Halton Borough Council
Supercharged Evaluation Skills
- Confused – Meerkat – Light bulb!
- I was captivated for the whole two sessions. Lots of Meerkat moments going on J.
- Work from desired impact backwards.
- Excellent day. Very thought provoking.
- Excited to try, I am!
- Really enjoyable learning.
The RED System: Transforming lesson observation
- Changed the direction of my thinking in terms of observation and impact on learning.
- Holding a mirror up to habits I didn’t fully recognise I had developed.
- I am now more aware of my propensity to offer advice and solutions that are not invited.
- Invaluable advice and very refreshing to have a speaker open to discussion.
- Having the paperwork to give a framework to any future improvements has been very helpful.
Tools for Online Engagement & Blended Learning
- ‘Learning is like a search for hidden treasure!’ This session for me gave a whole plethora of treasures for engagement and bringing learning and pedagogy to life through digital means both for in class and learning remotely.
- I felt like I was climbing a hill initially as I was trying to log on for the course but thoroughly enjoyed sliding down while learning and experimenting during the course. Tony is very positive and explains things very clearly and slowly. The ‘how to’ sheets are fantastic
- Being guided to the valuable objects in a cluttered and overflowing storage room.
- It Cut the Mustard.
- Yes! It is having the guides and practical chance to play with the difference tools and options.
- Gosh yes totally. Some superb resources that I can see being used regularly. It takes time to find all these resources so I am very appreciative of the work that has been put in for us.
- I would like to use the BlendSpace to prepare learners for their next session.
- It did help develop my understanding. It was useful in terms of specific examples as sometimes there is too wide a choice and this can become overwhelming. Demonstrations of the different types of technology also allowed for reflection on their effectiveness. I will experiment in some research lessons to trial some of the ideas shown today. I will need some time to consider how the more impactful ways to use them with my specific learners and how the blended approach might work but I’m excited to try it out.
- I would use Pre-learn and Prezi. I will need to revisit them again using your links as I need to consolidate my understanding.
- Tony is very personable, supportive and has such strong knowledge that explanations are clear. His passion shines through which helps to engage and motivate delegates, even in scorching heat!!!
- This was like a digital buffet! Lots of offerings from the basic sandwich (snipping tool) to the more gourmet dishes (blendspace).
- It reminded me that I could be using these engaging tools to introduce new concepts and ideas for teachers rather than letting them rust while i am concentrating on management duties.
- The session was very good and from a delivery point of view outstanding. The experience could have been better if the handouts had been downloaded in advance (I would make this even more clear next time around!) and there were some issues with confidence/equipment that were handled with patience and grace!
Transformational lesson observation
- A caterpillar emerging from its cocoon and transforming into a beautiful butterfly.
- It has transformed my way of planning and to now look at how my lesson will impact the learners.
- Seeing the light through the trees.
- Excellent. (Will) definitely use ‘What do you think the impact was…’
- Putting impact under the microscope.
- Welcome the emphasis on impact rather than process.
- Very thought provoking and would love to debate all day on this subject!
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