2001 Constructivist Design Conference on Teaching and Learning Participant Assessment Results

As an overall assessment, was the conference worth the time you invested?

Yes: 147 No: 1 Somewhat: 3

How do you feel about this week as a whole?

· I think it was very productive, and I got a lot more done than I thought.

· I felt this week was very productive. I am extremely pleased with the work we accomplished.

· Relevant and beneficial.

· I thought the conference was worthwhile. We were given plenty of time to develop much needed curriculum.

· Satisfied and exhausted.

· I learned a great deal.

· Very successful.

· It was exciting!

· It was a very constructive process. It was like the birth of a child. 1. You are having a baby. 2. You go through labor. 3. You have the baby. YES!

· Good! We accomplished everything we set out to do.

· Very productive great facilitator; long but productive days.

· Great!

· Informative, teamwork, express ideas, learn from other people’s experiences, prepare yourself for next year.

· Informative, chaos, excitement.

· I feel okay. I think that once I go back home and meet with my cooperating/roll-out teacher, I will have a better idea of my timeline and activities.

· As a whole this was very helpful and amazing to talk with all of you. At the start of the week, I was so overwhelmed since it was my first time here, but I think I now have a good idea of what I need to create a LCE.

· Very good conference!

· Great!

· Very good- was productive, but exhausting.

· Great! Productive! Inspiring!

· Great!

· Great!

· Complex.

· Very Intense.

· Good, but tired.

· Great! Pooped…lots of work and more to do.

· This week has been productive, enjoyable, and gratifying.

· Solid work done. Feel good about it.

· Overall I had a great week. I saw and heard ideas about education that I thought would never be implemented. I feel education actually can be everything I’ve envisioned it to be, and much, much more!

· I thought it was very aspiring as well as knowledge filled with exciting new ideas and amazing contacts.

· I feel that we worked really hard and we are very satisfied with our final project. I met so many great people. I’m glad I came.

· We had 100% success with the completion of our project.

· It was beneficial.

· It was very intense, but such a worthwhile task for us professionally. Great getting together with so many other teachers.

· Fully fragmented.

· Positive dynamic as usual.

· It is a positive experience.

· Good- we got a lot done, we think we have a workable plan and we are working on administrative support.

· Great.

· I feel that this week evolved from doubt to understanding- very productive.

· Good- more encouraged about cooperative method.

· It was great! We got so much accomplished as a 7^th grade team. We’re very motivated right now.

· I enjoyed it!

· I feel it was beneficial- but too much to do and not enough time.

· I feel it was very worthwhile. We may not have gotten a lot down on paper, but the communication process that occurred was great. (Friday- should be finished by 12:00- by Friday people have had enough!)

· Good, but hot and sticky.

· Very pleased I came.

· I believe a lot was accomplished and will significantly add to the overall success of our project.

· The week improved each day, as our task became more coherent.

· Very positive and inspired.

· Good, better time use. We are glad to have Ron all year- he’s great! Glad to have more unstructured time- we got more done.

· It was a multi-faceted experience- I will be walking away from this conference feeling very positive- although somedays frustrating- I walk away with the feeling of accomplishment and “appreciation”.

· Mixed- learned a lot I will use- didn’t always feel comfortable as participant in main groups.

· The week has been an enriching week- full of mind-provoking activities.

· Good.

· Good and a little anxious about upcoming stuff.

· Stressful and tiring, but we’ve accomplished a lot. Excellent venue for work.

· Far more organized than previous year.

· Very profitable.

· It was well organized, but long. I wish there was a way to shorten the conference.

· Constructive.

· I learned a lot.

· Very positive experience! Three days would have been plenty long enough.

· Very gratifying as a professional. Great opportunities for growth, terrific resources.

· I thought the week was productive. We were able to define our task better and accomplish our goals.

· Exhausted.

· Worth while.

· Very good.

· Much better than last year. Less interruptions.

· Excellent- educators need to spend time reflecting on their profession.

· It was a good week- very warm!

· Our group accomplished a lot and we were able to get a lot of input from others at the conference.

· This was my first constructivist conference. I found it very informative. I have met many people who will be great resources throughout my career.

· This week has been successful for the most part- most of the students worked incredibly hard and really worked to their potential. Overall, wiped out!

· I think this week has gone by really good. I think the papers were also really good.

· Very disappointed with my own ability to complete a task as well with team and resources.

· It was a success.

· I feel that we accomplished what we needed to accomplish.

· It’s fun and very helpful.

· I thought it was a blast!

· This week has been beneficial for my school district and me. Our task was accomplished and we received meaningful constructivist ideas to send back with us.

· Worthwhile.

· Very worthwhile. We had a great facilitator.

· Great! Very productive.

· Our team got a lot accomplished and we are well on our way towards our final goal.

· Great! It has been a perfect opportunity to work on something that will make a difference.

· Extremely beneficial.

· We accomplished a lot but there was way too much unnecessary stuff (rules, explanations, tours, etc.)

· We have gone further with our designated task then we first anticipated.

· I feel this week has been productive.

· It was well worth attending. I learned a lot.

· A very positive learning and growing experience.

· Good things and some really bad things.

· It was good.

· I think it was productive and went well.

· I wasn’t here most of time, but it was very fun and fast-paced.

· I thought it was a fun week and we worked hard.

· Challenging- consciousness awareness raising experience.

· Very good.

· Absolutely fantastic- this is my “rejuvenation” time where I recharge batteries and focus (again) on kids and teachers.

· Inspirational- motivated, the people were wonderful, and I certainly have more self-esteem and confidence in myself. It will allow me to interact with students and staff at a higher level.

· It was a wonderful renewal and pep up for the fall- as a first time facilitator I am aware I am a member- for this brief time- in an elite group. Wow!

