Inquiry

COMMUNITY: The relevant communities are critically evaluated.
INQUIRY OVERVIEW: The project plan and its inquiry model are described and justified in context with suitable schedule and milestones and also related the to wider context.
DATA COLLECTION METHOD: Method of data collection and analysis is critically evaluated. SEEKING FEEDBACK: Evidence of seeking community feedback (survey, Interview, performance data, etc) is critically evaluated.
INFORMED ENGAGEMENT: Evidence of engagement to inform the research question(s) for the project plan is critically evaluated.
IMPACT: Potential impact of findings is critically evaluated.
REFERENCE SOURCES: Comprehensive referencing, integrated in a reflective manner. PRESENTATION: An original and creative presentation displaying a reflective narrative structure.

This is an excellent portfolio, with consideration of a good range of literature to substantiate an analytically rigorous, feedback-oriented project plan. What most commemorable is your innovative visual design, which has dynamically communicated the depth and practicality of your Design Thinking plan - what has been implemented and what will be. This overall sets your work at a tremendously high standard. Well done! Inquiry or Problem-based Learning
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Literature Review

Assessment criteria

10% Selected topic is clear in scope and context.
20% Emerging research question(s).
20% A relevant range of sources is reviewed.
20% Evidence of critical appraisal and engagement.
10% Evidence of Kaupapa Maori approach and identifying community priorities is provided.
10% Appropriate structure and academic language is used.
10% Sources are correctly cited and referenced.

How might having a growth or fixed mindset impact on student progress?

SCOPE AND CONTEXT: The scope and context are identified and related together.
EMERGING RESEARCH QUESTION(S): Emerging research questions are well defined and integral to the topic’s scope and context. "
REVIEWED SOURCES: A broad range of sources relevant to the emerging research question(s) is reviewed. "
KEY ISSUES IN THE LITERATURE: Key issues within the reviewed literature are analysed. DEBATES WITHIN THE LITERATURE: Debates within the reviewed literature are analysed
KM APPROACH & IDENTIFYING COMMUNITY PRIORITIES: Community priorities reflecting Kaupapa Maori approach are analysed
STRUCTURE AND LANGUAGE: The review is clearly structured and integrated. Academic language is used.
REFERENCING: Well integrated and constructed references, cited and debated.

"Feedback / Forward: Thank you for your excellent literature review which is well structured and integrated. The context for your topic is clearly explained and debates within the literature are critically analysed. You have identified some useful research questions to help to focus your investigation however, some of your statements particularly around Dweck’s work, appear to contradict themselves. You have included a useful overview of Kaupapa Maori principles and discussed how these can inform a mind-set approach. The conclusion however, should summarise the ideas you have presented instead of further reviewing the research studies. Your range of sources is broad but, be wary of referencing non-peer reviewed work and make sure that you are referencing consistently – some of your sources have been accessed in July 2016? In-text citation of a direct quote should also include the page number. "


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Assignment 1 Digital and Collaborative Learning

20% Identify and analyse the 21st Century skill and/or Key Competency / He Tikanga Whakaaro related area for improvement based on a critical reflection of your practice, considering the viewpoints of the main stakeholders
30% Explain what pedagogical outcomes you hope to achieve by addressing your identified problems / challenges, using supporting evidence (e.g. research literature, policies/guidelines, current practice, quantitative/qualitative data etc.)
10% Use and present suitably cited and referenced source material in APA format, including peer reviewed journals
10% Deliver and present content effectively, considering structure, narrative and presence. Include reflections on your learning.

IDENTIFY AND ANALYSE THE AREA FOR IMPROVEMENT: You have analysed a problem area for improvement, informed by a critique of relevant aspects of practice, skills and competencies. The importance of the area of improvement is future focused and considers different stakeholders.
PROPOSE A PLAN FOR AN INNOVATION: You have analysed a plan that relates characteristics to specific requirements identified in the area for improvement. You have considered alternatives.
EXPLAIN PEDAGOGICAL OUTCOMES: The choice and design of the desired pedagogical outcomes is inforned by relevant evidence from more than one source.
SOURCE MATERIAL: You have provided a good list of references that are cited and discussed.
PRESENTATION AND REFLECTION: Your presentation is well-argued with a narrative structure that relates themes together and explains what has been learned.
Feedback/forward: Thank you for your submission! You identified collaboration as your area for improvement, presented your plan/alternatives and discussed the pedagogical outcomes. Also, well done on reflecting on your current practice and your learning! In order to take your Digital 2/Leadership assignments to the next level you could try to show a more critical approach throughout your video/essay, e.g. by highlighting the limitations in your approach and by debating with your sources. But well done for this excellent video!30% Propose a plan for a digital and collaborative innovation and explain how it addresses the identified area for improvement, compared with alternative approaches
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Assignment 2 Leadership

10% Explain and justify the need for your change initiative, with reference to the context
10% Identify your main stakeholders and profile the early adopters and subsequent groups
20% Reflect on your own leadership practice in digital and collaborative innovation and analyse it in the context of this change initiative
20% Develop an implementation plan explaining how you will lead your stakeholders through the milestones of a digital and collaborative innovation
20% Explain the influence that relevant research, current practice, policies and guidelines have had in planning your initiative
10% Use and present suitably referenced source material, including peer-reviewed journals
10% Deliver and present content effectively, considering structure, length, narrative and presence. Include reflection on learning.

