DMIC Observation with MARTHA

Here is the DMIC lesson I used today when Martha observed.

Again I was nervous about doing it, but she was great in discussing each step with me along the way.

These are new things I picked up on:

Less of children putting hands up and more of me calling on them.
*More of me asking them to repeat what each other has been explaining.
*More of me asking them to justify their thinking.
*Taking the lesson where it needs to go as the needs arise (it turned out that most of them had forgotten how to calculate a unit fraction of an amount to then find the greater fraction, but the context for this learning made it all the richer!)
*Looking at where to take this next in terms of the needs that arose today - creating our own real-life problem, doing the same survey with OUR class and then calculating the fractions... they were nowhere near looking at the percentage situation as the fractions need focus for now..

I really enjoyed this lesson and am buzzing with new excitement for DMIC Maths!

Writing Progress with Accelerant Group

I am very proud of the progress my accelerant writing group has made. Our team got the students to do a Quick Write to establish who could go in this accelerant group. We also discussed attitude when forming this group, so only akonga with a drive to move were put in the group. The other teachers planned workshops. I have had the accelerant writers for 3 weeks. Now we will extend it for three more. It's a great example of how our team collaboration has enabled acceleration for these learners (a group of 12 writers), to lift them to National Standard in writing.


Here is the team planning
Here is my own planning

Here is evidence of achievement in their use of commas.

Here is some evidence of their achievement in using improved vocabulary. (I could not access SEESAW for the children upstairs in Piripono 1 e.g. Toby and Theo)

YASH



MONTE




OLIVIA





OCTAVIA




CHARLIA




OLIVER F

Learner Agency in Reading

One way in which Jody and I have tried to accelerate learning through our collaborative teaching, is by sharing the teaching of reading for the akonga in our learning hub (Piripono 2).

So I have taken a larger group of 28 which she has taken the other 20 in a smaller group.

This term I had my group do an asttle reading test and then analyse their own learning pathway to establish goals, then to make an action plan as to how to achieve their reading goals.

It's been successful for the more self-directed, self-monitoring learners, but there has been a group of approx. 8 who I have had to very much guide through the process, which can be frustrating!

It's been great to see the independence and self-direction from a lot of the others though.

Here is Sophia's action plan..

Literacy Observation

Fleur observed me teaching my accelerant writing group today.

Here is her feedback.

DMIC Visit - MATHS

Trevor visited (FROM DMIC MATHS) to model a DMIC lesson. The children were engaged and keen to share their thinking. The mixed-ability is interesting as the weaker Maths learners were learning from their peers. It was great to see the children take ownership; explaining, illustrating and justifying their thinking to the other groups.

I'm looking forward to having a go at using this problem-solving approach, although a bit daunted by it. I hope I will be able to take the children in the direction they need to go, picking up on the gaps that arise at the time.

Team Collaborative Inquiry 2019

Today with Jacque Allen we started on our team collaborative inquiry

Code of Practice

Design for Learning