ToriMox+Student+Reflections


 * My journey has been on many roads with no destination. While I think in my mind it is organized, I keep hitting potholes which change my direction. I wanted to drive them down the path of being self determined learners, but recently I realized they want a taxi driver. I have gone to many places but not made it to anywhere.**
 * I have some students who have become self directed learners-during writing time I see them working with others and using technology to create pieces. Others are only excited because we use technology. They want to do what I tell them. Regardless of grading or not grading process or piece, they are still focused on what they think I want. I need to perhaps to use our future project to synthesize their previous learning.**


 * I am looking throughout the personal pages I have made and I realize I have no goal. I am just going from project to project. While each project tries to teach them something- take control of your learning, and questioning, I have not made anything clear to them. **


 * I am going to think more.... **


 * Mining the Effort**
 * What artifacts of your personal learning have you been collecting?Go to the


 * What artifacts of student learning have you been collecting? I have their products
 * What process shifts do these suggest in their practice?

How is your journey like that of a storyteller? Of a researcher?
 * An Opportunity in Overalls **

What question did you start out to find answer(s) to?
 * What tweaks, edits, modifications have you made to your focus question?
 * What question(s) remain?
 * What new questions have surfaced as a result of your exploration this far?

As a researcher:

What are you measuring?
 * What patterns are surfacing?
 * What themes are emerging?
 * What does your data suggest?

As a learner:
 * Where have you allowed yourself to be vulnerable in this process?
 * How are you allowing yourself, your professional learning to be 'seen'?
 * In what way(s) have you found the courage to be 'imperfect'?
 * What //a-ha!// moments, elements of a 'spiritual awakening'/"breakdown" have you experienced? What might these insights suggested to you?

What story is unfolding from your research?
 * (//just bullet point notes for now//)


 * Defining Your Focus**
 * Collaborative Glossary (@http://tinyurl.com/EAvocab)


 * Considering the bigger picture...**
 * What IS Early Adopters?
 * What is Early Adopters NOT?
 * What examples from your/your students practice might you offer others to "show" this?

Early Adopter: Inquiry & Design Challenge
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This is my video of my desire to teach reflection to 2nd graders. I hope the it makes sense! 

Name: Tori >>  October: No focus question...
 * =====Campus: MDE =====
 * ===== Grade Level(s): 2nd =====
 * ===== Discipline: all subjects =====
 * =====Topic: Reflecting =====
 * =====Focus Question:=====
 * =====Topic: Reflecting =====
 * =====Focus Question:=====
 * =====Focus Question:=====
 * September: Is this helping me release the learning to them or am I still disemminating the knowlege? Who is in charge of the learning? Do I feel bad because I failed or they failed? Yes it is helping me release the learning but I must say it has not happened yet

Resources: //s// // earch for existing resources (articles, websites, blogs, videos, etc.) - please be sure to add them to our [|Diigo] //
http://youtu.be/ICILzbB1Obg Carol Dweck: Mindset  http://chip-chase.com/2012/02/08/blogging-with-students-for-reflection-collaboration-and-literacy/ http://langwitches.org/blog/2011/12/25/learning-about-blogs-for-your-students-part-vii-quality/ http://www.bgsu.edu/downloads/provost/file96971.pdf

Working on the Work include component="pageList" hideInternal="true" tag="torimox" limit="100" Reflection: While I have expanded my own thinking, I have not truly taught the kids how to actually reflect. Again I have found a source to do this, I have not implemented it. I now want to maybe do less projects so I can dig deeper into reflection. Some kids are not reflecting well in any area, some in certain areas. I started again in math. I think I just realized that my biggest challenge is getting me to assess their reflection and then confer with them prior to the next assignment. In my mind I know them, but they do not know what I know about them. So I need to use some of our writing time to confer on the reflections.
 * ===== Activity: =====
 * 1) Individually, design a student resource, activity type, or mini-challenge to try in the classroom over the next month to test. Then, get feedback from partners.
 * 2) Try out resource, activity type, or project during the month(s), documenting plan, process, execution and reflection and collect student hwork sample

//Please create a page for your activities that will help others understand the steps you are taking in your inquiry and design process.//

**Creating Your Activity Page [[image:InqDesign.png align="right"]]**

 * 1) Please make a new page:
 * Title: 
 * Template: activity design
 * Tag : design, campus
 * 1) SAVE your page
 * 2) Check to be sure your page appears at the top of our Activity Share page

//example:// Jennifer F. Round 1


 * Walking the Walk
 * How are you prepared to //Walk the Walk// this year? How will your journey reflect //action research// ?
 * Identify your Goals & Objectives
 * What Obstacles/Problems do you anticipate?
 * What Strategies will you use to overcome these obstacles?
 * What resources and materials will you share via our EA wiki and learning community?
 * Data Collection:
 * Pre-assessment - //how will you determine the base-line of your students in your target area//?
 * Action Research Assessment and Evaluation:
 * How will you measure success?
 * How will you know if you have succeeded?
 * What will you collect as evidence of success?


 * Immediate Opportunities...
 * Activity Types
 * =My lesson is too big. With my second graders, they need time (the whole school year) to be able to learn how to be more reflective. The key is my modeling and keeping that visible. We made a rubric and they had it with them when they wrote on the blog but still it was lacking pieces. So even looking at the results as a class, they did not always see the wholes. I am trying to find ways to make examples easily assessible for kids. I must also continue to create different rubrics which reflect the baby steps they need. The BeeBots required too much learning. I think we are going to do a reflection as homework in addition. They are really enjoying the 'blog' and sharing idea, so much so they are willing to do it as homework. This might be good as it will help parents understand the work/thinking they need to do. =
 * Reflection is one part. Different than the technology.