Monday 11 May 2015

Never happy

Is it just me or does anyone else never feel satisfied with their finished product.

At the moment we are just over a week away from our yearly show with college and although my dancers are finished and I am happy with how they look. I feel I could spend forever cleaning them and tweaking little parts. Making sure it is blocked better or the timing is improved. I must drive my students mad.


The same applies with my work for BAPP. Although I am very satisfied with how my inquiry went and I feel it will make a big difference to my professional practice. I find my self reading and rereading my critical review and professional artefact and making small adjustments. I cant seem to bring myself to submit my work just in case I could make it better. This is driving me mad... must be karma. Pft.......



Friday 1 May 2015

Professional Artefact

So how do I present what I've learned from this inquiry? 
And who to?

I'd set on devising a website that students could use to help with their studies, as I looked into interdependent learning it would give them a feeling autonomy and therefore increase their motivation to study. I also wanted to create a Facebook group where students and teachers could ask questions share videos and ideas. We've all learned the power of social media on this course, I wanted to see if some of that would be use full to keep student's motivation levels high.

Based on my research I concluded that if student where taught the skills to help develop their motivation (intrinsic) rather that the teachers creating motivation (extrinsic) it would have stronger and a more lasting effect. So (thanks to a discussion with Paula) I also decided to design a booklet for a student induction which would be held in the first week of college. The booklet will give them strategies to help develop their intrinsic motivation as well as introducing them to what's expected of them in regards to self-study.

I decided to write a proposal to my principal with my findings and ideas on how we could hopefully improve student’s motivation. I printed out my booklet (Artefact) and gave that to her along with the proposal. After she had some time to read my proposal I had a meeting with her to discuss my findings and show her the website. The meeting when really well!! My principal was always supportive and interested in my inquiry and would like to integrate my ideas into the college. I was later approach by the deputy principal and financial director to congratulate me on my proposal and ideas. The deputy principal asked if I would be involved in the meetings and the process of integrating them into college. I'm really happy with the response to my inquiry and I'm excited to but it into action with the students.