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Matamata Intermediate School Key Goal


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The challenge of the NZC is for us todevelop confident, connected, activelyinvolved life long learners


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We believe all teaching practice @MIS needto be based on solid pedagogy and shouldresult in improved student outcomes.


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Excellent education

Motivated learners

Personalized learning

2b Ones self

World awareness

Ethicalvirtues strong

Rich relationships


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Students were asked to create a visual

representation of learning at our school.


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use data formatively

plan to meet the learning needs of each student

are confident with how students learn and scaffold learning

in the correct sequence


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are engaged in their learning

have a voice in the learning content and context

co-construct success criteria

become confident in assessing work against success criteria

are involved in creating their own next steps, based on their

achievement data


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1. Realised that sustanined change will occur when

teacher pedagogy changes rather than when teachersgain skills.

Irealised that I need to trust my students and myself, that together we can do

a good job. I guess, I believe that we are now learning and not just doingfill-in or busy activities. These are now activities that are strengthening

student knowledge and current learning.


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2. Teacher pedagogical inquiry

* The difference in my practice is that I am planning effectively for three

groups .. My students learning to date has been clearly very pleasing

with data collected showing major gains in nearly allgroups

* The wiki is now well and truly the hub of all our learning with homework sheets

and weekly tasks uploaded. I have found the discussions are getting more views

and more time spent on them as opposed to when students do them in their own

books. For example of Term 1 reflection discussion has had 141 views with students

spending time discussing with others their highlights / challenges of the term. The

more that students get into it, the more I find I want to edit, update and add to the

wiki. I am also encouraging students to take ownership of it with Jacob, Finn and

Brandon creating the whole terms PE page and the 2 discussions about sports to go

with it. For boys who werent that interested in the wiki, this was huge progress.


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3. Learning Pathway Clarified


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4. Increased the freedom of teachers to choose the contexts forlearning

5. Enabled a small number of teachers to explore possibilities

and make changes

6. Provided reliable infrastructure and access to hardware to

facilitate e-learning


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7. Gathered data mid year to check if on track for

reaching targets8. Gathered data at the end of term 3 and focused on filling in the

gaps in term 4

No longer do we have everyone doing reading or maths at exactly the same time. Students are not

restricted by time lines and waiting for others to finish.

Students have a set amount of required must do tasks, each day and each week. These can be done

in any order they choose. Certain things are timetabled in like tech and assembly, but for most of the

rest of the time students can timetable their own day. This allows me more time to work with one or

two students and small groups. Students track their learning using a passport (notebook) where they

record what they are doing when, as well as reflections and comments about their progress.

We set up this system using a powerpointwith hyperlinks to students group work. While this took usawhile to set up, it now runs itself. Students are more involved (than ever) in planning and

constructing their learning including selected reading materials and follow up activities as well as

finding maths activities that fit their next learning steps.


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9. Modelled to other staff via observationand sharing using:

Collaborative learning teams

ICT Facilitator

Visits to other schools Teachers sharing learning highlights at the end of each

term


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Increased student engagementTeacher Perspective

I have found that children are in class early and they want to work. They are powering through

their basic tasks (e.g. handwriting). I must have spelling words, quiz etc. organised before Monday,

as students want to get a head start on Mondaytheir keen-ness/motivation is amazing.

Parent Perspective

I think it helps towards their organisational skills, decision making and planning. We have seen

evidence of this in other aspects of her life. The other major positive for us has been her

understanding of exactly where she is at, and what she needs to work, especially with her maths.

The way learning is set up has really suited him. The choice within structure has helped him build

independence and self-management. He enjoys being involved in planning the learning and is

definitely keen to continue this out of school hours using things like the wiki.


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Improved student achievementresults


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Entry Exit

Red and

yellow are

below

expectation

Green and

blue are at

expectation


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What changes did we

see?

See video with teacher interview


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What changes did we

see?


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What changes did we

see?

I could never go back to the old way. I used to do these isolated units such as

pirates and we would write about them and at first I wondered what we would write

aboutnow there is everything to write about and we didnt even get to do theLondon riots last week

He has of his own choice chosen to sit where I will monitor himto help keep

him on track. Wow this is so powerfulthat a child has acknowledged he needs

guidance or monitoring. Its not a weakness but strength!

Inow facilitate shared learning and provide a supportive learning environment

where I have learn alongside my students. While I have been the teacher in some

situations in others students have been the facilitators to learning and I have been the

student.

We have made connections to prior learning and experience.This has also been for

both my self and the studentswe have been students together, broadening existingknowledge and learning new skills.


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What changes did we

see?


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What changes did we

see?Over 10,000 hits in 3

terms

e-learning is about

students choosing and

using the best 'tool' or plan

to facilitate their own

learning.

Children develop their

own learning pathways

and journeys. Children

document their own

learning which ends up as

digital portfolio.


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Increased e-learning

Article Nov 2011What goes on in Room 7 MIS

We use e-learning in 4 ways

delivering the programme

formative assessment

activities to support new learning

sharing of outcomes


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How are we developing the

other Key Competencies?

How to we strengthen 21st

learning environments in other

classrooms?


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How do we cope

without ourFacilitator and the

motivation from theICT cluster?

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