Home/School books are up and running and I sent students home with simple strategies and a picture to do some descriptive writing.
I am loving using the home/school books again and there are a group of students who have opted in. I am getting books back quite regularly and I am finding these better than the homework sheets that they students don't do. I must admit it is a lot of work to set up but because they are coming back at different times you only really have one or two to look at now and again.
What next?
I would probably like students to bring their homeschool books to workshops and then I can do some extra practise activities in their books for them.
I am also really making a conscience effort to not just do Maths, but also include Reading and Writing too. I will continue to look for resources that they could use. There are some good stories and follow up questions that I have used in the past that I could also include.
Exciting times - but I am hoping that the extra practise will really pay off for these target students.
Te Reo Maori - 25/03/16
So to be quite honest I was worried about teaching Te Reo Maori on a regular basis in the class this year. What I really think that I was worried about was the harder learning that would occur. Colours, names of things, moods, seasons etc those are fine, it is the sentences that I was concerned about but is what our Year 7 and 8 students need to be learning.
So after a lot of thinking I thought I would try flipping the learning with Te Reo. I managed to find an excellent website that has videos for the students to watch and take notes. There are also grammar and quiz questions for the students to answer after they have completed watching the videos.
The Students are LOVING it. They are watching the videos, taking notes, attempting the words and when I come to do the lesson on the Friday they really have a good understanding of those weeks videos. What I like is that it is a part of the students Learning Schedules and they are including Te Reo into their daily plan. All the videos stay on our Class Site so they are always their for the students to refer back to. It is exciting learning and the students are loving it, compared to really not being interested in learning Te Reo Maori in the last few years.
That is my feel good for the week.
So after a lot of thinking I thought I would try flipping the learning with Te Reo. I managed to find an excellent website that has videos for the students to watch and take notes. There are also grammar and quiz questions for the students to answer after they have completed watching the videos.
The Students are LOVING it. They are watching the videos, taking notes, attempting the words and when I come to do the lesson on the Friday they really have a good understanding of those weeks videos. What I like is that it is a part of the students Learning Schedules and they are including Te Reo into their daily plan. All the videos stay on our Class Site so they are always their for the students to refer back to. It is exciting learning and the students are loving it, compared to really not being interested in learning Te Reo Maori in the last few years.
That is my feel good for the week.
Term 1 Observation Reflections and Next Steps - 19/03/16
I am enjoying the appraisal process that we are following this year. We kicked of the year with an early observation, which I must admit I was very worried about. After thinking about it a bit more I saw it as a chance to see what I needed to focus more on this year.
I enjoyed having both Kylie and Rikki in the class observing me teach and I really enjoyed the follow up session with Kylie and Erin (Rikki was busy). It really made me think about and justify why I was doing things certain ways and what I would do better next time.
I am looking forward to the rest of my observations this year and seeing whether I am progressing in my teaching and learning.
Below is my first observation, notes taken by observers, feed back and links to the PTCs. Enjoy!!
Observation - Term 1, Week 3 2016
I enjoyed having both Kylie and Rikki in the class observing me teach and I really enjoyed the follow up session with Kylie and Erin (Rikki was busy). It really made me think about and justify why I was doing things certain ways and what I would do better next time.
I am looking forward to the rest of my observations this year and seeing whether I am progressing in my teaching and learning.
Below is my first observation, notes taken by observers, feed back and links to the PTCs. Enjoy!!
Observation - Term 1, Week 3 2016
PTC#11: analyse and appropriately use assessment information, which has been gathered formally and informally
Analyse assessment information and use student e-portfolios to show the ongoing progress and learning needs of students in reading, writing and maths.
Learning Intention (WALT)
Basis:
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Success Criteria
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display our learning process, in Mathematics, for an audience.
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This will be co-constructed with the students
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PD with Blogs - 03/03/16
I was able to share my basic blogging knowledge with some of my colleagues today going over how to do blog posts, adding pictures, labelling posts and the basic settings of blogger. It was pleasing to see them develop a better understanding of blogger, which for many can be very daunting as it is new to them. Small steps, however I am looking forward to catch up with them again and seeing how they are progressing.
I had to do some of my own research to find out a few things prior to meeting with them, especially around options for privacy settings.
I had to do some of my own research to find out a few things prior to meeting with them, especially around options for privacy settings.
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