Barbara Watson & Cromwell Primary visit

Morning visit to observe Danella Smallridge & team in New Entrant class.

 

Developing Constructive Writers, Years 1-3

Dr Barbara Watson.

Guided writing in classrooms

Responding more effectively to individuals

Writing for reading

EA spring 2015 links etc

Canterbury university's computer science Unplugged website - technology help 

Collaboration is thinking together and driving the children's progress as a team. Building trusting, open & honest relationships. 

Shotover Primary in Queenstown, Principal Ben Witheford.

The Arts - www.artsonline.tki.org.nz go to "reviewed resources"

Cultural competency

Ka Hikitia 

Tataiako, cultural competency for teachers of Maori Learners 

Te Kete Ipurangi website for resources o supporting student identity. 

Oral language resource- Talk Koreo Talk 

New app - Imagistory 

Inquiry

To improve my teaching strategies in teaching reading to priority learner.

Asked Diana to assess J and to give feedback. Found J doesn't know difference between letters & words. Also doesn't know first & last.

Thinking Thursday

Just some of the amazing activities our junior children enjoy during Thinking Thursday time. 

Our modern learning environment journey

Otatara classroom

Beanbags, tent, low tables, high tables, 

ILS= innovative learning spaces

Action stations in Central Hub

Must do & can do 

Care groups for point of contact 

Two week teacher rotation 

Curriculum room 

Learning support room 

Action stations room 

Planning meetings to set learning goals 

Increased engagement from children 

Children moving more 

Friday morning social time with one teacher, other teachers released for testing

Group planking documents to add anecdotal notes 

Growth Mindset

The power of YET!

Rube Goldberg movies

Plan to fail, embrace to success

Growth mindset is the ability to grow & develop

Books that develop a growth mindset 

Grit - take the survey 

Austin's butterfly video 

tiny.cc/SouthlandTOD

Growth mindset comments for you and learners to see and refer to

Numeracy Symposium July 2015

Keynote speaker - Shelley Dole, Essential Numeracy: Proportional Reasoning

1. Maths Training Circuit - Danielle Smallridge, Cromwell

2. Connecting Number with Strand - Denise Hannagan

3. Engage Empower Motitvate - Laetitia de Vries, Merrin School 

Action Stations resource. 

And so my learning journey continues...

After four years away from full time teaching I am now back teaching in Room 7 at Te Anau School. A roll growth position from. April - Dec 2015. Teaching yr 0-1s who transition from the Foundation class.