Infographic of our course participants

Tech Tool:

Piktochart.com

Co-Facilitation Team

Sara Hassan

Jennifer Corriero

Michael Furdyk

Jeff Clemens

Tania Rashid

Cluster Colour

OrangeSun West

Rosetown, SK

YellowSun West

Rosetown, SK

PinkSt. Anthony

Peterborough, ON

GreenEvergreen School

Division Gimli, MB

BlueSun West

Davidson SchoolRosetown, SK

RedSt. Alphonsus

Peterborough, ON

PurpleSt. Francis of

AssisiPeterborough, ON

BrownSeven Oaks

Winnipeg, MB

GreySimcoe County,

ON

WhiteWaterloo, ON

Interacting on Webex

We’ll be using Webex in the following ways:

● Using the chat box to share our thoughts at any time

● Raise our hands when we have something to say - we will hand the mic

over to you!

● Collaborate using the whiteboard.

● Watch a couple of videos by sharing the link in the chat box. You will need

to copy and paste the link into your web browser. When you are finished,

let us know in the chat box.

Welcome to Session 1!

What were some of your reactions to the results of the student voice survey?

Our “need to knows” Collaborative Inquiry Question: What do we need to know as teachers in order to empower student voice in our classrooms?

http://pdclass.tiged.org/sv2015/padlet/35

What do we understand about voice?

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

Article 12:

● “Parties shall assure to the child who is capable of

forming his or her own views the right to express

those views freely in all matters affecting the child,

the views of the child being given due weight in

accordance with the age and maturity of the child”

Pat Thompson

Conceptual problems with the term

“voice”

● Singularity - unified and single view vs. plural views

● Single purpose - students are asked for a specific

reason but may choose to exercise voice for a variety

of reasons

● Voice is ‘disembodied’

● Authenticity - understood as consistent and pure

● Language - voice is expressed in words

● Etiquette - voice is exercised in particular ways and

at particular times

Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/88133570@N00/3096765798/">Marc Wathieu

How do students express voice?

What are some ways students express

voice?

Some ways students express voice...

Source: http://www.edugains.ca/resourcesLIT/ProfessionalLearning/CBS/CBS_StudentVoice.pdf

How might educators “hear” voice?

Source: http://www.edugains.ca/resourcesLIT/ProfessionalLearning/CBS/CBS_StudentVoice.pdf

Q: Think of your response to a recent event in your classroom/school in which student voice was evident – what are the implications of this response? What beliefs and values about student voice are evident from this analysis?

How can student voice support inclusive education?Students can surprise adults with fair and realistic feedback, ideas and questions as partners vs. objects of education/research

● Sellman: Although students with social, emotional and behaviorial problems may be seen as expressing their “voice” in other ways, a group of students were engaged as “Students as Researchers” to explore perceptions of the school behavior management policy and provide a final report of identified themes.

● Bishton & Lindsay: By taking photographs, ranking, symbols and puppets, students across a range of learning exceptionalities (e.g. ASD) meaningfully shared what they dis/liked about school

a. “Each child needs to be confident that they will be listened to before they are willing to express their opinions” (p. 181)

“Disability doesn't make you exceptional, but questioning what you think you know about it does”

- Stella Young

What are some areas where student voice can flourish?

1) Teaching and Learning2) Classroom Culture

3) School Climate

Teaching and learning

Q: How does student voice inform curriculum planning and objectives?

Classroom Culture

How we act, react and interact in

class impacts voice:

- Self-awareness, self-efficacy

- Interpersonal relationships (educator-

student, student-student)

- Conflict resolution

- Decision-making

- Problem-solving

- Risk-takingSource: https://www.flickr.com/photos/34728211@N05/4443590130/">gilhooly studio

School ClimateQ: How does the school climate impact classroom culture? How does it impact students’ and educators’ ability to empower student voice?

Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/47823583@N03/6822343100/">Enokson

Cluster ActivityHow does student voice inform curriculum planning and

objectives?

1) Pick one of the student voice projects you learned about in orientation, or a student voice project you may know of.

2) Map out how this project connects to your curriculum using paper or Popplet (www.popplet.com)

3) Take a photo/screenshot and upload it to the gallery in the virtual classroom.

Tech Tools for Capturing the Learning Process

Top 10 Tech Tools for Pedagogical Documentation

Digital Images

Video & Animation

Mind Mapping

Note Capture

Audio Recording

Blogging

Social Media

Comic Strip

Wiki

Presentation & Polling

Top 10 Tech Tools for Pedagogical Documentation

Digital Images

Video & Animation

Mind Mapping

Note Capture

Audio Recording

Blogging

Social Media

Comic Strip

Wiki & Online Docs

Presentation & Polling

FlickrGlobal Gallery

YouTubeVimeoAdobeVoice

EvernotePadlet

BloggerTumblrTIGweb

BitStripsComic Life

SlideShareKahootPiktochart

PoppletMindMeisterSMART Ideas

VoiceThreadAudacity

TwitterFacebook

WikispacesGoogle DocsWriteboard

Tasks for Session 2

Tasks for Session 2 ● Please have your students take the student

voice survey.

● Share and discuss the results of the student

voice survey with your class.

● Based on survey results, explore and identify

an area (learning environment, school culture,

school policy, student leadership, student-

centred learning) where students and

teachers can work together to enhance

student voice.

● Document the learning process by capturing

an image & uploading it to the classroom

gallery.

Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/65054187@N00/59207597/>beardenb

Thank you for your attention!Thank you for your participation!