REFLECTING ON THE DAY

PLUS	MINUS	INTERESTING	WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
·          Opportunity to discuss practice and the potential to change a few things to improve learning outcomes. ·          Lots of ideas to try in the classroom. ·          The book looks really good too. ·          Sharing good practice/common issues ·          Discussion with others about feedback and seeing/hearing some really good ideas. ·          Excellent book!!  Will be using. ·          Excellent ideas to trial in the classroom. ·          Reflective on own practices in class. ·          Sharing ideas of good feedback pro-formas and grids ·          Meeting other teachers with common issues. ·          Many new ideas to trial out. ·          Good practice discussed with colleagues from other schools. ·          Motivational. ·          Good venue making you feel valued. ·          Ideas, lunch, reflection and discussion with other teachers. ·          Easy ideas that will help. ·          Great mix of subjects represented. ·          Open agenda worked really well. ·          Very successful day, glad I got involved.	·          No fruit/pudding! ·          Splitting groups up for individual sessions – more opportunity to extend links. ·          My own focus was on using grids - direction changed, not sure if it’s a minus. ·          No biscuits! ·          I agree with Sam – something sweet/fruits with/after meal. ·          No cake! ·          Would have been better to have the support materials before the day so that participants could have a chance to read them through. This might helpfully inform the day’s activities.	·          Parent’s evening suggestion. ·          Colour wheel and other ways to perform assessments in classroom. ·          To meet with people form different schools and share ideas. ·          Different approaches that are linked to subject. ·          New technology applications. ·          The blog being set up. ·          Sam’s idea of peer assessment using key criteria. ·          Considering different aspects of feedback e.g. using parents evening. ·          Opportunity to be taught how to take part in blog. ·          Ideas which are relevant and I can use in the classroom. ·          Ideas on parents evening. ·          Progress book. ·          Planning for feedback – incorporate into Schemes of Work. ·          Lots of good stuff!	·          Try a few things. ·          Meet as a 3 from SHS. ·          Try new ideas in the classroom. ·          The blog. ·          Try parents evening feedback if ok with SMT. ·          Trialling parent pro forma for parent evening. ·          Meet again to see if anything worked. ·          Trialling some ideas within the school.  ·          Meeting in Feb to discuss progress. ·          Trialling out ideas in school and seeing how it works. ·          February meeting with feedback. ·          Implement all ideas into the classroom. ·          Keep in contact to see how it’s going. ·          Hopefully an easier life and becoming an effective teacher with effective learners? ·          Lots of good ideas to try out in class.