In class support - How it's going so far
At the end of term 1, I met with DP of school A to discuss what support was needed and to start thinking of a plan forward. At this talanoa, two teachers had been identified as needing support in teaching maths and this was driven by their current data. • Data - their current data for Years 5 & 6 were an area of concern. • Planning - access was shared with teacher planning and overviews for the upcoming term. • Next steps - what I could offer as support for these two teachers and what the next step would look like for me, coming in to support these teachers. I spent the next few weeks looking at their planning via their class sites, unpacking what maths concepts and strategies were being planned for and what the new learning would be for students. We were initially meant to start with classroom observations Week 1 of term 2 but unfortunately had to be rescheduled. My findings in the weeks spent unpacking their planning through their class site • Students grouped based on ability • ...