Versioning the SBTD Toolkit to specific contexts

Versioning the SBTD Toolkit to specific contexts

by Prof. Bob Moon -
Number of replies: 26

I am very much looking forward to supporting colleagues who are versioning the Secondary SBTD Toolkit into national contexts. A few points. Firstly, the Toolkit is part of a Blueprint for School-Based Teacher Development. There is no need to 'version' the Blueprint elements i.e. Sections 1,2 and 3.Your focus is Section 4, The Toolkit. Secondly, you will see that we have identified three levels of versioning. Given the timescale we are working to we suggest that you version at Level 1 and perhaps with a few level two elements. As you work through the pilot, and subsequently, you might want to make further changes. The advice for the present is not to be too ambitious! Thirdly I am working with Rachel Minay who is the chief Editor for the project. Rachel has had a great deal of experience of working on resources such as these and she has already edited the generic version of the Toolkit that you have. I think it important that we are clear about my role and Rachel's. I am here, through this Forum and/or by direct email or FaceTime/Skype, to give advice on any aspect of the versioning. I will not be dealing withe technical side of organising the drafts that you will be sending (see the COL timetable), that will be Rachel's responsibility. Fourthly, if you introduce new material that is subject to copyright and if you use OER resources other than those acknowledged at the beginning of the Blueprint please make sure Rachel has all the references needed.

I think this COL initiative is one of the most exciting and stimulating I have worked on. If we can make this a success the Blueprint and Toolkit could be used all over the world. We know that the future of teacher education must have a big school-based element to it. I do not know of any comparable resource and programme of the sort we are planning. The world of teacher education is watching!

 

Bob

In reply to Prof. Bob Moon

Re: Versioning the SBTD Toolkit to specific contexts

by Prof. Muhammad Junaid -

Hello Betty,

Thanks for setting up the Forum. The Team from Sierra Leone will soon join.

Best regards,

Junaid.

In reply to Prof. Muhammad Junaid

Re: Versioning the SBTD Toolkit to specific contexts

by Prince Brainard -

Hello Prof. Junaid

Great to meet you on the Forum.  We will have to strategize.

Have a blessed Ramadan

Best regards

Brainard 

In reply to Prince Brainard

Re: Versioning the SBTD Toolkit to specific contexts

by Prof. Muhammad Junaid -

Dear Brainard,

How is the versioning work going on? I have just informed Rachel about our agreed timeline ( 15th June, 2018)  for submission of the draft to her. I await your feedback on this, please.

Best regards,

Junaid.

In reply to Prince Brainard

Re: Versioning the SBTD Toolkit to specific contexts

by Rachel Minay -

Dear Brainard

Many thanks for sending the changes from Sierra Leone. I have incorporated all of your changes except the ones that relate to the text about the street children of Brazil (pages 22-23) - I am unable to change this as it relates to specific research.

I have tried to upload the Blueprint and Toolkit for Sierra Leone here, but I am having the same problem that you did - the error message is saying that the file is too large (even though it is only 1.8MB). Is it possible to email the file to you directly?

All best wishes and thanks again 

Rachel

  

 

In reply to Rachel Minay

Re: Versioning the SBTD Toolkit to specific contexts - for Kiriati

by Tekaribwa Boota -

Hello Rachel

Please find attached the Kiribati version of the SBTD Toolkit. I'll appreciate comments and inputs from your end.

Thank you

 

Tekaribwa

In reply to Tekaribwa Boota

Re: Versioning the SBTD Toolkit to specific contexts - for Kiriati

by Tekaribwa Boota -

Hello Rachel

Please find attached the Versioning from Kiribati, Questions 1-5.

I will appreciate your inputs and comments

 

Thank you

 

Tekaribwa

In reply to Tekaribwa Boota

Re: Versioning the SBTD Toolkit to specific contexts - for Kiriati

by Rachel Minay -

Dear Tekaribwa

Very many thanks for sending the document including Questions 1-5. I have inserted comments and reattached the document here. Please do let me know if any of my comments are not clear, or you need any more help.