· Great! Tim and I accomplished so much! Very productive!!

· Very positive week. Good chance to focus on a task. Although we did not complete it, we made very good progress with and will continue in small groups.

· It was a great opportunity to work with others. We got a lot accomplished.

· I thought it was a beneficial and productive week for all 3 of our groups. Thank you for the opportunity to come together!!

· Very productive!

· I felt that it was a great opportunity. Time to work on a project that will be used in my classroom.

· Beneficial- I learned as a student and as a teacher.

· This week went smoothly. It was nice to have such a large chunk of time dedicated to a project.

· It just flew by. I would like to have had more sharing of projects, authentic tasks , etc. by participants.

· I feel this week was very productive. We have excellent goals for the upcoming year.

· I was able to accomplish a lot as both an individual and a group member. It was encouraging to be able to discuss the project with my administrator and receive her support.

At what moment during this week did you feel most engaged in what was happening?

¨ When I worked with my team on the research and putting it all together.

¨ I felt most engaged when we were looking through literature to decide what to use for teaching author’s craft.

¨ Creating our project (which took 90% of the time).

¨ The other 7^th grade teacher and myself broke away from the rest of the group to work on our own.

¨ On Monday/Tuesday PM when was cooking with outlining product.

¨ Right from the beginning.

¨ Tuesday- initial development of the weeks product.

¨ Tuesday when our process began to function.

¨ Wednesday.

¨ Reviewing and refining the material- the critical friends grouping.

¨ Wednesday afternoon, when we attended and the action plans to make our project real.

¨ Wednesday.

¨ Making my classroom plan and the presentation by Paul Vermette.

¨ Thursday night (culminating event) adults and children engaged in constructivism.

¨ Thursday when we discussed the structure of public education.

¨ Thursday it all came together and we were able to get great work done.

¨ Tuesday! I needed a day to see the light.

¨ Day 2 and 3 working on task.

¨ Tuesday and Wednesday were very productive days. I think Tuesday afternoon after we had our template it was easy to get going.

¨ Tuesday AM when I began our work.

¨ Tues. and Wed. when deeply involved in our task.

¨ Tuesday- work time.

¨ Tuesday- work time, on task.

¨ Tuesday work time.

¨ Working with my team.

¨ Working with group but interviewing other team members regarding our project.

¨ I felt most engaged on Thursday when we were all working hard to get the work done.

¨ Banquet the culminating activity that showed what we are all about- that fulfilled me, validated my beliefs.

¨ There was no particular day or time but rather I felt the most engaged whenever. I was talking with other members at the conference. The sharing of ideas about education and listening to others stories and experiences, especially of facilitators.

¨ When we were finished with the interviews and pulling their ideas together with our own personal.

¨ Every moment. There wasn’t a time where I was not engaged in some activity or discussion. My group was most engaged when we were compiling our material.

¨ When we were working with our team, Jen Bishop and Kate Allen.

¨ When I was frustrated about the enormity of the commitment to the task this year and when I had the opportunity to express my opinions.

¨ When I had the time to work on my plan before hand.

¨ Tuesday evening- setting up team intervention.

¨ Probably Tuesday when my group first got really focused on what we all were doing and got going.

¨ Tuesday and Thursday team work sessions.

¨ Tuesday all day.

¨ I was engaged from the beginning since I am formerly a partner teacher and a “roll-out.”

¨ Working with another school-about 7^th grade assessment.

¨ While we discusses getting together once a week to have coffee and collaborate. I felt that all of us were really engaged.

¨ I really enjoyed each of the AM presentations and several useful ideas.

¨ When I was actually working on the curriculum alignment with what I teach.

¨ I felt most engaged by Tuesday morning.

¨ Wednesday when the team stopped, evaluated, and refocused then continued with vigor.

¨ During the presentations.

¨ When we worked on LV with our lesson then got feedback.

¨ When I was using the Learning Village and entering my lesson.

¨ Working with Ron and our group brainstorming ideas for the upcoming year.

¨ The moment I felt most engaged was when we had an idea of what our actual task purpose was. We worked as a team and ended with a great product.

¨ During 8:30 presentations.

¨ On the 3^rd day.

¨ Lunch- No- really engaged with team all week.

¨ Monday- we were on our own, I was in awe of the whole scene!

¨ Beginning to end including nights.

¨ Completion of personal and school ideas.

¨ From Sunday AM on- great facilitator training that we didn’t know we needed last year.

¨ During the time when we were working as a team.

¨ Brain development- Jerry’s class.

¨ Brain- multiple intelligence conference.

¨ During critical friends interview.

¨ While looking at student work to help plan our teaching.

¨ I thought meeting with another group, discussing our projects was very productive and positive.

¨ Throughout our second day, getting to know team members and trying to make things happen.

¨ Tues. AM.

¨ Working with our group.

¨ Most days/ AM better then PM.

¨ Wednesday during the peer review.

¨ Every morning at presentations and working with my group on the classroom program.

¨ Thursday- as all tasks and strategies were used to reach goals through the constructivist approaches.

¨ I feel I was most engaged when working with my team. There were many tasks to complete and all were successful.

¨ When we were bringing all the stories together for the paper and when working with the students to create their stories.

¨ July 31

¨ 1^st day before daily problems with tech.

¨ When working on our task.

¨ On Thursday when we were really making progress.

¨ When I was passing out the newspaper.

¨ When I was doing the layout.

¨ When our group was wrapping up and putting out task on a web page.

¨ Facilitator gave lots of specific curricula I can use w/o “reinventing the wheel.”

¨ Thursday when our computer coordinator was here and we had our critical friends.

¨ All the time.

¨ During our time to work as a team on our goal.