Susie

Plus** Creating a wikispace
 * //Day 1//
 * Creating deli.cio.us boomarks and tabs
 * Exploring 3 thinking tools


 * Minus**
 * Lack of time to brainstorm opportunites/ strategies to implement tools
 * Frustration of searching/ being disorganised?? for links for the day
 * Interesting**
 * To harness expertise of the group in designing units
 * To share OPV re use of tools/ curriculum planning processes

3 things I have learned** 1. More confidence and ability to navigate my way around tools as teacher and student 2. Some excellent resources, ideas and readings 3. Different strategy to explore essential question ( 3.08 and 3.09)
 * //Day 2//

1. Communicator for teachers 2. Assessment maps as a visual representation and timeline
 * 2 things to trial**

1. Teacher tube sounds great. Would like to spend some time working through the different resources and ideas
 * 1 thing to explore further**

//I thank Annie and Trudi for their commitment time and energy in working with our group.//

I enjoyed using the tools and applying them to specific units of work. I hope the planner comes together tomorrow for me - Might need to spend more time on it to ensure it is purposeful as a planning doc for me.
 * //Day 3//**

//Thanks again Annie and Trudi. Hope Trudi enjoyed the facilitation role. I enjoy team teaching/ facilitating -I think it works well. Look forward to consolidating throughts and skills tomorrow!// Day 4 Seem to have lost SWOT reflection from last night

So will try now with relection on Questions posed Day 5 __Essentials Course__ __Thinking Course-feedback, suggestions( bit jumbles as thoughts rolled out!)__ 4. One question from the day
 * If you have done the Essentials course, What are the similarities and differences between the Teach Thinking with Technology and the Essentials course.**
 * Explores ICT skills, curriculum planning understanding -provides opportunity for discussion to build on ideas
 * Thinking Course explored 3 tools, and curriculum planning design. If participants completed an assessment 'FOR' learning activity regarding EQ and curriculum design, then could groups then cover areas they need rather than following activities they already know. Extra time may then be useful to explore tools.
 * Developing a unit of work AND learning new tools was difficult and probably for me took my energy awaty from just developing skill and confidence using the tools. I would prefer to use an existing plan already used (which would lend itself to the tools) and then work on the skills required Maybe this existing plan could also be an indicator 'FOR' learning, to measure the teachers' understanding of essential question and use of taxonomies- as it will be clear to see undertanding of these areas.
 * If groups are used strategically, some activities could include experts and other times same levels, so participants could be scaffolded along in a supportive manner.
 * I would have liked more time to explore strategies from the group to develop further ideas for tool use and implementation as a presenter.- Awesome group with some fantastic feedback and perspective from such a wide variety of backgrounds. It was a priviledge to tap into this.
 * Showing evidence tool-big ask for me on last day- A tad overwhelming and I found it hard to develop skills with the little time we had- too fast- too quick- I became slighlty disengaged.
 * Use the feedback from the group each day to pinpoint needs for following day.So a clear reflection framework could include specific skills that have been learned Plus maybe 1 question e.g.
 * 1) Skills relating to tools
 * 2) Skills / understanding relating to curric planning
 * 3) Incidental skills relating to ICT
 * Questions as a result of today/ course**
 * 1) How can we ensure that the pedagogy/'how' of teacher is included in the planning and teaching?
 * 2) In reflection of our units of work: Did our practice/ activities provide evidence that linked to our unit purpose?
 * 3) Can we more efffectively cover " essential question and thinking ( taxonomy understanding) / curriculum planning" in the Essentials Course to take pressure off and allow more time for tool development?