Just to clarify, you have highlighted exactly the right kinds of things, but you also need you to suggest alternatives. If you have any problems with this, please do just let me know and Bob or I can advise.

It might also be helpful for you to look at the Sierra Leone versions - both the original sent from Sierra Leone and my final copy. I have had trouble uploading these to the forum, but do you have copies of these? If not, let me know and I will find another way of sending them to you. In particular, you will see that they made a lot of changes to the transcript about 'Spring', so that might be helpful to you.

Let me know if that all sounds OK.

All best wishes

Rachel

 

  

 

 

In reply to Rachel Minay

Re: Versioning the SBTD Toolkit to specific contexts - for Kiriati

by Tekaribwa Boota -

Hello Rachel

I've made some changes to the above according to your comments. Should there be other things that need to be amended please do not hesitate to inform me.

I'm working on the other questions and will send them as soon as I complete them.

Thank you

 

Tekaribwa

In reply to Tekaribwa Boota

Re: Versioning the SBTD Toolkit to specific contexts - for Kiriati

by Rachel Minay -

Dear Tekaribwa

This is great, thanks so much. I look forward to receiving the other questions too and I can then send you a final document for Kiribati.

All best wishes

Rachel

 

In reply to Rachel Minay

Re: Versioning the SBTD Toolkit to specific contexts - for Kiriati Questions 6-7

by Tekaribwa Boota -

Thank you Rachel

Our internet is very slow at the moment so I'll wait until the speed is OK, then I'll send the rest of the questions.

 

Regards

Tekaribwa

In reply to Tekaribwa Boota

Re: Versioning the SBTD Toolkit to specific contexts - for Kiriati Questions 6

by Tekaribwa Boota -

Hello Rachel

I kept trying to attach Question 6 but I couldn't so I'm just attaching the only section from Question 6 that we commented on. The rest is OK.

In reply to Tekaribwa Boota

Re: Versioning the SBTD Toolkit to specific contexts - for Kiribati Question 7

by Tekaribwa Boota -

Hi Rachel Please find Question 7 attached.

In reply to Tekaribwa Boota

Re: Versioning the SBTD Toolkit to specific contexts - for Kiribati Question 8-10

by Tekaribwa Boota -

Hello Rachel 

Find the remaining questions attached.

In reply to Tekaribwa Boota

Re: Versioning the SBTD Toolkit to specific contexts - for Kiribati Question 8-10

by Rachel Minay -

Dear Tekaribwa

Many thanks for your responses. I just want to check/comment on a few things with you before I finalise the version for Kiribati.

 

1. For Q3: 'Another teacher's experience' Do you mean you would like us to include a brief summary of the story of Charles Darwin's visit to the Galapagos as part of the case study?

 

2. For Q4: Please can you check that the following transcript is now better for Kiribati? I have assumed that plants growing is also associated with the wet season, but I wasn't sure about whether to keep the part about newborn animals so I have removed that for now - I can put back in if you prefer.

Transcript

Teacher: Right, can you all sit down now? Can I have you all looking this way? Can you remember that last month we did some work on the topic “Aumeang”? Please put your pens down. Today we are going to extend that topic. I want you to listen to some music. You need to concentrate very hard, so it would be a good idea to close your eyes while the music is playing. I want you to think about the ideas and images that the music brings into your minds. Images, remember, are like pictures in your head. But before we listen to the music, can we predict what some music about Aumeang would be like? Think hard. Aumeang, what do you think?

Kaaboka: Happy.

T: Right, happy music. Can we think of other words?

Kaaboka: Fast.

T: Interesting – happy and fast. Why did you put these two words together?

Kaaboka: I was thinking of playing in the rain.

T: Right, having fun playing in the rain. When we think of Aumeang as a season, what comes first into your minds?

Kokoria: Rain.

Raatene: Plants growing.

T: Plants growing, good.

Bineta: Drinking.

T: Drinking, tell me a little more.

Bwaaraka: People catching rain from their catchment for drinking.

