Doon Academy

Schools of Ambition

Elaine BrooksbankEvaluation Co-ordinator

Staff involvedHead teacher

Mental health & emotional well-being nurseClerical staff

Dance specialistsDrama specialists

Depute head teachersAnimation specialists

ICT technicianPrincipal teachers

Class teachersLibrarian

College lecturersUniversity colleagues (research team)

Primary colleaguesOutdoor activity specialists

Evaluation activitiesKey personnel identified.

Creation and implementation of quantitative and qualitative methods.

Timeline produced.

Analysis of evidence.

Sharing of good practice.

Final report

Completed activities

Pupil and staff questionnaires.

Observation of pupils.

Use of questionnaires created by other researchers.

Individual pupil and staff interviews.

Whole school evidence

Whole school evidenceLeavers destinations

Attainment in national qualifications

Numeracy

Literacy

Attendance

Exclusions

Achievements in cultural and sporting activities

Timeline of events 2007January - Support needs identified.

- CPD provided by research team. (Focus - evaluation plans).

Feb - March - Draft evaluation plans created and submitted.

April - Final evaluation plans added to the VRE.

May - Attendance at SoA research conference.

June - Meeting with research team (Focus - individual interviews, one-to-one support).

September - Involvement in SoA evaluation induction event (15 min presentation).

- Meeting with research team (focus – questionnaires)

October - Questionnaires created and submitted to M Hulme.

November - Questionnaires added to SELs.

Timeline of events 2008Jan – March - Further gathering of evidence

April - Meeting with S Bogan, M Hulme and S Hall (Focus - format of final report)

- SoA wiki site created

May - CPD on the use of Wetpaint- Information added to wiki site.

June - Research team and HMIe invited to join the wiki site.

Next steps

August - Provide feedback to M Hulme about wiki site.- Discussion forum to be established.

December - Final evaluations added to wiki site.

Lessons learned?

Need for a calendar – realistic targets and deadlines.

Identify staff strengths and development needs.

Provide training and support.

Gather evidence at appropriate times.

Use evidence that you already have.

Share good practice – working group and wiki site.

Establish close links with the research team.

Arts Across the Curriculum

Douglas GoodingBiology teacher

Background• Chicago

• Engaging pupils with different learning styles

• Artist and teachers working together

• Variety of year groups and abilities

ICLs

• Dance• Drama• Animation / ICT

Dance

• S1 ( 2 classes )

• Atoms and molecules

• Dance lesson 1/3

• To reinforce

Drama

• S1 – Reproduction• S3 – Food chains• S4 – Global warming• S4 – Animal testing• 1 period out of 3• S1 & S3 – to reinforce• S4 – Informed

attitudes

Animation / ICT

• S3 Biology

• Digestive system

• 1 period out of 3

• In depth study

What did the pupils think?

You remember it better, because you’re doing it.

It’s easier to learn because it’s fun.

You find out how you learn best.

We were interested in what we were doing

so it made it easier to get on and do it – to

understand it.

I can put a presentation together now. We can edit it to

make a DVD.

What difference has it made?

Evidence

• Questionnaires

• DVD / Video / Photos

• Focus groups

• Artist / Teacher planners and evaluation

Producing Final Report

Kirsten BaxLibrarian

Requirements

Share best practiceCommon platformCommunal spaceCollaborationVisible to a wider audienceEasy to use

Possible solutions

Website –Too much work–Not collaborative–Needs technical knowledge

Blogs vs. Wikis

Blogs

Typically one persons viewEasy to set-upEasy to post toTemplate- basedPublic comments

Wikis

Designed for knowledge sharingCommunal space – owned by

membersEasy to set-upEasy to access and make revisionsEasy to update from anywhereCan add multimedia

Wiki choices

Wiki Choice Wizard on http://www.wikimatrix.org/

Pbwiki - http://pbwiki.com/ Wikispaces -

http://www.wikispaces.com/ Wetpaint - http://www.wetpaint.com/

Why Wetpaint?

FreeUnlimited spaceNo adverts for educational usersEasyeditPhotogalleryThreaded discussions

But

• Images - 500k max • Attachments - 40 max 2Mb each

max

Web 2.0

Images - editing tools - http://snipshot.com/

Powerpoints – reduce with NXPowerlite

or upload to http://www.slideshare.net/

Video – Youtube / Google Video

Staff Training

• Easy to use• 1 session to explain concept • Support as needed• Wetpaint tutorials

http://doonsoa.wetpaint.com/ -

a work in progress