KPMG Day 2 - Re-affirming my MIT2020 challenge

Our KPMG Day 2, kicked off with a bit of shaking here in Levin. It has been an interesting exercise sitting at home with small and frequent after shocks occurring!

Today was an opportunity to reflect and look at where to next. It was reassuring for me to hear that others had also not made as much progress with their projects for a variety of factors. I still firmly believe in my challenge:

"Young people develop wellbeing and resilience strategies at different rates and some require additional support when faced with challenging situations".

However, the part I know I will most likely struggle with is gathering the data to show that what I have created, or done is working. I am still not sure about this.

So, where to next? I really need to spend some time developing a prototype - I have a base google form for checking in, but one of my goals is to develop a form linking to supporting resources based on a student's responses (for example - students selecting 'feeling anxious' are directed to supporting resources about how to identify, and manage anxiety.)

I also want to develop a site that is user friendly (aimed at students) and incorporates an interactive Gratitude Journal, as well as our daily focus (Mindful Monday, Terrific Tuesday etc).

But still...how do I gather the data to prove effectiveness? How do I measure this?

Also of interest from today was looking at the new surveys for the Manaiakalani research team, and thinking about how they are conducting observations. It will be interesting to see the results from the observations, as I think 'in person' observations have the ability to capture the data around learning conversations and feedback etc that online 'site and blog' observations will not. I do like the new student survey questions!