T: Yes, wonderful. Right, now I’m going to play the music. Listen carefully. Remember, it might be a good idea to close your eyes. At the beginning of the music, I want you to think of the beginning of Aumeang. While the music is playing, I want you to think about all the ideas, images, pictures that the music brings into your mind. I’m going to give each pair a large piece of paper. When the music stops, I want you to write down what came into your mind when you heard the music. Can you think about all the images of Aumeang that this music conjures up? Right, now I’m starting the music. If you want to close your eyes, close them now…

 

3. Also for Q4: For Transcript 2, towards the end of this question, you have highlighted 'stables and barns'. Is it OK to keep this or would you like to change it? The transcript currently reads:

Transcript 2

T: Yes, if we think about stables and barns, these are places that animals sometimes shelter in. Why do you think they do not always live outside?

S: Because there might be a strong wind and heavy rain.

T: Good, when is there most likely to be a strong wind and heavy rain?

S: During Aumeang.

T: Is it only during Aumeang?

S: No, strong winds can happen anytime.

T: Are there other times when animals might need shelter?

S: At night.

T: Good, why at night?

 

4. Q6: In answer to Anouk Bevernage's question: the text referred to is quoted material from the 'Big Ideas in Science' quoted on the previous page. The 5. refers to the fact that this is the 5th Big Idea in the list (see the preceding sentence). Regarding the capitalisation, we have to keep the original punctuation because this is from an existing source. All quoted material should be indented and with a line underneath stating the source and number of words quoted etc.

 

5. Q8: Regarding the mapping exercise in 'Another teacher's experience', which is not appropriate for Kiribati. This is an ideal example of what the versioning process is for - rewriting or adapting the text for local context. In this particular case, the case study needs to show the teacher using the local environment and the students' own experiences to build their understanding from familiar to more abstract ideas, but it does not need to relate to mapping or Geography, it could relate to any subject. It would be great if you would like to rewrite this case study using any Kiribati context that you feel would be appropriate  and which shows the same basic ideas (using interactive methods, using the local environment in some way to build from familiar ideas to more complex or abstract ones). However, in this case, a separate 'Another teacher's experience' follows, so you may feel that using the local environment as a resource is adequately covered, in which case I could just delete the problematic case study about mapping. Let me know what you think.

All best wishes

Rachel

 

In reply to Rachel Minay

Re: Versioning the SBTD Toolkit to specific contexts - for Kiribati Question 8-10

by Prof. Bob Moon -

This is sensible advice Racher...Congratulations to everyone working so speedily on the versioning process, Bob

In reply to Rachel Minay

Re: Versioning the SBTD Toolkit to specific contexts - Kiribati final queries

by Rachel Minay -

Dear Tekaribwa

I just wanted to check how you are getting on with my queries above? I think the main thing is that you let me know what you would like me to do with point 5 of my email - whether you would like me to delete the current 'Another teacher's experience' or whether you are planning to adapt the mapping one yourselves.

Regarding point 1 of my email, I have also written a short summary of Charles Darwin's voyage to the Galapagos, which I have included below for your reference - I hope this is what you meant but let me know if not.

It would be great if you could get back to me as soon as possible so I can send the Kiribati version to the designer.

Many thanks

Rachel

This is how I was planning to include the Darwin story in the case study:

 

Meeri then introduced the concept of adaption and gave examples of how different species adapt to the environment in which they develop. She then told the story of Charles Darwin’s voyage in the Beagle to the Galapagos Islands and the discoveries he made there:

“Charles Darwin was an English naturalist who lived during the 19th century. In 1831 he set off on a five-year trip on a ship called the HMS Beagle to collect specimens of plants and animals from around the world. As part of this trip, he visited the Galapagos Islands, a group of islands in the Pacific that are home to animals and plants not found anywhere else. One of the things Darwin noticed was that the different islands were home to different kinds of tortoise. He also realised that the finches (songbirds) on the different islands were basically the same, but there were big differences in features such as their size, beaks and claws. Darwin concluded that over time species changed or adapted to local food sources and their surroundings. Eventually Darwin’s studies led to him publishing his theory of evolution in a book called On the Origin of Species in 1859.”

