Chart & record the interaction of students or colleagues to measure & graphically illustrate levels & types of participation. The instant analytics & animated playback at multiple speeds will help spur discussion & engage everyone in deeper reflection!
Effortlessly trace and assess your students' interaction, performance, and involvement! Classroom discussions, meeting debriefs, & post-observations will never be the same again!
With EquityMaps®, you can promote wider collaboration, engage students, and nurture reflection of teachers and students alike.
Track the nature of each participants' contributions with CheckNotes, available in the Premium version–gain access to 17 templates or create your own.
REFLECTIVE DATA AT YOUR FINGERTIPS:
• Simply tap on the participants’ icons when they speak and Equity Maps will do the rest by visually charting the interactions and calculating levels of participation for your group or class.
• “Playback” the diagram of interactions among participants in real time or in fast forward mode at various speeds.
• Use the record audio function and access selectable playback of individual participants to review your class or meeting—powerful for taking audio notes, or for reflecting on the dialogue of the group.
• The “Feedback Frames” provide key statistics for teachers, students or group members:
-Display statistics of total time and frequency spoken for all participants.
-Measure involvement based on gender within the class or group.
-View statistics of shared time and involvement.
-Premium Version – Quickly see characteristics of each participant's actions with Check Notes.
TEACHERS:
• Enhance your Socratic Seminars, Literature Circles, group discussions, Harkness®(*) discussions, or full classroom discussions.
• Monitor & assess Common Core Speaking and Listening Standards, ATL, or seminar criteria.
• Promote student involvement and self-reflection.
• Easily assess student participation and now even the nature of their contributions.
FACILITATORS AND GROUP LEADERS:
• Encourage deeper reflection of your group’s goals, norms and processes.
• Equity Maps is ideal for your collaborative work:
– Critical Friends Group® coaches & facilitators (CFG work)
– Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)
– Collaborative groups and committees
ADMINISTRATORS AND INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES:
• Provide teachers with a visual perspective of their classroom instruction like they’ve never seen before!
• Revitalize reflective practices for teachers, present objective data to improve the scope and reduce anxiety of post-observation meetings.
• Make your classroom observations truly more meaningful and reflective.
• Gather objective data and access the “Feedback Frames” for deeper discussions about instructional practices, student involvement and classroom equity.
FEATURES:
• Quickly set-up your class or meeting.
• Customize your own class layout in “class mode”—circles or semicircles.
• Select from a variety of table arrangements.
• Save classes and groups for easy access.
*The Premium Version is available with In-App purchase and currently adds the following features:
•Add up to 40 Participants
•Utilize the Checknotes function to track characteristics of participants' contributions
• Includes 17 Checknote templates / create custom templates too!
• Access additional data in the feedback frames
•Secure access to all future premium updates that are planned through to V3.
• Coming soon – Add custom tables !
At Equity Maps we believe that true collaboration is possible only when diverse groups of people come together in dialogue to inquire, create, problem solve, and innovate!
EquityMaps® is a registered trademark at the USPTO.
*EquityMaps has been developed completely independent of Phillips Exeter Academy and is not affiliated in any way with the academy.
Critical Friends Group® is a registered trademark of the National School Reform Faculty (NSRF®)