Summarise the challenge of student learning you plan to
focus on in this inquiry. Be as clear and specific as you can
about the evidence you about this to date.
Malo e lelei EVERYONE,
Earlier this week all schools in the Manaiakalani cluster met down at Tamaki College to look at the achievement data across all schools in the cluster for 2018. It always is a great learning experience for both teachers and Woolf Fisher research team to identify the strengths and weaknesses in our students learning.
Before attending the meeting I was still indecisive about which achievement challenge to inquire into this year. After the meeting, I decided that my inquiry focus for 2019 will be: Achievement Challenge #3 - Lift the achievement in Reading for all students, with a particular focus on boys and Maori students (both genders) Years 1-13.
focus on in this inquiry. Be as clear and specific as you can
about the evidence you about this to date.
Malo e lelei EVERYONE,
Earlier this week all schools in the Manaiakalani cluster met down at Tamaki College to look at the achievement data across all schools in the cluster for 2018. It always is a great learning experience for both teachers and Woolf Fisher research team to identify the strengths and weaknesses in our students learning.
Before attending the meeting I was still indecisive about which achievement challenge to inquire into this year. After the meeting, I decided that my inquiry focus for 2019 will be: Achievement Challenge #3 - Lift the achievement in Reading for all students, with a particular focus on boys and Maori students (both genders) Years 1-13.
Describe how and why you have selected this challenge of student learning. Locate your inquiry in the context of patterns of student learning in Manaiakalani overall.
Listening to Woolf Fisher present their findings and learning that the gap is widening between Manaiakalani schools achievement levels and the national norm provoked me to focus my inquiry into reading. Leaving the meeting, I was adamant that Reading was the way to go.Explain why you judge this to be the most important and catalytic issue of learning for this group of learners this year
Being a Year 7 & 8 classroom teacher, it becomes a goal to ensure my students are prepared and advanced in their learning, ready for high school. Having had success with my focus in Writing last year, I'd like the same outcome for Reading this year.
Kia ora Christine, yes the cluster data and feedback in February was compelling. Thinking about our focus from the CoL PLG in February where Aaron challenged us to be "as clear and specific as you can about the evidence you have about this to date." Were you prompted by this feedback to make connections with exisiting ideas and beliefs about reading achievement for your learners?
ReplyDeleteHow did this data compare with your school's data and past trends. Would be valuable to share what other patterns of student learning you have noticed that support or contradict this data and/or trends.
ngā mihi,
Fiona