This weekend I was really working on wrapping my mind around all of these models and sorting out how they impact my students, my planning, my learning, and my teaching. So here goes some of my Sense Making. First I have realized that my End User is directly connected to the SITE Model Analysis. The following questions are my End User Focus: 1. Who are the learners? 2. What values do the learners hold? 3. What will motivate the learner? 4. Which tools , systems, and techniques will assist learners to realize goals or values that are important to them ? 5. How do these tools, systems, and techniques form paths to goal achievement? 6. How will learners recognize opportunities offered by tools and techniques and how will learners perceive these tools and techniques might be linked to their goals and values? 7. What skills do learners need to access information and knowledge about how to achieve their goals to uphold their values? 8. What assistance would improve this access? For me we have been looking at so many different models , doing so much reading involving a variety of different ideas and thought that I am experiencing cognitive overload and this is my attempt.using visuals and grouping to make some sense of it all for me. As you all know this end user question has really been a struggle for me I ask questions every time we meet and I think finally today it is starting to make sense. I was getting very confused with Dervin and Clark but revisiting SITE Model Analysis really helped me make some sense ( maybe you all got it the first time but my light bulb just turned on). The question in this analysis will improve our ability to reach our students and create more meaningful lessons, experiences, even learning spaces for them to be successful. End User which seemed to be a marketing term to me now makes much more sense as I look at it with my educator lens. I value these questions and they are a part of my action research and will always be present as I do my planning in the future. Brenna shared this models with me at our 1 on 1 meeting and I have found it to be very helpful. During that meeting Lisa also helped me as I changed my driving question a bit as it is now more focused on observations happening in my math class. What I have been observing since last year is that students who have struggled with math for years excel at coding. They have more perseverance and problem solving skills than their higher math achieving counter parts for some reason. My new question " What is it about coding that allows struggling math students to succeed and how can we develop this as a way to support these learners ? " has developed from these observations. With my new question and this model I have now revisited Bloom's Taxonomy as well as the SAMR which is where I am deciding to channel energy for my Capstone. Substitution - tech acts as a substitute - form me using ECHO with tech is a substitute for a grade book or even binder reminders for kids ( Nothing new or fancy / no fancy pencil). Augmentation- Tech acts as a direct tool substitute with functional improvements ( pencil is getting fancier). Coding needs the laptops and students have their own flash drives, students are also learning a new language C++. Modification tech allows for significant task redesign. ( pencil is pretty fancy now ). The way we present and teach Math 1 has been redesigned by the use of coding and robotics. Redefinition tech allow for the creation of new tasks. The pencil is something different it is a code. Students write codes to solve equations, to calculate sales tax, area of shapes, and robotics will run the graphs previously drawn by a pencil MATH 1 has received a much needed upgrade. Learning this new way levels the playing field and creates more opportunities for meaningful collaboration. So this is the beginning of how I see SAMR fitting into my research and now I need to insure that with this I am addressing Bloom's higher- order cognitive skills. I am going to use this wheel to help me in being intentional about my lesson design and assessments of student learning. I still have a lot of work to do but this blog helped me to sort some of my confusion out giving me more clarity and focus. Maybe it will also support you in Sense Making.
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Jennifer Perkins
3/31/2019 06:20:27 pm
Hi Julie, I really like the questions you wrote to help you determine the focus of your end user based off of the SITE Model’s principles. I particularly liked number 6 which talked about your learner’s perceptions. This was a big part of the SITE model, and an important question to ask when thinking about our end users. Thanks for sharing the SAMR/Bloom’s model in your blog this week. This is a great visual to keep in mind while we continue developing our capstone projects.
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Tess Giner
3/31/2019 06:42:25 pm
This was an amazing blog, Julie! I really appreciate how you tied the SITE model to Clark and Dervin (also really big bites for me to swallow). I also appreciated how you applied Bloom's Taxonomy and SAMR with your line of thinking on your Capstone. This helped me see things visually ala Baggio. The shorter chunks of information with the graphics helps this reader visualize the various concepts into one seamless product. Good job! Thank you!
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Monica Knecht
3/31/2019 10:12:26 pm
Julie, you did an amazing job in walking us through your learning steps and tracking how you followed up with such beautiful images to explain your thinking. You have eloquently webbed all of the information given to us into one gorgeous package to neatly unravel. I wish that I was as clear in my thinking as a focus as to how to improve. I still feel very scattered and experimental in my process at this point. Thank you for sharing your process, it has really helped.
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Rafael Garcia Avila
4/1/2019 08:22:55 pm
Julie, you did a very serious reflection this weekend. Your blog is a very good way to put it all together for sense making and making sense. I am very happy that you found yourself, answers to your questions, and the way to move forward with your capstone. You make a lot of sense with your reflection and the models you used are essential for the work we have to do to for this class, our students and our practice. Great blog indeed, thank you!
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Julie LovieJulie Lovie Is a Math and Science teacher at Valley Oak High School with 25 years experience in teaching at a continuation high school. Julie Also teaches at Napa valley Adult School in the High School Diploma Program. She is passionate about the environment, loves gardening, and learning. Archives
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