In Numbers28 Students7 Days1 Teacher2 Expert birdwatchers3 Feedback norms100 prays for dry weather3 Locations12 featured birds42 bird species spotted1 Teacher exemplar project1 Exhibition day 9 Pairs of binoculars1 Trip to California

1 Project

Working with Experts•Knowledge•Passion•Authentic audience•Extended learning relationship

Impact of Experts•Practical advice•Motivation•Responsibility•Understanding that learning matters

http://crammybirding.blogspot.co.uk/

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The Birds1st draft

Critique And Drafting

2nd draft

Critique And Drafting

3rd draft

The Scribbles

“Sorry Sir, I’ve scribbled on this draft...”

Operational conditions

•The presence of experts.

•An authentic project and audience.

•Bergers’ Feedback norms.

•Value added to drafting.

Norms during Critique•Soft on people, hard on content.•Step up, step back.• Feedback is kind, specific and helpful.

Having to redraft felt good as I always knew what I had to improve

in next draft.

Redo[ing] work [led to] frustration but [then] realising we had

produced better work [which] expanded upon our knowledge”

We drafted our work [several] times....so we could get a quality product we would be proud of!

Further reading.....

• Innovation unit “Work that matters”• Ron Bergers’ “An Ethic of Excellence”• High Tech High- “Unboxed”• WWW.Pedagogicalpurposes.blogspot.com• www.Teachingandlearningmusic.blogspot.com• www.Cramlingtonlv.co.uk• Twitter @DKMead