBT. I am also interested in how GLAD is working in distance learning. The more I am trying to weave all this together the more scrambled I become. Do you think we will still be collaborating after the program is over?
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Susan Craig
12/2/2020 06:25:22 pm
Hello Erica,
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Jason Chatham
12/3/2020 07:15:32 pm
Agreed that the research process is electrifying in a way. Initially the research was a chore— but I am finding that when putting together the data / data analysis after reading what academia has to say about my subject that I am making a contribution (albeit small) to that understanding. It’s validating. And as you say, there just isn’t enough time. That’s my takeaway from education in general. Never. Enough. Time.
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Erica Reeves
12/13/2020 04:25:09 pm
Your energy around the research is wonderful. That is how we know we are doing what we love. Something we love to do should energize us.
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