For the latest push in my research I just sent out my first set of emails to some local businesses so we’ll see what happens. I have been working with my students on cropping information to create abstractions that also might tell us about a certain place.
This research has raised some questions about our current state of education that I didn’t realize it would. I introduced this project and the fact that we are going to go on some feild trips and some of my students became hesitant. Which I never would have expected. They felt that they couldn’t miss a day of school because than they would have to miss the work that was given in class. I never had this type of pressure before and I was so surprised that this had happened. I never remember not wanting to go on a feild trip.
This week, I am going to hand out my pre-assessment form asking the students perspectives on their community and I’m both nervous and excited to see the results.
Another thing that I think will aid my research is all of the amazing lectures that I had seen this past week at the NAEA 2017 convention. I will be posting links soon!
Jenn,
Good place to start with outreach so that you can follow up – you may set the request at 3 times and then move on if you don’t hear anything. 1 of those may be a in-person follow-up. Interesting finding that students’ anxiety levels are high as they have been swimming in a high-stakes environment for some time. I’m also interested in your pre-assessment findings.
Glad to hear your NAEA experience was positive!
We’ll discuss HREB revisions this Wednesday.
Kevin