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.

Term2 Plan for CAA(US32406)

 There are two CAAs in a year. One in May and the other in September. Year 11 learners and selected year 12/13 will sit in May. We are running Numeracy prep on Tuesdays during Period 3 & 4 and continuing study class on Wednesday after school.

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. Link

Visual Art Department PLD

We really enjoyed the Art Department’s session on Rhythm and Pattern, led by Ms. Ferguson. Art and Music are making a huge impact on the Numeracy exam. Both subjects have been supporting learning through "Do Now" activities.

Term1 reflection for 10PDv

My class  10PDv -My learners have completed both assessments: Number and Measurement. The Number assessment results are available, and Measurement is currently being marked. 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. 

Do Now results

  

10PDv -NUMBER RESULTS

As I mentioned, there has been a positive shift in the results, and I plan to continue the study class, as it is having a powerful impact in all areas, including whānau engagement.

Here is the student voice of 10PDv;

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. In the meantime, we are also going to run a Numeracy study class for the Year 11s during the holiday study period, as they will be sitting their exams in May. Here are the highlights:

year10 Studyclass

Year10 studyclass

How to read a CAA(maths question) using - Graphic Organisers

Text form to Visual form: I Do, we Do, you Do (grid format to tease out the language features)

I have been working with starters (Do Nows) to help students familiarize themselves with CAA questions. While working on this, my learners found it difficult to comprehend some of the questions. Over the past three weeks, I have been collaborating with Mark Milford to develop a smoother process for understanding these questions. Here is the graphic organizer( Scafffold) he introduced to aid comprehension.

I included this graphic organiser into the starters: Here are last week's (7) questions we trialed with my year10 Learners: Link

My learners found it very useful and here are the answers:

How to answer? WUAC

NCEA suggest to use W(working)U(unit)A(answer)C(communication) :

Example:

Calculate the simple interest earned I when $240 is invested for 3 years at 5% interest per year.

 Interest=240x5x3/100 (working)

              =$36 (Unit/answer)

simple interest for $240 for 3 years at 5% is $36( communication)