How effective was the "Vet School" component in engaging students in the diagnostic process?

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How did this resource help students understand process of elimination using data analysis? They now understand the importance of exploring all information before making a conclusion.

How well did the resource help students better understand the world of veterinarians?

Didn't help at all

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Vet experts now!

Did this kit increase your students awareness of the skills needed to work in the vet industry? Yes

Have you noticed a change in / has this kit challenged your students problem solving and critical thinking skills?

No change

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Great challenge!

What feedback have you received from students or parents about the learning in this kit? Students are now inspired to be vets!

“I had a reading group that needed a challenge and more variety so I used story vets with the group of 10 students. They throughly enjoyed it and shared lots of their learning with the rest of the class.”

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Posted 7 months ago

How effective was the "Vet School" component in engaging students in the diagnostic process?

Not Effective

Somewhat Effective

Very Effective

How did this resource help students understand process of elimination using data analysis? They had to collect a range of info then choose which information was actually helpful. Prompted some good discussion

How well did the resource help students better understand the world of veterinarians?

Didn't help at all

Helpful

Vet experts now!

Did this kit increase your students awareness of the skills needed to work in the vet industry? Yes. We also visited a bird rescue rehab clinic (Wildbase) so they had some insightful questions to ask the staff there!

Have you noticed a change in / has this kit challenged your students problem solving and critical thinking skills?

No change

Some change

Great challenge!

What feedback have you received from students or parents about the learning in this kit? Very enjoyable learning opportunity and enough challenge to make them work! Parents reported being told about it at home which is a good sign!

“In my intermediate school science GATE class our focus was on comparing anatomy. This kit offered an opportunity for my students to explore a particular animal in detail. The students loved the independent nature of the diagnostic activity and found the resources challenging but approachable. It did need me to some detailed planning and organising to identify the main steps and how to present the activity. I found it tricky to find some resources on the website as they were called one thing on the lesson plan and something else on the resources list. I could not download the lesson plan - I had to reopen it from the website each time I wanted to review it. Overall it is a clever and useful resource that worked well within my unit.”

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Posted 7 months ago

How effective was the "Vet School" component in engaging students in the diagnostic process?

Not Effective

Somewhat Effective

Very Effective

How did this resource help students understand process of elimination using data analysis? We linked this to Math and Science easily as we talked about how some data doesn't fit the picture.

How well did the resource help students better understand the world of veterinarians?

Didn't help at all

Helpful

Vet experts now!

Did this kit increase your students awareness of the skills needed to work in the vet industry? Yes definitely!

Have you noticed a change in / has this kit challenged your students problem solving and critical thinking skills?

No change

Some change

Great challenge!

What feedback have you received from students or parents about the learning in this kit? Our whānau loved this kit! Lots of engagement with what we were doing. Students loved bringing in their own "pet" from home and we even made our own veterinary clinic. We loved this kit!

“The biggest takeaway from using Story Vets was that we need to take care of animals around us - the ones in our homes, the ones we wish we had in our homes and the ones out on farms.”

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Posted 7 months ago

How effective was the "Vet School" component in engaging students in the diagnostic process?

Not Effective

Somewhat Effective

Very Effective

How did this resource help students understand process of elimination using data analysis? They had to discuss findings and explain their thinking and reasoning. They revisited learning and the importance of matching case numbers and symptoms.

How well did the resource help students better understand the world of veterinarians?

Didn't help at all

Helpful

Vet experts now!

Did this kit increase your students awareness of the skills needed to work in the vet industry? Absolutely. It connected well with developing empathy and care for animals too.

Have you noticed a change in / has this kit challenged your students problem solving and critical thinking skills?

No change

Some change

Great challenge!

What feedback have you received from students or parents about the learning in this kit? Parents came in to discuss their knowledge. We have a vet nurse parent in our class! The kids loved exploring the X-rays too :)

“My year 5 & 6 students were thrilled to learn like vets. They enjoyed being scientists and taking on the roles required to collaborate and problem solve. Many struggled with the analysis and diagnosis but this enabled greater collaboration and research. We also got in a vet nurse speaker!”

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Posted 7 months ago

How effective was the "Vet School" component in engaging students in the diagnostic process?

Not Effective

Somewhat Effective

Very Effective

How did this resource help students understand process of elimination using data analysis? This was included in an engaging and non threatening way. The students were determined to do their best to diagnose the animals. A lot of extra googling and independent fact finding ensued - the class were hugely engaged and finished with a far better idea of data analysis.

How well did the resource help students better understand the world of veterinarians?

Didn't help at all

Helpful

Vet experts now!

Did this kit increase your students awareness of the skills needed to work in the vet industry? Yes! There are some future budding vets in the class now!

Have you noticed a change in / has this kit challenged your students problem solving and critical thinking skills?

No change

Some change

Great challenge!

What feedback have you received from students or parents about the learning in this kit? It was their favourite so far! Every week they would ask if it was time for story vets.

“One of the best kits so far! My year 6 students absolutely loved this. As a class that already does a lot of computational thinking, this was right up their alley. Adding animals to this was genius.”

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Posted 7 months ago

“If I could copy and paste my students’ report comments to their whānau it would speak volumes about the positive impact of the learning in Term 2…and…we didn’t even get to ‘scratch’ the surface of the entire kit! Students were engaged by the science/veterinarian language and in making connections with the fairytales/fables. These in particular gave a different perspective on how we approach problems and the causes and effects of our actions. They loved the X-rays and posters because it required they think deeper beyond the surface. The entire kit challenged the learning across other curriculum areas because we made sure all our reading, mathematics and writing had direct links to or inspired us to search and make connections - a real life career that demonstrated the true integrated value of life long learning. Thank you! Just wish we’d had more time to do it real justice!”

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Posted 7 months ago

Bernadette S

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“This was a most excellent Schoolkit. Our Inquiry topic was Life and Living, with one of the Enduring Understandings being - All living things need certain conditions to thrive. The Story Vets fitted in so well. I can say all the children were engaged, from the wondering about the animal pamphlets filched from the local vet, to the fairytales (I have some EAL children who were unfamiliar with all the tales) and to the actual diagnosis. It was great to see some of my lesser able writers coming to the fore with their logic and questioning, being admired by their peers. And to top it off, I fluked a principal observation on one of the afternoons we were using the QR codes and asking for test results. She loved it, and commented on how 'on task' everyone was. There was an excited buzz in the room. I have carefully packed this away to use next year, I can see wonderful links to literacy, even if it doesn't exactly link to that Inquiry topic. Thankyou for the opportunity.”

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Posted 7 months ago

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