1. Marking and Feedback CPD Action research – Concluding Session

2. Expectations and ground rules Respect the views of others Give everyone space to make a contribution All questions are valid Actively listen Take part Confidentiality – Chatham House Rules Challenge the idea and not the person Do you have any of your own you would like to add?

3. Aims and outcomes of the session To reflect on how our groups are working. To deeply consider focus of action research. To analyse our groups’ research progress. To plan for the group presentations. To plan for the rest of the action research.

4. Where are we: Our school What are do we doing well in our projects so far? What have we already done to improve our marking and feedback? What do we still need to improve? What do we want to improve upon next?

5. Where are we: You What do areas of your project do you feel confident about? What have you already done to improve your marking and feedback? What do you still need to improve? What do you want to improve upon next?

6. Theory McNiff (1988) suggests that action research should encourage: ‘...teachers to develop theories and rationales for their practice and to give reasoned justification for their public claims to professional knowledge...it is this systematic enquiry made public which distinguishes the activity as research.’ Think: Think about the statement for 30 seconds. Pair:Pair up with someone in your group and discuss your thoughts. Share: Be ready to share your ideas.

7. Show and tell – presenting your findings Focus questionsIdeas What did you do?Action planning Working with others Resources used Action taken Problems experienced Highlights What did you discover?What were your results? How do they compare to prior results of similar groups results? Was there anything surprising? What did you, or will you change as a result of your enquiry? What are your actions points from the enquiry? What are you going to look at next?

8. The students? This is all about making the experience for our students, in our classrooms, is the best experience we are able to give them. So why are we doing this action research? To understand what works in our classrooms To give our students better chances in life

9. Experiential Articulate – Instructions One person - pick up the card in the centre of the table. You must try to get your team to guess what the word is without saying the word, drawing anything of making any actions or gestures. Everyone in your team must have a go at explaining the item written on the cards. You will need to articulate your points well in your presentations so get practicing in using your words to help others understand what is in your mind.

10. Practice Exploring issues with your topic: Pair up in your groups and choose one person to talk for one minute about a possible problem you are dealing with or can foresee within the data collection and analysis or presentation process The other person should listen carefully to them. Talk to your partner and give them as much detail as possible.

11. Coaching Goal What do they want to achieve? Why do they want to achieve it? Reality Where are they now? What have they already tried? Options What are the things that they could try? What have others tried? Will do / Way forward What are they going to do now to move forward? Once they have finished telling you about their problem, take them through the GROW process of coaching to try and see a way forward. Ask them questions to help but do not offer any answers yourself! Once you have finished repeat the whole process in opposite roles.

12. Practice Exploring issues with your topic: As a group you should share your discussion from the paired coaching activity around your action research topic. What issues and ideas for ways forward have you come up with as a group? Note them down on the large paper on your tables.

13. Reflect and review Aims To reflect on how our groups are working. To deeply consider focus of action research To analyse our groups research progress To plan for the group presentations To plan for the rest of the action research Individual reflection Take minute to reflect on how you have found this session and what it has made you think about.

14. Follow-up Commitment to action: Complete any last tasks in your action plan Gather and anlayse the data Work with your group to help one another Decide how you will present your findings Next session: We will be presenting our final write up and findings form the action research project. We will be planning for future possible enquiries.