GOOGLE EDUCATOR GROUP

WEST JAKARTA Member Feedback Regarding Leadership & Participation

Co-Leader Craig Hansen Leader Steven Sutantro

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We asked our members, “Do you have experiences you'd be happy to share with other educators?”

We asked our members, “Do you have experiences you'd be happy to share with other educators?”

¤ 13% replied to our request for feedback ¤ The responses represent a sample of 39 people from our

membership database of 296 ¤ The members surveyed were those attending a workshop

with GEG WJ

We asked our members, “Do you have experiences you'd be happy to share with other educators?”

¤ 28% said “YES, we have experiences we are happy to share with other educators”

¤ 72% said, “NO, we do not have experiences we are happy to share with other educators”

We asked our members, “Do you have experiences you'd be happy to share with other educators?”

¤ Those that answered, “YES” noted the following reasons for joining GEG WJ: n  Learning Google Apps for Education, n Networking with People, n  Joining Google Educator Group Team, n Sharing Educational Technology

experiences

What does this tell us?

¤ 2 ½ times as many people feel either their experiences are not worth sharing or they are unhappy to share their experiences or offer to take a leading role

¤ Either way, we aimed to change this perspective

What change did we seek?

¤ We wanted GEG WJ members to gain experiences they consider to be worth sharing, i.e. success

¤ We wanted GEG WJ members to gain a happiness to share their experiences, i.e. confidence

Action Plan

¤ Four Workshops: Google DRIVE, GAFEs, Code Gaming & Launching Google Classroom

¤ Using teachers (GEG MEMBERS) as facilitators to model ‘sharing is safe’

¤ Emphasize team learning, encouragement and celebrating success

The result

We conducted training at two different venues, over four sessions, with fellow teachers as facilitators.

The result

q  20 GEG Members / workshop participants responded

q  30% said, “No” or they wanted to learn more as a participant

q  70% said, “Yes” or they wanted to lead in some way at the next event

The result

q  2.3 x more people were interested in taking a leadership role at the next GEG workshop/s

q  Roles offered included:

q  Becoming a trainer/speaker

q  Becoming Translator,

q  Becoming Planning Team,

q  Becoming Trainer's Assistants,

q  Initiate a new GEG in your region

Final thoughts ¤  Teachers training teachers not only

provide a transfer of skill and knowledge, it also: n  Exposes teachers to potential growth

opportunities n  Models risk taking and reward n  Encourages teachers to shed potentially

limiting beliefs n  Provides a safe environment to try and

succeed

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