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CASE ANALYSIS: Why & What

We have just done a role play. What is case analysis in your own words?

EDUC W200 Week 5

Case Analysis: Why & What

• You are going to be a teacher. • Classroom situations are always messy, and

problems are everywhere! • This means you need to be ready for whatever

that may happen in class, whether you planned or not.

• However, teacher education program cannot tell you exactly what to do, when, and how.

• There are too many variables, and they are unpredictable!

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Case Analysis: Why & What

• To be a competent teacher, you need to be a quick problem-solver and a wise decision-maker.

• “Case analysis” is designed to help you be a flexible thinker, so that you can perform even in the most problematic and messy real-world situations.

• Of course, in W200 the ‘case’ means a real or a close-to-real classroom case. It is a learning tool for you, pre-service teachers. Through this project, you will learn to think like a teacher, a problem-solver.

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So, How does a problem-solver think?

SHERLOCK HOLMES“When you eliminate the

impossible, what remains is (or might be) true, however unlikely.”

GREGORY HOUSEBrainstorms

possibilities, eliminates the impossible, tests out

possibilities until he reaches conclusion.

NANCY DREWVideo: Apollo 13 clip on brainstorming a case

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DISCUSS: What are possible steps you would take to solve a problem?

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Common Thinking Steps for a Problem-Solver (Especially, the steps we will use in W200)o Identifying the problem and needs• E.g., Learner characteristics, teacher concerns,

curricular requirements (i.e., standards), and environmental availability

o Looking for the many, many appropriate options you could use to solve the problem or meet the requirements

o Making decisions among various options (e.g., technology offerings based on the 3Es that best meet the needs and characteristics you discovered)

o Justifying your decisions

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INTRO TO CASE ANALYSIS PROJECT #1

Rules and expectations specific to W200 Case Analysis projects

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FOR W200 CASE ANALYSIS PROJECTS

• You will analyze two hypothetical classroom cases.

• Each case will be a text description of a content and grade specific classroom situations, including teacher concerns, curricular requirements (e.g., academic standards), learner needs, and environmental availability and constraints, etc.

• Analyzing the case description will be key to identifying the core problems and needs to be addressed in the case analysis process.

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FOR W200 CASE ANALYSIS PROJECTS

• The goal is to improve the classroom situation in the case. And for the purpose of W200, we will assume that all of the solutions/options comes from (high-)tech resources and tools only.

• Sound difficult? Don’t worry! Through Week 6 to Week 10 of W200, you will learn various types of options. Also, you are expected to follow a thinking process framed in the case analysis template.

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CASE ANALYSISTHE CASE ANALYSIS PROCESS

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CASE ANALYSIS PROCESS STEP 1: IDENTIFY STANDARD & NEEDS

• IDENTIFY STANDARD(S) What standard(s) do you need to address? What is the learning goal(s)? For K-12

students. Narrow down from the academic standard to be manageable in 1 class period

• NEEDS OF THE CASE Who are your learners? Their physical ability… What is the teaching/learning environment? The teacher beliefs or knowledge? What is the problem(s)?

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CASE ANALYSIS PROCESS STEP 2: BRAINSTORM & SEARCH OPTIONS

• OPTIONS Look for as many options as possible Look for options (tools, technologies, approaches) that

could be useful in your case– For instance, for concept maps tools available are

Inspiration, Gliffy, Text2Mind Map, Mind Meister, Bubbl.us, MS Word, MS Excel

– Options should be relevant and unique (not repeats)

Remember…– One tool does not meet all the needs of your

classroom– But a set of tools will address all the needs of your

classroom– Just because you find one you like does not mean

that you stop looking – look for as many possible options

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CASE ANALYSIS PROCESS STEP 3: WHAT TECHNOLOGY

• WHAT HAVE YOU CHOSEN? Step 1: List what options you have chosen, and

be explicit about how it will be used. Just because you list it does not mean the reader will understand how you intend for the option to be used in the classroom.

Step 2: Review whether you have options for each need expressed in your case. You will have to defend it!

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CASE ANALYSIS PROCESS STEP 4: WHY AND REFLECTION

• WHY Why are your choices appropriate? Why are you choices better than the

alternatives? Than all of the other options? How do your choices solve the problem? How do your choices help meet the standards

being taught? Use the 3Es to support your reasoning

Example: Why would you choose Inspiration over Visio, MS

Word and MS Excel? And discuss why?

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CASE ANALYSIS PROCESSSTEP 4: WHY AND REFLECTION

• REFLECTION Are you addressing the needs of your case? Prove it. Do you decisions meet the needs of your case?

Really?– If not, revisit your options and recommendation(s)– If they do, make the connections for the reader. Show it

(more of a proof, less of a justification)

• So, how am I going to apply case analysis process in this class? o Case Analysis Project #1

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CASE ANALYSIS: TIPS & RESOURCES

• Know the details of your case• Approach the problem from many

different angles• Analyze, do not describe it - that

requires a bit more effort• Do not assume anything – or at

least be explicit about your assumptions

• W200 Cases• Case analysis template (copy and paste the

link: https://drive.google.com/previewtemplate?id=1LMyacDOwef2B1D8ejAVsnTrXhQ_UEWmz31sH6cyFWyE&mode=public

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CASE ANALYSIS EXAMPLE

• Going over an Example: • Example

• How can I create a document like this? o Google Docs…

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