Volunteers for writing up 'diaries' of teaching with PI
Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 3:34 pm
I am looking for willing volunteers to write up simple diaries of their teaching using Phonics International resources.
Of course these would not include students' names or any identifying information.
The diaries can be in any format - all people would have to do is to keep their notes and comments as they 'go along' and type them up in a simple fashion on Word documents.
Or they can convert these to pdfs at key points.
We can then put them on our PI website to share with others.
I notice that when we started a thread about diary reports, there was quite a lot of interest, but sadly these descriptions never materialised.
I do hear from people who use the programme, but usually this is very busy teachers and parents who are really too busy to write anything up in detail once the teaching events have passed.
BUT - if people were prepared to keep up with typing up simple notes, then this becomes much more doable and not so burdensome in hindsight.
I would be very grateful for any such volunteers (in which case, start 'now') because this is invaluable feedback in many ways.
It is invaluable to me as a programme writer and phonics consultant - and also to others reading the information. Either it can inspire people to try things differently and share their ideas, or it can simply persuade people that they need to try this synthetic phonics teaching!!!
Please do contact me if you are interested in this suggestion at debbie@phonicsinternational.com .
Many thanks!
Of course these would not include students' names or any identifying information.
The diaries can be in any format - all people would have to do is to keep their notes and comments as they 'go along' and type them up in a simple fashion on Word documents.
Or they can convert these to pdfs at key points.
We can then put them on our PI website to share with others.
I notice that when we started a thread about diary reports, there was quite a lot of interest, but sadly these descriptions never materialised.
I do hear from people who use the programme, but usually this is very busy teachers and parents who are really too busy to write anything up in detail once the teaching events have passed.
BUT - if people were prepared to keep up with typing up simple notes, then this becomes much more doable and not so burdensome in hindsight.
I would be very grateful for any such volunteers (in which case, start 'now') because this is invaluable feedback in many ways.
It is invaluable to me as a programme writer and phonics consultant - and also to others reading the information. Either it can inspire people to try things differently and share their ideas, or it can simply persuade people that they need to try this synthetic phonics teaching!!!
Please do contact me if you are interested in this suggestion at debbie@phonicsinternational.com .
Many thanks!