Modern Learning

1. Modern Learning Curriculum
-
Making an Argument for
change in the Teaching of
Writing

2. It’s Not What We Do It’s Why We Do It!
Beliefs - Why Principles - How Practices - What
Children are at the centre
of all teaching and
learning.
Collaboration encouraged,
Ability/mixed groups, turn
taking / risk taking
promoted
Discuss, plan, (attempt to)
engage, reflect, Discuss . . .
Teach as Inquiry – To
develop Critical thinkning
and reasoning
Children become the
‘people’ of our future.
Acknowledging individual
styles, promoting
creativity, providing
meaningful experiences in
safe environments
Integrated Planning
E-Learning
Tuakana Teina / Peer and
self assessment
Pasifika Plan integrated
Classroom Culture
Children don’t know what
they don’t know!
Standardised measures,
informal observations,
Self and peer assessment
Feedback – Peer / teacher
Feedforward
Summative and Formative
Assessment For Learning

3. The Vision we share at Rutherford Primary
And how our children interpret it

4. Onemoreexample

5. What is driving the change we need?
Change Drivers Impact What could be done?
External Factors
i. National Standards
ii. Planning and Reporting
• Increased Target Student
population
• Removing Teacher Levels from
reporting formats
• Anniversary Reporting
• Changes to the Assessment
process / scheduling
• Wholesale change of practice
• Greater Whanau particiaption
into the learning / development
of the child
Research / eveidence
i. Teaching as inquiry cycles
• Professional Development
Contract – Assessment For
Learning
Take the knowledge that we have
gained from the AFL P.D (which has
been Writing focussed) and apply it
to all Core curriculum areas
Internal Factors
i. Innovative collaborative
practice
ii. Feedback from students,
parents, Board, community
iii. Student achievement data
• Whole Staff meetings to discuss /
share ideas on Target students
• Community Consultation
Meetings – formal and informal –
at school and out into the
community (pre-schools to
Intermediate)
Think “Outside the Square” - with
the community resources and
flexibility we have available to us and
how we make best use of that e.g
Teacher Aides - external agencies
–Teachers with a specific talent from
within our school or outside our
gates - the ability we have to group
children in different ways (mixed
ability, crossed groupings, attainment
groups)

6. Student Achievement and Well-Being
our greatest Driver!
• As part of our Assessment For Learning P.D we
have been using the e-asTTle tool to assess
writing.
• What has this highlighted for us?
– Of 196 students, 64 are below or well below the
National Standard for their year level
– Of these 31 have identified learning needs i.e
ESOL or on IEP’s

7. What can we do ?
• We have made a start with whole school
meetings to discuss what Teachers are doing
for these students in their class and allowing
an oportunity for others to offer advice or
strategies.
• WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO?
We are constantly thinking and brainstorming
but sometimes there are Barriers . . .

8. The 4 walled class with
Students all of a similar age
• Research and conversations
between professionals and
between students
• Network with / visit MLE schools
• Rotate students for Core subjects
= Tuakana Teina
Solutions
• Meet to discuss only
with staff from our
school
• Entrenched thinking and
beliefs from staff Solutions
• Meet as a Cluster group
once a term to discuss best
pracice for targets as well
as extensions
Does the physical layout of learning
spaces accomodate the needs of all
our learners?
Solutions
• Consult our
Community / Students
• Develop a strategic /
financial plan

9. A lighthearted look at Classes of the
Future
Because who really knows??