Toward Evidence-Based Practice

(Lab 2 is online)

Plan for Lab

1) Wednesday observation activity (or alternative for B.Ed. Students)

2) Weekly Reflection

3) Evidence-based practice activity

Where to find lab work

Links to each activity appear within each lab block.

You have completed your lab when all the activities have been completed thoughtfully.

If you find yourself just filling out stuff for me, you are probably off track. These activities are designed to promote your meaning making, questioning, connections and extensions.

You will find a tick box beside each activity so you can keep track of your progress.

When is it due?

Unless told otherwise by your lab instructor, your lab work is due on Thursday by noon (the week following your lab)

I recommend using the 1.5 hours on Friday to work through the lab.

How is it marked? Labs will be graded not as separate items but as a collection of activities

designed to anchor that week’s learning. This is a general idea of what distinguishes levels of work

Incomplete or unsatisfactory

Very GoodB+

ExcellentA-

OutstandingA

Exceptional A+

Did not complete all lab activities

Or Minimal effort/thought-Activities were not completed fully

Engaged online on Friday or when observation was freshAll work completedwith some obvious thought

+ Clear connections to the course content, readings, lecture+ not just parroting back but integrating ideas

+ Accurate representationarticulation or use of ideas+challenging yourself + taking some risks+ Mastery of course concepts

+ Clearly making deep and thoughtful connections+ Beyond expectations+ extended readings and integration

Observation#1

Look for a situation where a student is really engaged in meaningful learning. Jot down your answers to the following and record later in the Coursespaces lab (Your goal is to be objective here. Avoid interpretation, just write down what you see):1. What does good learning look like? Describe what you see (even a

list of words will do). What indicated “learning” when you observed this student?

2. Describe the situation or context within which that student was engaged. What was the activity/task? What was going on around them? How was it situated conceptually, geographically, etc)?

Weekly Reflection

PART 1: Analyze and reflect on your observation using the prompts I have provided

My goal is to provide some scaffolding for you to think about instruction and learning in a systematic way

The questions you are asking provide a foundation for thinking about your own lesson planning

We will return to this activity in a couple of weeks time

Weekly Reflection

PART 2: Plan for your learning in ED-D401 this coming week

This activity prompts you to set some learning goals for yourself thinking forward to next week, the topic, and readings

My goal is to support you to take some control of your own learning in our course. Figuring out what you want to get out of each week’s topic is a useful way to direct your attention and energies.

Towards evidence-based practice

What challenged your beliefs or thinking?

Why?

What can you take away?

What questions remain?

Finding your way…Be inquisitive. What evidence is there? Ask questions? Look for

evidence? Look for evidence. Is there any evidence? Who is doing the research, where and with whom? Who is funding the research?

Is it just common sense?Build a conceptual tool kit:

Collect principles and ideas that are grounded in theory, research and practice

Be an intelligent consumer of research know what is going on in your field (discipline-based conferences and journals, education

conferences and journal, educational psychology conferences and journals) e.g., Teachers college record. (Oct 29 Province wide pro-D day)

Teach intentionally Be purposeful in your design of instruction and in changes you make Consider multiple perspectives and sources of data Be systematic in your approach rather than rolling with the latest trend

Share your experiences, contribute to research Engage in your professional communities Collaborate in classroom research (Maybe come back for a Masters

Check your submissions

School Observation

Weekly Reflection

Towards Evidence-based practice