Term3 Plan for CAA(US32406)

  There are two CAAs in a year. One in May and the other in September. This term, our focus is on the September exam, as the learners have completed the first round. The second round will include year 11s who missed the first round, year 10s, and one group of year 9 students ( more than PAT 5). Due to the number of students, our school has decided to conduct activities over Week 8 and Week 9. 

Year 9 and Year 10 will participate in Week 8, while Year 11 will participate in Week 9.

Resources and support: I have been supporting all teachers(cross-curricular support) by providing weekly numeracy starters( Do nows) activities along with a ViTal sheet( tracking sheet) to track progress. These allow teachers to begin lessons with an engaging numeracy problem. This week, resources will be provided for only 7 weeks as the exam will start in week 8. Link

 

My Inquiry question - 7

 

(1) 

To support a detailed inquiry into my current teaching practice, I have engaged in a multifaceted approach that includes self-observation, collaboration with literacy specialists, analysis of my workspace and class site, student voice, and whānau connections. I have gained formative insights into my instructional clarity, pacing, and how I respond to student needs in real time. Working alongside literacy specialists has enabled me to align my practice with evidence-based strategies and critically examine areas such as guided reading, vocabulary instruction, and scaffolding techniques. I have also conducted a workspace and class site analysis to evaluate how effectively the physical and digital environments support literacy learning and student independence. Gathering student voice through surveys and informal conferences has highlighted both strengths in engagement and areas where students seek more support or challenge. Maintaining strong whānau connections has offered additional context around student progress and motivation, ensuring that my inquiry remains culturally responsive and learner-focused. Attending regular literacy meetings has deepened my understanding of current best practice and provided opportunities to test and refine hypotheses drawn from the literature. Collectively, these tools have provided both formative and baseline data to inform shifts in my teaching, and will serve as key evidence when evaluating the impact of my inquiry at the end of the year.

(2) Qualitative & Quantitative data- Reflection (1) & Reflection (2)

(3) Next steps-To support students in building consistent learning routines and reinforcing key skills, I will continue to implement Do Now activities across all subjects and study classes through to the Numeracy exam in September

Term2 reflection

 My class, 10PDv - My learners have completed both assessments: Geometry and Pythagoras/Trigonometry. The Measurement and Geometry assessment results are now available, and the Pythagoras/ trigonometry section will be tested next term. There has been a significant improvement in their academic performance, well-being, work ethic in class, and attendance, largely due to the positive influence of the Do Nows and study classes.

Here are the " Do Now" VitaL sheet results:

" Do Nows "

As seen in the Geometry/Measurement summary statistics, there is a noticeable positive shift, indicating that the "Do Now" activities are having a significant impact on assessment performance, especially as their questions and topics are closely aligned.

Here is the student's voice:

As we planned, the Numeracy study class for the whole cohort of Year 10 had an attendance of around 30 students and has been very successful. We will be continuing it next term as well. 

My focus group and cross-curricular subject teachers completed their Do Nows, which made an impact on our students' achievement, too. The science department successfully completed the ViTaL sheet there I gave rewards to the Science Department.

Numeracy Exam in May: Year 11s and one group of Year 12/13 have completed their Numeracy exam in May and awaining for the results. The second round of the exam will be held in May.