Student led outcomes

Student led outcomes

• What are they?

• How do teachers manage them?

• How do my students and I achieve them?

What is a student led outcome?

• A student decided outcome that meets a brief

• A one of a kind outcome

• Created by an individual or a group of studentsWhat is a teacher led outcome?• A teacher decided outcome

• All student’s create the same outcome

• Difference in how students decorate their outcome

What is a student led outcome?

A teacher led

outcome

A student led

outcome

Ministry of Education guidance

‘Technological literacy

The aim of technology teaching and learning is for students to develop “a broad technological literacy”. The term literacy implies a level of skills, knowledge, and understanding that collectively add up to fluency and a well-founded confidence.

Technologically literate young people:• have a broad understanding of how and why things work• understand how technological products and 

technological systems are developed• can critically evaluate technological developments and

trends• can design and evaluate their own solutions in

response to needs and opportunities.’

http://technology.tki.org.nz/Technology-in-the-NZC/What-is-technology-in-the-NZC

Why?

• Differentiation

• More rewarding

• More challenging

• Widens teaching opportunities

• Higher student ownership

• Higher motivation

What is a student led outcome?

A teacher led

outcome

A student led

outcome

1. Discuss the descriptions.

2. Where do they sit on the continuum?

3. Share examples from your classroom

4. Where do they sit on the continuum?

How do teachers manage student led outcomes?

• It starts with teacher expectations• The context matters• Grouping• Teach Technological modelling &

Planning for practice• Regular student conferencing• Scaffold student planning• Teach skills in a different way

It starts with teacher expectations…

“Adaptation and innovation are at the heart of Technological Practice”

NZC, 2007

• Committed to student led outcomes.• A classroom that supports innovation,

mistakes and problem-solving. • Accept the unknown.• Less teacher control.

The context matters

Brief / Problem / Opportunity / Issue / Scenario / Situation / Need

• Broad enough to encourage a range of outcomes

• Narrow enough to be manageable• BUT… with a clear focus

"Your class is making a trip to the snow and you need waterproof storage for something important to

you"

"ICT is a big part of our lives – design and construct a holder for a piece of ICT Technology that can sit

on your bedside table"

Grouping

Group first…• Student led outcomes can be done in

groups or pairs

Group later…• Group students after they have decided

their outcome based on similar aspects of what's ahead of them

Teach Technological modelling & Planning for practice

• Lots of Technological modelling helps teachers and students see what is possible and what is not possible.Sketching, mock-ups, templates, trials, tests

• Lots of Planning for practice helps teachers and students keep track of progress, resources and next steps

Gantt charts, review points, resource lists, reflections

Regular student conferencing

• Meet with students regularly

• Where are they up to?

• Problems they are having?

• Skills that need teaching?

Scaffold student planning• Student planning templates or booklets

help…- Teachers guide student planning

towards what is most important- Students and teachers keep track of

progress

BUT• Student planning templates or booklets

can limit student ideas and stop them from designing their own planning formats.

• Try giving students planning expectations instead

Teach skills in a different way• Accept that not all skills and equipment

will be taught• Narrower skill set but a deeper and more

authentic skill set• Train students as “experts” to teach

others• Having skills session in-between initial

concepts and final designs helps students decide

• Students identify the skills they will need, skills they already have and what they need to learn

What next for me and my students?

How do my students and I achieve student led outcomes?

How do others achieve it?

• Read the TKI Technology Online resource

• Identify and discuss…

What did the teacher do to encourage and scaffold student led outcomes?

What did the student(s) do to help them achieve a student led outcome?

How do we achieve it?

• Discuss what you each do in your classrooms

• Identify and discuss…

What does the teacher do to encourage and scaffold student led outcomes?

What do the student(s) do to help them achieve a student led outcome?

What next for me and my students?