Category: Recording and Reflecting on Practice

  • “In it” Questions

    “In it” Questions

    Description: These questions were used for two purposes – (a) meet every 2-3 weeks as a team to reflect on things they are noticing around failure moments and (b) to record pre/post daily thoughts regarding failure. The latter was to provide educators with guidance in picking video clips.

    Created by: Scott Family Amazeum

    Check-in Questions (pdf)Download
  • Failure over Coffee

    Failure over Coffee

    Description: Educators held conversations with educators on how they were noticing, welcoming, and experiencing failure. There were no pre-set questions as the goal was this to be an informal conversation.

    Created by:Thinkery

  • Whole Group, Small Group, or Individual Reflection

    Whole Group, Small Group, or Individual Reflection

    Description: A set of questions to pose at the end of a session regarding experiences with failure or have a place for youth to post responses. Examples include:

    • When did you struggle and how did you overcome it?
    • Was that a new strategy for you or was something you knew how to do already?
    • Who felt like they learned a new strategy today? Raise your hand.
    • What was a frustrating moment you had at camp?
    • When was a time things didn’t go the way you planned in a project?

    Utilized by: The Tech Interactive, Scott Family Amazeum, & Montshire Science Museum

  • Summer Camp Concept Map

    Summer Camp Concept Map

    Description: Youth were asked to draw lines to words or phrases that they did during summer camp. These include: (a) make connections, (b) solve problems, (c) think creatively, (d) learn from failures, (e) discover, (f) share, (g) try, and (h) wonder. Youth were also asked to write a sentence or two about why they circled the items they circled.

    Created by: The Bakken Museum

    Bakken Evaluation Tool (pdf)Download
    Bakken Evaluation Tool Student Examples (pdf)Download