SHARP Reading

Attended SHARP reading course. Had PD around the level 3 which was about teaching children to think about what they are reading to aid comprehension. The strategies used when working with children seem to be  effective and require the teacher to follow specific routines, which in turn the children transfer the reading skills into their own reading and thinking about text. Will be implementing in the reading program and monitoring development and progress.

A new year, a new beginning.

2017 and a new classroom and a new year level for me. Started really positively, trying to introduce the 7 habits from The Leader in Me and have built good relationships with the class. We have been developing relationships and collaboration through team building challenges and activities. This year I am trying to not use extrinsic rewards with the children as I have previously done with Class Dojo and other reward systems. I want to develop intrinsic rewards, to develop the children's growth mindset and positivism. This has come from reading The Leader in Me, listening to Mike Scadden at U-Learn and speaking with Mary Gordon, the writer of the Roots of Empathy Programme, who i was fortunate to meet. 

This year I have also taken on PE/Sports and Health Leadership which I am really enjoying. 

End of Mindlab

http://ncarrington-apc.weebly.com/

The above site was used to reflect on applied practice for the last 16 weeks of the Mind lab course on applied practice in context and also includes a reflection of the course.

Te Reo Maori

On Ultranet on our class blog there is a page for activities and resources for learning Te Reo and Maori culture. There is a video of our school waiata otonga-E which the children have learnt and use regularly in class and in school, whanau and the community have access to this page and also to the school page which has other waiaita and information about Maori learning. The children in room 22 also have a chapter in their portfolio which shows their learning and assessment in Te Reo, within this there is a link to the children speaking their class pepeha/mihi.

E-portfolios

This year I have been trialing E-portfolios in Room 22. Each child has their own U-space on Ultranet where they have a portfolio, within this there are chapters and folders. These contain examples of learning and assessment of learning. Student voice through comments, parent comments and feedback and teacher comments. They allow for communication between school and the community. Students are also able to comment on each others learning and also talk and exchange ideas. This has facilitated learning surrounding how to be a good digital citizen, using social etiquette.