 

In reply to Rachel Minay

Re: Versioning the SBTD Toolkit to specific contexts - Kiribati final version

by Rachel Minay -

Dear Tekaribwa

I just wanted to let you know that Betty has explained to me that you will have an opportunity to do further versioning in the future and so I do not need the answers to these queries now. For your information, I have included the Darwin story and removed the problematic case study. I have now finalised the Kiribati version of the document and sent on to Betty and the designer.

Many thanks and all best wishes

Rachel

In reply to Rachel Minay

Re: Versioning the SBTD Toolkit to specific contexts - for Kiriati Questions 6-7

by Tekaribwa Boota -

Thank you Rachel

Our internet is very slow at the moment so I'll wait until the speed is OK, then I'll send the rest of the questions.

 

Regards

Tekaribwa

In reply to Rachel Minay

Re: Versioning the SBTD Toolkit to specific contexts - for Kiriati Questions 6-7

by Tekaribwa Boota -

Thank you Rachel

Our internet is very slow at the moment so I'll wait until the speed is OK, then I'll send the rest of the questions.

 

Regards

Tekaribwa

In reply to Rachel Minay

Re: Versioning the SBTD Toolkit to specific contexts - for Kiriati Questions 6-7

by Tekaribwa Boota -

Thank you Rachel

Our internet is very slow at the moment so I'll wait until the speed is OK, then I'll send the rest of the questions.

 

Regards

Tekaribwa

In reply to Prof. Bob Moon

Re: Versioning the SBTD Toolkit to specific contexts

by Betty Ogange -

Dear Team,

Attached are the final versions of the following documents:

  1. COL SBTD Blueprint and Toolkit - Secondary
  2. COL Versioning Guide for SBTD Toolkit

Bob and Rachel will engage with the participating teams following the timelines communicated earlier.

Kind regards,

Betty

In reply to Prof. Bob Moon

Re: Versioning the SBTD Toolkit to specific contexts

by Rachel Minay -

Hello everyone

This is just to introduce myself to the team. To reiterate what Bob has said, I am the editor working on the Blueprint and Toolkit for School-Based Teacher Development. So while Bob is the author and expert, it is my job to edit the resources and make them as clear and user-friendly as possible. 

After you version the resources, please do send them back to me as I will go through them again before supplying the final version. If you have any questions about this part of the process or any other editorial question, please don't hesitate to contact me. As Bob said, if you have any questions about the versioning or content of the Blueprint and Toolkit, please do contact him.

All best wishes

Rachel

 

 

In reply to Rachel Minay

Re: Versioning the SBTD Toolkit to specific contexts

by Tekaribwa Boota -

Hello Rachel

Thank you for introducing yourself. It's really great to know you.

The Kiribati team is looking forward to more collaborations with you on the task.

 

Best Wishes

 

Tekaribwa

In reply to Rachel Minay

Re: Versioning the SBTD Toolkit to specific contexts

by Prof. Muhammad Junaid -

Dear Rachel,

Nice to meet you here.

This is to let you know that the versioning of the toolkit is ongoing in Sierra Leone. The team is working hard to meet an agreed timeline of 15th June, 2018 for submission of the draft to you. We regret the delay in reaching out to you on this.

Thanks and regards,

Junaid.

 

In reply to Prof. Muhammad Junaid

Re: Versioning the SBTD Toolkit to specific contexts

by Rachel Minay -

Dear Professor Junaid

 

That is great news. Many thanks for letting me know.

 

All best wishes


Rachel

In reply to Prof. Bob Moon

Re: Versioning the SBTD Toolkit to specific contexts

by Tekaribwa Boota -

Dear Professor Moon

It's a pleasure meeting you here. 

Thank you for being here to support the team on contextualizing the SBTD Toolkit. It's just a crucial task and the outcome of the task will be very beneficial to each country.

The Kiribati team is now working on the task and we are looking forward to working collaboratively with you and your team.

 

Thank you

 

Tekaribwa