Teacher Inquiry - @ Whakarongo
Monday 9 November 2009Whakarongo School
Teacher Inquiry - Change to Appraisal System
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Teacher Inquiry - What will be our focus?
NumeracyMaintain the momentum from Maintain the momentum from this year, whilst learning the TI this year, whilst learning the TI
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Teacher Inquiry - Assessment Impact
• Data underpinning decisions made - needs to be clear - allows for good decision making
• Maths PAT will be outsourced for marking - teachers expertise will be spent analysing and understanding data
Teacher Inquiry - Target Groups
• Cusp students - Groups of 6-7 students
• Years 4-8: Stanine 4 (maybe 3)
• Years 1-3: Stage below expected level
Use professional judgement
Teacher Inquiry - Recording
• Merge elements of ICT - Wiki?
• Discussion Pages within the Wiki
• Gives our work a greater audience - contribution
• Whakarongo - moving towards a Learning Community
Teacher Inquiry - PLC
• Based on ‘new’ teams
• In conjunction with Professional Reading Programme
• Response Forms, Discussion, Debate, Verbalise our teaching and learning beliefs
• Gives an element of rigour to the process - Professional Learning Community
Teacher Inquiry - Support
• Carol for TI process, PLC support
• Anna & Stefan for Numeracy expertise
• Richard leading TI @ WS
• Staff
Conclusion - 5 Things to Remember
Five Things To Remember!
1. Elements of Change - Our Teaching, Our Learning, Improved Appraisal process, Meaningful and lasting change
2. PD based on Students Learning
3. Team Approach to TI
4. Exciting opportunity to merge research with professional practice
5. Another step towards “The Inquiring School”
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