Keeping Up with Mrs Faalili

In our recent meeting with our Senior Leadership team, we identified the priority groups for this year using data from end of year assessments 2019. The priority target groups this year 1. Reading - Maori 2. Writing - Maori & Boys 3. Maths - Maori, Boys, Girls & Pasifika Looking into my practice and what I think would benefit my learners and school, my focus for this year will be on Literacy, specifically Writing, and also the integration of Literacy across the curriculum. To be able to do this, I will firstly work on unpacking my current literacy programme and think about the following ....  1. What specific writing features are my students learning to do? And why? 2. Are my learners aware of what they are learning about? (Not the purpose of the task) 3. Are my learners able to articulate why they are learning this? 4. What progress are my learners making? How?  5. How can I unpack deeper writing features and teach these to my learners this year?  6. What ...

Reflection on 2019 CoL What worked well for me? Having another CoL teacher to work alongside with at school - sharing similar inquiries. It allowed for structured and focused conversations  Using relevant data to make informed decisions about selecting target students to work with, forming hypotheses and discussing these with fellow CoL colleague and team ALL intervention (focussed strategies and sessions, whanau engagement, student voice) Challenges Consistency & Time - ensuring that ALL group was being seen 4 times a week, consistency in reflecting and refining my inquiry Not dedicating enough time Prof. Readings that supported my inquiry Trying to play catch up at the start of the year (missed the first 1 or 2 CoL meetings as I only applied for this early in the school year 2019) Identifying the what and why there was a mismatch in student assessments (PAT, PROBE, Student output in class)  Additional Support I'd like Seeking support from a...