When watching a video, ask the question "What did you do that was effective", "What worked"and "What are your next steps / hunch"
What does a learner look like?
SPIRAL - IN PLAIN ENGLISH, WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
Scanning:
Looking deeper than just data, what can be done better, inquiry mindset, being open, family and community perspectives, provides a foundation for learning, no preconceptions, what is happening and why?
Focusing:
Focusing is spending time getting more information based on what you found from scanning. This could include collecting student voice of ‘Focus’ and narrowing down to a specific focus. Identifying students barriers, strengths and dispositions while keeping in mind ‘what is going on for our learners?’. Make sure you keep checking in ‘how will we know if we have made a difference?’
Developing a hunch -
It is not about finding a problem, it is about changing your practice. We focus on what we can influence and control. We identify strengths and weaknesses in our own practices. It is possible to have multiple hunches simultaneously based on evidence from scanning and focussing. Developing a hunch is about developing an idea or method for trial. Your hunch is measurable and is either affirmed or disproved in later stages of the spiral.
Taking Action
Taking action is about finding the real reason behind the deficit and implementing changes to support the inquiry question. Being honest and consistent with teamwork and feedback and keeping self on track.It is about not being tempted to change for the sake of change but to change specifically to address the needs of the learners. The change MUST relate to the inquiry question. What are you actually doing? It is an ongoing cycle of change and reflection.
Checking
Checking is asking ourselves - Have we made enough of a difference?
This comes from believing and having high expectations that our actions will work. To do this we must have an evidence seeking mindset that is ongoing and cyclical. This will provide information about the impact of our actions. Learners and families will be involved in this. All of the above will inform next steps.
New Learning:
- How and where can we learn more about what to do?
Before we explore new strategies, we need to decide what/how/why we want to learn.
Any new learning should link back and be relevant to our learners needs and directly connect to our focus from previous inquiry stages.
Checking all the way through the process is conducive towards embedding new learning into our long term practice.
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