My learners have completed their internals and awaiting for the external results to finalise their results.
They have completed 4 internals worth of 14 credits 24/27 have gained their Numeracy. 22/27 have gained 14+ credits which is impressive despite if both lockdowns.
Here is my burst and bubbles. And I had the privilege to share this at Tamaki College staff PLD too.
My inquiry focus is based on how do I capitalize on the whanaungatanga and the sense of wellbeing that already exists among the learners of my year11 Mathematics class(Akomanga Kaihanga) to empower their learning?
This goal provides a strong pathway into year12 using literacy strategies , skill practice,
confidence building and well being techniques.
My personal goal is that as an Assistant HOD, I want to Increase students’ Mathematics achievement in year 12 and Year 13. This goal will make a powerful contribution towards Numeracy, school goals, Department goals, and Manaiakalani goals.
To build up a rich picture of my learners I used student voice, topic test and PAT results.
This is a mixed ability year11 Akomanga Kahinga class consisting of 27 students: 9 Tongans,3 South east Asian, 2 Samoans,8 Maori and 5 Cook island Maori.
From the PAT results ranging from stannine 7 to 1,there is clear diversity shown here in terms of mathematics and literacy skills.
This course consists of 4 internals and 3 externals.I divided them into 3 groups, First group of seven students sat for 3 externals( which is the first time at Tamaki College), second group of 13 sat for two external and the third group 7 students sat internal only.
The hardest thing is to teach how to teach all three externals and 4 internals during class time ia a mixed ability class. In order to balance,I taught one external class during after school.
I made the following changes:
Planning by term,Promoting culturally responsive pedagogy by translating into their languages, TAPASA framework, Learners to lead, Literacy strategies from Dr Janni, working with Matt Goodwin, Collaborating with Whanau weekly, peer teaching groups, study classes and Wellbeing weekly check ins.
As I step into term1 Lockdown hit, my tweaks were Google jamboard, Miro online board, tracking sheet, DOC hub lessons using apple pencil, to rewind.These strategies helped us to overcome the second lockdown too.
Overall I would rate the changes in student learning as impressive so far because no loss during both lock downs as I did extra support for those who are working in the goldilock zone due to COVID.
Qualitative shift- positive attitude, questioning skills, critique each other and shift in their growth mindset.
Quantitative shift-
Due to covid,learners are eligible for learning recognition credits. According to that calculation, to date 16 have gained 16 credits, 7 have gained 13 credits and the rest of their work is under progress.24 out 27 have gained Numeracy.
Externals-20/20 sat their MCAT and 19/20 sat their Graph and 7/7 sat their Geometry .
My Next steps are that I am waiting for external results to finalise. I also wish to collaborate with other teachers and share my findings with colleagues/dpt. Feel free to view my blog, Thank you.
Here is the reflection for week3 and two lessons lesson before examinations. My learners have been practising past papers receptively to sharpen their accuracy skills and tackle the wordy questions without fear.
My learners enjoy learning by doing chunk-check- chew strategy, peer teaching, group teaching, video lessons, underlining the key words and Google jam board.
Last minute exam tips:Budget time,Read the hardest question first,Conceptualise the answer before you write, Draw diagram where possible,Set out the logic of your workings, Be careful with your units, check the work at the end.
Here is the year planner. This term my main focus is preparing for external as the examination on the November 10th (9 school days left from tomorrow) .
This term, I have divided them into three groups. The first group will be sitting for two externals, the second group is working on externals and the third is an internal focus group. Since the time very short I have decided to focus on 1.3 Tables and Graphs external in class, 1.6 Geometrical reasoning externals online after school and internals who have missed/catch ups after the examinations if needed.
Daily monitoring will be continued as the time is crucial and the count down indicated on the board to complete their task on time.
Last week my learners attended school from Monday to Friday to work towards their exams and internals.
Here is the progress of those who attended the holiday study classes. They managed to bring me any
doubts they had regarding content and completed their internals.
Here is the final update for the term.
Internal credits: There are 27 learners in the class. 21 learners gained their numeracy, 15 of them got 14 credits and the rest are working towards achieving 14 credits as this is the maximum for the year.
External credits:There are 3 externals for this program. 1.2 Algebra( MCAT) has been successfully completed by 20 learners. 1.3 Tables and graphs and 1.6 Geometrical reasoning assessments will be held on the 10th of November. 21 learners will be sitting 1.3 tables and graphs and 7 students will be sitting 1.6 geometrical reasoning.
