D A R R E N B E E R - A R A R AT P R I M A R Y S C H O O LS U E K N I G H T - A R A R AT N O R T H P R I M A R Y S C H O O L

N ATA L I E N E V I L L E - A R A R AT W E S T P R I M A R Y S C H O O LTA H N E E WAT E R S T O N - A R A R AT W E S T P R I M A R Y S C H O O L

TPL Project - 2010

WE WERE ALLOCATED 30 DAYS EACH FOR TEACHER PROFESSIONAL LEAVE TO EXPLORE AND DEVELOP TEACHING STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE TEACHER

PRACTICE IN WRITING.

IMPROVING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING WAS AN IMPROVEMENT FOCUS IN

THE GRAMPIANS NETWORK STRATEGIC PLANS.

TPL - 2010

Our Research Question

HOW CAN JOINT PLANNING, MODELLING, OBSERVING AND REFLECTING ON TEACHER PRACTICE USING THE E5 INSTRUCTIONAL MODEL IMPROVE THE TEACHING OF WRITING IN NETWORK SCHOOLS?

Our Goal

OUR GOAL WAS TO IMPROVE TEACHER PRACTICE IN

WRITING USING THE E5 INSTRUCTIONAL MODEL.

A LESSON STUDY APPROACH WAS USED BY OUR TEAM TO PLAN, OBSERVE, REFLECT AND REVISE EFFECTIVE WRITING LESSONS ACROSS A VARIETY OF GENRES.

THIS APPROACH WAS ALSO AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO BEGIN PEER OBSERVATION IN OUR SCHOOLS.

THE RESOURCES ON THE LAST PAGE OF THIS POWERPOINT CAN BE ADAPTED TO SUIT YOUR OWN TEAM.

e5 Writing Lesson Study Cycle

Set Goals and Learning Intention

Analyse andPlan

Teach and Observe using

e5 Observation

Proforma

Discuss and Reflect using

the e5 Feedback Protocol

Revise lesson

Set Goals and Learning Intention

Analyse and Plan

Teach and Observe

Discuss and Revise

Reflect

Locating yourself on the continuum

Resources(NB: To open and print embedded document open slideshow in edit mode )

Planning

Observing

Feedback and Reflection

Feedback Protocol

Self-Reflection

Lesson Observation - Teacher, Student, Co

e5 Peer Observation Lesson Proformas

e5 Lesson Plan with Foci

Joint Lesson Plan

Teacher Observation using e5 model