Week 4 Term 2

Almost complete the GloSS test and have really worried me how my learners lack the ability to unpack the problem/question. I understand that is why we do assessment to confirm what we know about our learners. This give direction and confirmation on my goals to unpack vocabulary to enable the learners to understand what is expected of them.

Have spent the week guiding and supporting my learners to do the STOCKTAKE. Every 45 minutes we stop. Learners record what they learn - this is relate to the Learning Intention and success criteria.

I have come across a lot of my learners that waste time and by the time to stocktake, they hardly done anything.
HOW DO I SUPPORT THESE LEARNERS?
All they do in the is trying to catch up. 

Week 3 Term 2

Implementing the Learning Stocktake was a challenge this week due to testing and year 7 was out for 2 days and Year 8 was out for a day.  The students were working independently while the testing is happening. This has limit the opportunity to guide my learners in the process of stocktaking their learning.  I need to give them a chance.
Definitely life of a school, let alone the classroom.

Week 2 Term 2

A visit from  Dr Jannie van Hees.

The visit from Dr Jannie van Hees shed light to my practise and  my learners.  She identified straight away that my learners are too busy noticing each other rather than learning. I have to work on creating the condition for learning to enable my learners to focus on their learning rather than noticing what's others are doing.

This was not a new matter for me but having Dr Jannie to bring it to my attention has really made me reflect on my practise. We made a plan - STOCKTAKE THE LEARNING.

This link to her talk.

E.g of a stocktake 

A change in culture is needed. However, I need to start somewhere. 

Week 1 Term 2

Have shared with Dr Jannie van Hees what I am doing in Room 7 to develop vocabulary.
I explained that I used the old fashion way of using vocab of interest from all learning areas. Each learning area has a vocabulary focus. 
I use GIFT THE LANGUAGE  - this means that I provide vocabulary of interest and related to the area of learning before the learning.

Right Condition for Teaching and Learning

At our CoL meeting today, I felt challenge by Dr Jannie Van Hees, when she talked about condition for teaching and learning.
I understand that  learning is a social process.  Students and adults are interacting with each other in this process.  Conditions that allow effective and meaningful teaching and learning to happen is vitally important.

Am I providing a meaningful and effective condition for learning in classroom.

• FOCUS  and NOTICE
• Put in the effort
• Take part (participate) fully
• Push yourself to the edge
• Dig deep for what you already know
• Learn from others - notice and focus
• You share - others gain from you
• Think and talk; think and read
• WONDERING and ASKING
• opens up possibilities to know.

Reflection