EXPLAIN YOUR CHANGE INITIATIVE: You have described a change initiative with explicit links to the context.
PROFILE STAKEHOLDERS, EARLY ADOPTERS AND GROUPS: Your stakeholder groups are described and compared.
REFLECT ON YOUR OWN LEADERSHIP: You have presented and discussed relevant aspects of leadership, linked with the change initiative.
DEVELOP AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN: You have developed an implementation plan that includes the requirements of stakeholders and milestone deliverables
EXPLAIN EXTERNAL INFLUENCES: You have identified external influences, described some connections between them and related these to leadership of the initiative.
SOURCE MATERIAL: You have cited and discussed a good list of references.
PRESENTATION AND REFLECTION: Your presentation is adequate but largely descriptive.

Thanks for sharing the implementation in gamification in your classroom. I do believe that your students will be far more engaged and have a great deal of fun at the same time. You have provided a very clear narrative that focuses on addressing all elements of the assessment goals, well done. I could suggest two ideas going forward. First, remember to focus your limited time/word count on the immediately relevant. This is a leadership assignment, therefore lengthy discussions of the benefits of gamification in this context might be seen as pedagogy and therefore less relevant. Next, you discussion of the theories around change management started to debate and reflect. These are the skills required at the higher grade boundaries. More of this please.

Assignment 2 Digital and collaborative learning

30% Explain your implementation of a digital and collaborative learning innovation that addressed an identified area for improvement in your practice
20% Document your evidence for the impact of your innovation using methods appropriate to the context (for example student feedback, student work, observations, results, etc.)
30% Critique the successes and failures of your innovation and how you might have done things differently
10% Use and present suitably cited and referenced source material in APA format, including peer reviewed journals
10% Deliver and present content effectively, considering structure, narrative and presence. Include reflection on your learning.

EXPLAIN YOUR INNOVATION: You have described the implementation of your digital and collaborative innovation.
EVIDENCE OF IMPACT: You have documented more than one source of evidence for the impact of your innovation and they are related to one another.
CRITIQUE SUCCESS AND FAILURE: You have analysed successes and/or failures, with direct reference to different options.
USE AND PRESENT SOURCE MATERIAL: You have provided a good list of references, which are cited and discussed.
DELIVER AND PRESENT REFLECTIVE CONTENT: Your presentation describes and combines themes, with a narrative structure that reports on what has been learned.
FEEDBACK/FORWARD: Thanks for sharing your work on collaboration in your classroom. Collaboration permeates everything your students have done, right from the think, pair, share to the co-constructed rubric. The different ideas and tools you have used is very impressive teaching, you have given me ideas that I will use in future work. You may be a little disappointed that your grade here may not match the teaching. Your assignment does move away from the higher level of the TML rubric. For example, you seemed to have selected collaboration through personal choice rather than linking it to a problem in your practice. You also need to evaluate possible solutions to the problems you faced. Looking forward, you need to focus on the demands of the TML assessment rubrics, thinking what would this look like in relation to your initiative. In this case, it seems your focus you have allowed too much time to describe your initiative, leaving less to investigate its impacts in depth. Video
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Assignment 1 Leadership

Google Doc Assignment
20% Describe the change initiative, its intended outcomes, your own leadership roles within it, and the leadership of others where relevant.
20% Critically reflect on the success of the overall leadership within a change initiative by evaluating the influences and effectiveness of the different leadership styles and attributes
20% Critically reflect on your own leadership and possible followership within that change initiative(past/present/future idea)
20% Demonstrate a critical understanding of multiple leadership theories and key principles, including their strengths and weaknesses
10% Use and present suitably referenced source material, including peer reviewed journals. Include a Turnitin originality report
10% Deliver and present content effectively, considering structure, narrative and presence. Include reflection on your learning

DESCRIBE INITIATIVE AND LEADERSHIP ROLES: You have described the change initiative, its intended outcomes and leadership roles within it in an integrated manner, and identified links to wider context and practice.
CRITICAL UNDERSTANDING OF OVERALL LEADERSHIP: You have critically reflected on leadership success, styles and attributes with reference to evidence and clearly related these to one another.
CRITICALLY REFLECT ON OWN LEADERSHIP: You have analyzed your own leadership or followership and discussed principles, strengths and weaknesses.
CRITICALLY REFLECT ON LEADERSHIP THEORY: You have evaluated leadership theories in terms of the extent to which their principles, strengths and weaknesses apply to the change initiative.
SOURCE MATERIAL: You have provided a set of well integrated and constructed references that are cited and debated. You provided a Turnitin originality report.
PRESENTATION AND REFLECTION: Your presentation is well-argued with a narrative structure that relates themes together and explains what has been learned.
FEEDBACK/FORWARD: This is a great essay! These are small suggestions, if a chart or table is inserted into the body of the text its relevance needs to be explained. There is a quote from your team leader that has at its end a Hallier reference… where does one quote stop and the other begin? You have stated your strengths and weaknesses. Maybe in the weakness section more explanation around how you envision doing things such as building community could have been helpful.
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