personalising learning jude hartstone & karyn white alfriston college

Personalising Learning

Jude Hartstone & Karyn WhiteAlfriston College

The Independent Learner

Caring, Creative, Collaborative, Enterprising, Joyful, Persevering, Resilient,

Thinking, Wise

Whanau

Connected, [Of good] Character, Confident and Competent

NZCManaging Self, Participating and Contributing, Relating to Others,

Thinking, Using Language, Symbols and Text.

English Learning Area Goals 20101 100% achievement NCEA Level 12 Raising assessment completion

rates at all levels3 Develop and employ literacy

resources at Yr 9 and 104 Develop and employ differentiated

learning strategies at all levels

AC Strategic Goals

We can personalise …

Process,Product

Content,

to improve engagement and achievement.

Personalising ContentProvide a variety of texts and learning activities based on learners’ interests, aspirations, their strengths and weaknesses.Year 9 2005 – 2010: Learner Driven X-Curricular Themes: Identity, Order and Chaos, Change, Equality

2011: Whanau 4C’s

Year 10 Born and Bred in South Auckland

Year 11 Born and Bred in New Zealand

Year 12 Born and Bred in the Pacific

Year 13 A Citizen of the World

You’ve got to know your learners …

Surveys

Questionnaires

Self evaluations

Analysis of assessment data

In English we offer choice of text …

(predominantly New Zealand and Pacific - connections and prior knowledge)

Yr13 (Extended) Written Texts

2010 Choices

Yr 13 Image Speak 4

Choice of Learning Activities …

We Facilitate Self-Managed Learning …Learners select activities, set targets, monitor

checkpoints and completion dates.

Personalising the Learning Process

Through …• Making links to prior knowledge and learners’ real

lives

• Scaffolding

• Using exemplars

• Using moodle, wikis and nings

• Using thinking, planning and drafting templates

• Using reflections

Personalising ProductsChoice of method to demonstrate understanding

written

oral

visual

2009 Year 11 Level 1 Literacy exceeded the National average. Overall, results were satisfactory with 50% + pass rates in 5 out of 5

internal standards. 91% of learners achieved the basic reading Unit Standard (an Increase of 2%) and 82% passed the Visual Response Journal (an increase of 10%.) Maori achievement improved correspondingly. These results (including Maori Achievement) are well above the

National Average.

Yr 10 Completion rates improved from 2008.

Yr 9 Pass rates improved from 2008. Maori achievement improved.Pasifika achievement improved significantly.Completion rates improved from 2008.

Measuring Success

Jude – Assistant Head of Learning Area Englishj.hartstone@alfristoncollege.school.nz

Karyn - Whanau Leaderk.white@alfristoncollege.school.nz

Elinor – Head of Learning Area Englishe.davie@alfristoncollege.school.nz

Sir Ken Robinson – Bring on the Learning Revolution (May 2010)http://www.ted.com/talks/sir_ken_robinson_bring_on_the_revolution.html

National College for Leadership of Schools and Children’s Services (UK)http://www.nationalcollege.org.uk/index/leadershiplibrary/leadingschools/improving-outcomes-for-schools/personalisedlearning/key-components-of-personalised-learning-2.htm

13 Image Speak Wiki and Ninghttp://13ims.wikispaces.com/http://grou.ps/13ims/home

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