TBCS-Steve-PLD-Rm4- May 2018

Rob had entered the class to share how to learn about Spreadsheets. He had a student (with 2 others observing) create and share 'Sheets". They worked on data validation and conditional formatting as a tool to track who had learnt the new skill of Google photos.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lKAY27fkoUQZB7jcM__JSy3KnCEodt0peY83HQ83Orw/edit#gid=1662425891
We had been looking at how to share photos and make comments in a shared environment.
A very good example to me of how to develop learner agency, they are in control, I have to stand back and watch the learning.
Mindset changes coming. They way I perceive learning, as in why? Literacy is not the tools!!!!
What is the outcome?
Share this with the staff, Learner Agency, Independence, Control, how do we allow our students to grow outside of our direct control?
Part of this is our own learning style, goals, ideals, and yes pedagogy.

Reflection - Rob

What's on top for me...
I thought you all did really well yesterday - it was a day of lots of new skills, quite 'heady thinking' around learner agency and looking at school systems. The biggest areas of progress from my perspective related to:

1. Learner Agency - you are doing some great work on deepening this.
2. Digital Skills - Google Forms, Sheets, Team Drives, Document formatting, Blogger (labelling, 
3. Introduction to the SAMR model - to help you decide the quality/depth of the learning outcomes students are producing.

I have a couple of questions in my head today:

1. How might you use the rubric for Learner Agency with your classes so they can delve into what it is, how to grow it, etc.?
2. How do you know the outcomes your students are producing are quality? 
3. How might you unpack what inquiry into practice is so that it is useful, relevant, manageable for your school?

Another way to learn as/when you need it

Hi guys,

In talking to Steve this afternoon I reminded myself that I'd made a note for Judy-Anne to have access to our Online Learning Community when she needs it.

This would be a yearly subscription which would enable you to learn new skills as/when you need them. Plus you can get unlimited support inside this community, along with a wealth of other things such as templates (perhaps we could make a learning support register?).

One of the areas we discussed when we met was the need to develop a learning support register and a means for tracking/monitoring progress of students in this. Google Sheets is a great tool for this as everyone can interact on the same sheet, plus you have the ability to control what people can edit within a tab on a sheet - VERY handy!

When you are ready to, sign up for a free trial here: learningarchitects.com.join and I will upgrade you to a full member. There is an online course 'Google Sheets & Forms 1' which is perfect for setting you up.

Here is a screenshot of the homepage:



Rob

Reflection - Trouble shooting - Judy-Anne

What did I learn today?
It was very hard to focus with other things going on eg the carpet guy arriving to fix the carpet in my room.
It was good to be reminded that there is a lot involved in this so we need to take time and explore different aspects. We won't get it all at once.
I learnt more about taking and dealing with photos
Use blogger for reflections, use Google Keep for some important documents and  lists / tasks, sheets for learner Support register.

So what?
This is something I need to talk about with the class as it is very easy to get distracted from your learning, and sometimes you just need to go with the distraction.
The kids also need time to explore different things on the ipad.

Photos- think about what constitutes a good photo, teach about it, play, delete the rubbish ones.

What next?

• Tutorials from Rob eg forms, sheets
• Play with google keep
• Learn about taking good photos, practise taking good photos, delete bad photos.
• Organise the ipads so that the children's ones are backing up and syncing to room1@tasbaychristian.school.nz rather than my email. 
• Make it a habit  for the kids to always sort photos and delete the bad ones. 
• Make labels / flow charts for taking photos  (framing, lighting, focus, delete)