TBCS-Steve-Standards 4&5-June 2108

Teaching Standards No 4  & 5 Learning Focused Culture & Design for Learning

• Observations in my classroom that focus on the learning environment.
• Observing other teachers practices and approaches in the establishment of an inclusive and supportive learning environment.
• Effectively incorporating digital media into the learning environment.

• 4: Understanding and using a range of innovative, co-operative and inquiry learning approaches.
• 4: Effectively incorporating digital media into the learning environment.
• 5. Structuring learning tasks so that all ākonga experience a degree of success, but also ensuring that they are required to stretch themselves to fully succeed.
• 5: Personalising learning and making it meaningful for individual ākonga.

See PLD, 

Observations:
Mathematics: our students have individualised lessons based on their pre-testing in each area of the maths curriculum. The complete a standard 'diagnostic', work through the lessons that they did not master. This sets the 'enquiry'. Recording said lessons dates and scores on their printed diagnostic. Upon completion they recheck (swat) any areas they found difficult and then with the teachers approval they compete a comprehensive diagnostic.
Students may be set lessons from any level including lower i.e. a yr 6 may go to year 5 subtraction  using 7 digits, to master this strategy before returning to the lessons in year 6. This is not uncommon.
This allows students to have control over their learning (to a degree). They are able to use the video training on line (visual and audio), the teacher and their peers for assistance.

Outcome and Actions:

Students us a range of approaches to lessons.

Teachers support this process and track to ensure they understand.
The digital confidence is in their use of said programmes, recording their achievements on their 'Google Drive'.

Here is a slideshow I found which you may find helpful:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/19ENISja-n9WPlfjifVOojd4oBMTYokLUJNYkss2rdaY/edit#slide=id.p

Strategies for engaging reluctant writers

Here are some good references for helping engage the reluctant writer. Note the balance between surface and deeper features, but with the emphasis on making meaning.

1. 5 strategies for inspiring for reluctant writers
2. 13 ways to engage reluctant writers
3. 7 Ways to Guide and Inspire Reluctant Children to Write (note ideas for making handwriting a ‘comfortable experience’)
4. What to do for reluctant writers

This video about the author's purpose reinforces the idea that the purpose is critical.