Te Reo PL with Jean

Te Reo PL with Jean

Recap achievements from the year so far.
Recap the IRDPX methodology.
Learn the oral choral methodology.

Great to hear feedback from others in the school about how well the IRDPX methodology is going in their classrooms, along with some extension ideas and times of the day it is being used.

Input
Recognition
Decision making
Processing
eXtension
(Powerpoint presentation on teaching IRDPX for kai)

Oral Choral:
1. Teacher - class
2. Class - teacher
3. 1/2 class - 1/2 class
4. pingponging to teacher
5. Looping - personalised context

Task based language learning 
Ellis (2003)
Can be divided up into Pre-tasks (what vocab do I need, how long will it take etc), task, post task (what else do they want to know about this, or what are our next steps going to be?)

Instead of just learning numbers try -
He aha to nama waea?
(What is your phone number?)

So instead of just reciting numbers - there is a purpose and they are learning them in context and not just rote in order.


Next time : iPpiTs - lesson/unit plans.

Maths PL 5 Talk Moves

Attended staff PL learning about 5 Talk moves.

Maths PL

Facilitated by Rachael Carson - Te Toi Tupu

Todays PL was focussed on developing student discussions to facilitate maths learning for children. It also included some problem solving tips -  eg:  (4.7x8 - several ways to work this out)

5 Talk Moves
- what are the other ways of doing this
: repeat others thinking
: add on  - prompting - how did you do that?
: re-voice in teacher speak
: agree or disagree?  why?
: wait time to think & process

Think Boards - laminated sheets for using with equipment or solving problems by drawing on them.

Maths curriculum expectations are that students solve problems in meaningful contexts.

1. Launch the problem - language, context, read the problem with the children so all understand the
    task.
2. Think time to assess the problem alone, then discuss with a peer to check understanding & teacher
    can observe & monitor how students  attempt the problem.
3. Pair - traffic lights - Green - independent; orange - understand but need some support; red - need
    help.
4. Share - talk builds memory & robust learning, deep reasoning.
5. Self reflection & practise - journalling - write down what they learnt today?

Creating the environment for professional problem solving is essential for a successful programme.
 - children can then construct their own learning.

Team task is to plan a problem solving lesson (- as per slide).

Personal challenge - pick one talk move to use this week then add on with a new one each week. 

Teacher only day - Turangawaewae Bus Trip

Teacher only day - Turangawaewae Bus Trip

Our visit as a staff to historically significant local sights began at Te Parapara, the Maori garden at the Hamilton Gardens.

We stopped on River Rd and went across to the Miropiko pa, the original pa site for Ngati Wairere.
Our tour guide, Wiremu, was a great storyteller. He has an amazing oral history of the area, known as Kirikiriroa, and his iwi. He told us the story behind the Pou whenua at Miropiko.
 
Another prominent pa site is on the western side of Cobham Drive where the archery field is now located.
We stopped at the original site of the Kirikiriroa Pa site in London Street.
We then travelled along Harakeke Drive to Horotiu and crossed over the Waikato River.
We travelled back through Gordonton, past the Hukanui Marae to the Museum.

After a picnic lunch by the river, we attended an educational presentation and tour of the Waikato Museum.

We are fortunate to have such rich resources in our community - the river, the Museum, our Heritage trail, our relationship with representatives of Ngati Wairere, and our location as a school in close proximity to historic Maori settlements in and about Hamilton. 

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