#teacherInquiry - 2

@MissDtheTeacher sigh i idiot http://t.co/W7bTSieaXm i didnt know and i didnt know i didnt know - I can use inquiry now in 3 ways #edchatnz

— tonycairns (@tonycairns) July 30, 2015

#edCHATnz teacher inquiry - 1

Great Questions to unpack student data for Teaching as Inquiry from @Mrsmeganpete & @gingamusings #hpsspd #edchatnz pic.twitter.com/PlKu6FNoxs

— Steve Mouldey (@GeoMouldey) July 30, 2015

#EDCHATNZ 3rd Aug, 2015

How well did you achieve active learning today for your class? #edchatnz #pedagogy pic.twitter.com/exvfjIKw6h

— Sam Hocking (@SamHocking1) August 3, 2015

#educampPALMY

Kia ora,

I am very happy to have been part of the organising committee for #educampPALMY in 2015.

It was a wonderful opportunity to be sharing my experience and thoughts on it.

Here is a link to the smack down and google site.

SMACK DOWN

I ran a BREAKOUT on gafe, this was to fill a need. There was high interest from 38 people, they extended an interest in GAFE. So I felt compelled and privileged to share my perspective and context in using google classroom.
Here's my slide:
GAFE

My notes from the EMERGING LEADERS breakout, run by the edlead team.

11.00-11.45

Emerging Leaders:

Standing back to back on a position puts you at an opposed position to someone. In order to know what the other perspective if you must stand side by side. My job is to truly see and understand someone else’s perspective. What we’re expecting of our learners is key. We need positive leadership skills. Positioning myself as the leader by the side of a teacher empowers our relationship. I need to situate myself so that I can COACH alongside. Be the teacher / learner. When going into a conversation about how I want it to finish is not a good start. I need to see their side, see their perspective. Awareness / assumptions- I need to be more aware of myself to be effective. Deal with a CURRENT situation, talk through a problem. Jennifer Abrams- read about this scaffold in conversations. When in these difficult conversations, give them an invitation to speak and share. Am I solution giver or a problem giver?

I need to DE-PERSONALISE my learning to make it meaningful for me.

I need to be willing to appreciate positive feedback.

MID-YEAR CHECK IN WITH THE PRINCIPAL

Malo soifua,

I'm quite behind in posting. But luckily I work on google docs. So it's not too hard to find my notes.

I was asked some key questions by my principal.

These were my responses about my teacher inquiry so far.

Drew

D.Pouniu- 24.06.2015

MID YEAR APPRAISAL REVIEW-DRAFT TEACHER INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

• Describe some of the organisational systems that you have in your Flexible Learning Space (FLS)

Linear maths and cyclic literacy workshops
Online SDA tracking sheets

Online tracking sheets: literacy & numeracy

Planning & assessment are digital and collaboratively developed

Independence license system

Pedagogy drives the organisational systems within Poutama

We are aiming to provide a paper-reduced learning experience, using google classroom

Our class blog is our central hub

• How do you make learning progressions visible for learners?

This is evident on a maths workshop wall

Literacy is more subjective as it is cyclic

Teacher certificates each Friday

Student voice is evident on our walls

We publically promote learning gains of students at whole class meetings (celebration)

We have a “smashed it wall” for excellent work

Tasks are scaffolded verbally or through written / digital means

Our blog and google sites have all the instructions /examples for tasks

We use padlet consistently in the classroom to present learning

• What approaches do you take to promoting learner self management?

Student organise their time based on ‘must dos’ and ‘can dos’

They record their completed learning on the SDA tracking sheets

There is a scaffold for each zone, as this is chosen weekly

• How does the way you operate your FLS link to the school’s learning process?

This is evident in our Term 1’s science Te Ako Ritenga. It guided the learning process, but is very visible in other times of our day.