Presenting: My first ever mind map! I made it using Bubbl.us. It was just what I needed for sorting out the trends I found in my literature review. I consider myself an auditory learning and visual tools have never been my favorite, but opening my mind to a new idea really paid off for me. I found it much easier to sort out my thoughts. Impressive. I'm excited to use it for my data analysis. Great website at bubbl.us.
I found some other websites that have been helpful. There is a nice article on doing student surveys on Edutopia, written to help teachers create student surveys that are open-ended and meaningful. These ideas are help me to revamp my survey before I give it next week.
Edutopia ideas for student surveys:
• “Which project did you enjoy the most?
• Tell me about a time in my class when you felt respected.
• Tell me about a time in my class when you felt frustrated.
• What advice can you give me about how to be a better teacher?
• What advice can you give me for how I should change my class next year?” (Edutopia, 2013)
http://www.edutopia.org/student-feedback
Another great website for interview development:
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/owlprint/559
I also came across a great website that give a description of The Daily Five and how it works in the classroom. It includes photos of the kids hard at work.
http://www.bainbridgeclass.com/readingworkshop.htm
And finally, I found a terrific article on concept mapping that led me to bubble.us:
http://ctl.byu.edu/tech-tips/concept-mapping
All in all, it's been a good week of data gathering. I'm seeing trends in the children's behavior during observation. The most surprising thing I have found has been the huge number of adults interrupting our reading block. Documenting that has been illuminating. I love the idea that I got from the twitter chat to put out a sandwich board that says, do not disturb!
I found some other websites that have been helpful. There is a nice article on doing student surveys on Edutopia, written to help teachers create student surveys that are open-ended and meaningful. These ideas are help me to revamp my survey before I give it next week.
Edutopia ideas for student surveys:
• “Which project did you enjoy the most?
• Tell me about a time in my class when you felt respected.
• Tell me about a time in my class when you felt frustrated.
• What advice can you give me about how to be a better teacher?
• What advice can you give me for how I should change my class next year?” (Edutopia, 2013)
http://www.edutopia.org/student-feedback
Another great website for interview development:
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/owlprint/559
I also came across a great website that give a description of The Daily Five and how it works in the classroom. It includes photos of the kids hard at work.
http://www.bainbridgeclass.com/readingworkshop.htm
And finally, I found a terrific article on concept mapping that led me to bubble.us:
http://ctl.byu.edu/tech-tips/concept-mapping
All in all, it's been a good week of data gathering. I'm seeing trends in the children's behavior during observation. The most surprising thing I have found has been the huge number of adults interrupting our reading block. Documenting that has been illuminating. I love the idea that I got from the twitter chat to put out a sandwich board that says, do not disturb!
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