Our Manaiakalani Cluster Data for 2020 painted a clear picture of where the need lies and what my focus needs to be for 2021. In the week of lockdown, Glen Taylor CoL teachers + Management met via google meets to discuss our possible Inquiry focus for 2021. This Talanoa was refreshing as well as eye-opening. We received validation from our principal for our intended inquiry focus and discussed what support we might need throughout the year and what support we could offer our school, in return.
My 2020 Inquiry looked at Reading and helped me identify a few reasons why reading progress was stalling. Unfortunately, due to covid, I felt like my inquiry was not as successful as I had hoped it to be. The connection was merely present due to limited face to face time and the unprecedented times the world was exposed to last year.
At Glen Taylor School, we believe that if we really want to influence the Students' learning, then we need to change our teacher practice, to ensure the results differ. To inquire effectively...
..."teachers need to make sense of their experiences in the classroom, LEARN from those experiences, and CHANGE it. (Teaching as Inquiry, Harvard Education, 2004)."
In addition to this, according to John Hattie, 50% of what a child achieves is from home, the next 30% is based on the choices the teacher makes.
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