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Unanswered Questions Reveal So Much
For all of our presentations, GEODES gives pre- and post-surveys measuring our performance, and any attitude changes about disability that occurred. I don't analyze the data - attempting to maintain a distance from program evaluation. I don't know how I would skew the results, but to stay on the safe side, GEODES' Program Evaluator does the statistical analysis. But... I cheated a little with the last bunch of surveys and perused the responses while I was waiting for my doctor to call my name. All the post-surveys ask the participants if there are any lingering questions the presenter/presentation did not answer during the event. Most of them indicated they had no further questions, however, one caught my eye. This 6th grader's response was asking if people who have disabilities are sad. I wish I could go back and answer this, because I ... Read more »
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Front Page of the Signal Newspaper?!
If you haven't already seen it, yesterday's GEODES presentation was highlighted on the front page of today's local newspaper, The Signal! Here's the article: http://www.the-signal.com/section/36/article/34999/ Read more »
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I’m STILL Excited About the Presentation We Gave to the Kiddos at Mint Canyon Elementary School!
We gave a great presentation at Mint Canyon Elementary School! Thank you to Stacy, Marc, and Tessa for coming to help me organize all the kiddos! And thank you so much to the kids for being awesome and excited about the presentation! I can't wait to give the next one! Keep an eye out for an article in The Signal about it, as well as for pictures posted online soon! Here's an overview: I first gave a short intro talk about disability and asked the kids what disability is, and who is disabled. They had a lot of great answers and some interesting ones. For example, one boy said that disability is when someone can't move at all, and I was not disabled because I can move my body. Although quadriplegia is a disability, it is not the only one. I hope I explained that fairly ... Read more »
