Field Study for the STaRT Learning Community Plan

Field Study for the STaRT Learning Community
By Shane Hipwell
Bakerview Elementary
Grade 5 Teacher

Focus: "To inspire student writing by introducing each child to wider audiences in order to foster feedback on their work coupled with the use of additional mediums of technology (Abbynet e-mail penpal & Podcasting)."

Resources:
• Writing Room:
-Connecting with another class of students and engage in peer responses to student writing samples.
-Responding to other grades' writing (6/7/8)
-Posting original Writing (Poems, stories, readers theatre)
• Podcasting:
-Setting up podcasts on School and Class Website
-Start with posting spelling podcast
-Will have students read and record their writing onto a podcast and post it onto my site, and, if allowed, the Writing Room as well.

Assessment Strategies:
- Blog journals, video clips, podcasts
- Electronic Surveys
- Mentors and Colleagues
- On going reflections using journaling on the blog site