WHAT WE ARE BUILDING AND HOW TO CHECK IT
I want this site to get better when people try it. This notebook shows what I’m working toward and how I plan to check what helps. Planned work is labeled as planned.
First classroom pilot
Status: planned. Invite a teacher to try one 25-minute activity. Ask what students understood, where they got stuck, and which instructions need changing. Record class-level feedback without identifying students.
First interview
Status: planned. Choose a guest, research their public role, and write five questions. Use the interview guide. Publish only after a real conversation and permission to use it.
What goes in a progress update
- Date and work: what was actually created or revised.
- Student contribution: research, writing, interviewing, design, or testing done by the student.
- Feedback: what a reader or teacher said, without identifying private individuals.
- Change: what was improved because of that feedback.
- Evidence: a link to the work or an honest aggregate measure.
Measure usefulness
Visits can show reach. They cannot, by themselves, show understanding. Stronger evidence could include a teacher reusing an activity, clearer student case notes after a lesson, or a revision that resolves a repeated misunderstanding. Report only what was actually observed, and describe the limits of a small pilot.
Keep a private working log, too
The student can record drafts, sources, time spent, help received, and what changed their mind. That helps show what I did, what help I had, and what I learned. Personal contact details and student-level feedback do not belong on this public page.