Its been a busy few months since the return from Ulearn 15. I have finished up my Cohort 2 MST2 groups and have their data processed with pleasing results from some children and a little disappointed on others BUT all have made progress to some degree or other.
End of year Data Analysis Shows:
OTJ Nat Std Start 2015 End 2015
Met 0 15
Below 8 19
Well Below 21 2
Well Well Below 7 0
3 Children have left over the course of the year so their results are not included.
We use the difference in the scaled PAT m scores to ascertain whether accelerated progress was made by the Year 4-6s or not:
16/27 make accelerated progress
6/27 made progress
5/27 did not make progress
The children who did not show progress on the PAT m test still made gains in their learning and GLOSS/JAM test results reflected this.
CURRICULUM TEAM MTG:
On the 20th November I was part of a team of teachers: Rana, Clare, Tony, Greg, Vanessa and Myself co-odinated by Brendon to come up with a plan of what a Future Learner/MLE curriculum might look like at Porritt School. This was a really interesting an made us think of what these 'ideals' would look like in reality at our school. It was quite hard to start with but we soon had lots of great ideas. Some readings which would be useful around this are The OECED Report - the Nature of Learnng and A Framework for Transforming Learning in Schools: Innovation and the Spiral of Inquiry, Timperley, Kaser and Halbert.
FINAL MST 2 IMPACT DAY:
Once again lots of fabulous ideas gathered from a great bunch of ladies:
MST 2 Impact Day 2015 2 Novotel Auckland
GEMS:
Sue Jarvis:
- Maths is the first lesson taught each day.
Nicky Zampese:
- Maths Buddy System – About a dozen confident maths children go and work with middles and juniors for 15 minutes each day, Mon-Thurs on their basic facts, counting collections and splitting numbers (inspired by Nuffield Foundation Readings).
- Use Parents as a mouth piece for second groups coming into MST
- Sharing student voice recorded at beginning and end to show attitude shift.
- Play the 100 game from ‘My Kids Can’
Ngaire:
- Whole school focus on maths, each teacher has an inquiry question linked to appraisal; every teacher has a target group. Each teacher uses the Teaching as Inquiry model which changes as focus changes. Lead teacher knows all of this and flicks resources and readings to support the teachers, observations of teachers once a term for three terms. Have a focus for each team meeting – budget, home connection, readings, target children…
Cara – Churton School:
- Sharing with another school, theme throughout school could be ‘using materials’, everything a word problem, use the word ‘challenge’ not ‘hard’ removes a mental barrier.
- Big breakfast – matariki focus – reason, informal 7-8am, shoulder tap parents to help as well as talk to about progress, school hall, whole school or syndicates, have coffee and cake nights with child care provided.
- Watch each other take maths, Have a critical friend – weekly mtgs, syndicate termly with the focus on maths. Also an inquiry check in. CRT days – professional reading component plus BOT funding extra CRT days.
- GARY from CARA’s SCHOOL: Open Poly tech PAPER on teaching maths.
Jenny:
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Set up a Google doc for
the SIT team and team leaders can access and share with their teams. Includes resources and readings to
disseminate amongst the school to improve effective practice.
Kylie:
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MST Network Teachers –
friends, resources, support.
Helen:
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Get into classes to
support teachers/children and observe what is going on with both.
Dori:
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Maths TV using a box
to help get talk flowing and explaining thinking.
Cliff:
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Family Maths
Book. Each night the book goes home with
a child. A game in the front gets played
and the families share how they use maths at home/work/life. Photos and blurb.
Sue Graham:
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Sustainability – 4 school
cluster funding 1 teacher to be their PLD lead.
One term in depth in each school as well as continual support and Staff
Meetings.
OTHER NOTES:
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Mahiri Wallace – first three years
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Sept MST 2 Day : Problem with a
friend – pigs in sty youtube clip to support HOW the BRAIN LEARNS Readings.
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Link Inquiry to Appraisal:
self-assess, problems on a continuum, rich tasks, Teaching channel, sharing
resources, picture books, reflection.
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Develop the CAaP – maybe flow chart
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Youtube
Clip:
What would your students say? Teachers? Parents?
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Youtube
Clip: Math Class Needs a Makeover
SELENA
O’LEARY: Fielding Intermediate DP
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ALiM and MST Nominations come from
Students, Parents and Teacher.
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ALiM, MST and ALL are given priority
over all other school programming and double dipping is kept an eye on (2 lots
a day necessary).
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It’s about:
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Engaging in mathematics organisation
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Raising achievement through whanau
engagement
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Developing understanding thru rich
mathematical tasks
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Extending thinking through
mathematical questioning
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Creating positive mathematical
thinkers
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2 staff meetings a term and 2 CAaP
meetings a term.
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On agenda for parents drop hints but
not the actual content – make it exciting and fun sounding.
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Create your own community of maths,
network and lead teacher mtgs.
IMPACT ON ME:
The last two years of MST as well as the ALiM journey have been monumental in terms of personal growth with Mathematics. I have gained content knowledge, pedagogical knowledge and confidence. It really has been a journey of discovery. I gained an A- this year to go with my A from last year and am very proud of myself for having achieved these results at Post Grad level. I still have the desire to study but just not as intensely as the past two years. The Open Polytech are offereing a worthwhile looking paper so I am considering that.
Next year will give me the opportunity to grow into the role of leading the maths team on our continued journey towards effective practice for all staff at Porritt School. My goal is for everyone to have a strong sense of capability and confidence in teaching maths by improving their own knowledge thru my support and readings/PLD etc...
A goal to be going on with and a journey continued!
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