Story about Ideation
At the beginning of the year, the teacher surveys all
students with interest inventory, favorite art materials, favorite subjects to
draw, and other opinions. From the
survey and students from last year, the teacher asks about 10 to 15 students to
be a part of the advisory committee.
These students are a mix of gender, race, native language, motivated art
students, and at-risk students in art and other subjects. The teacher meets initially with the students
one-on-one or in pairs to discuss the idea of an Advisory Council. If the student agrees, the teacher asks
questions about how instruction is presented to see what students prefer and
get ideas for changes. After the first
couple lessons, conference with students again and ask how the lesson
went. This takes transparency with the
student and teacher and building trust to be honest with the teacher. The teacher will continue to ask the uncomfortable
questions to get authentic feedback for the students. After lessons, a pair of students will write
a reflection in the class blog; this gives the teacher more and different
feedback about the lesson and how students perceive learning. The teacher also self-reflects on each lesson
especially if any students are disengaged.
Since the goal is to engage the students, the teacher must keep asking
how to change the lesson and improve it.
The students will take turns being experts about some part of the art
lesson; the teacher needs to teach the initial student and check that the
experts are hitting all the points with their mentored students, so all may be
successful. Then it is not a new idea,
but the teacher should compare the art and assessment with the rubric presented
at the beginning of the lesson and self-reflect on the teacher aspects of the
instruction. This is a repeating cycle
as all good instruction is. Did the
teacher teach what the students needed?
Were the students engaged in the lesson?
What parts of the lesson were the most engaging?
Coggle with Circular Idea of My SA Committee
I will also be including my teaching template with plans for conferencing and surveys in the timeline.
Lesson Plan Template:
Teacher Plans
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Advisory Committee
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Students
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At-Risk students (ATR)
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Other
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Lesson objective:
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Suggestions for the lesson:
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Participation in lesson: 1 to 5 scale (highest motivation)
1 2 3
4 5
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1 2 3
4 5
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Standards:
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Feedback from the last lesson:
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Suggestions from students about the lesson:
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Suggestions/Changes:
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Assessments:
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Self-reflections:
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Teacher Collaborations:
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Blogging:
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Rubric:
Artist Level
(More than I Expect)
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Craftsmanship Level
(What I Expect)
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New Student Level
(Less than I Expect)
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I can tell by the amount of thought and attention to detail that you are putting into this prototype that you are very passionate and this shows a lot of empathy towards your problem of practice. This is very much reality for you. I had a couple of wonderings. First you mentioned that some of the selected students would be having question answer session with you, but also they would be reflecting on a class blog. Is this blog shared out with all students that you teach or just the advisory. I also wondered if students could post anonymously or if they would have to post their names. I know that even as an adult, when my name goes on something I'm not always my most honest, but I hope that you have that level of trust built with students that at this point they are honest with you.
ReplyDeleteI really like that you turn the tabels and get the students to become the experts. This is a sure fire way to understand what students actually know and truly understand. Looking at your coggle it is also very clear that you are being very intentional about reaching all learners including those at-risk.
I appreciate that you included your lesson plan template and your rubric. I wondered what the student surveys might look like that you are giving after lessons to students, would they be generic or different each time?
Thanks for your thoughtful work!
This is great, Theresa!!
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of having a student advisory committee. What a great way to gather feedback that it authentic and informative. In my school, my colleagues that teach our elementary students see them twice in a seven day rotation. How often do you get to see your kids? Could all of this be completed in one or two classes? With student blogging, conferencing, and surveying, how often can allow for this type of feedback. I think that this is brilliant, I was just wondering about time.