RPI - Day 5

Going to try to make this post shorter so its an easier read. Lots of reminders today on timetabling everything in and was reassuring to hear the Manaiakalani take on the structured literacy, as this reflects the shifts we have been working towards as a school. With such a big class tracking progress is my biggest challenge. One thing that was really good to be able to reflect and play around with a range of Mahi tracker for students. I have previously used this system (with previous classes) but when I trialed it earlier in year I put it on the "to revisit" shelf as students needed to build digital and independent working capabilities in order for this become students driven. Currently I use a checklist as this is a way that I can keep track of work and students know their work is being tracked but making it more student led would be a great focus moving forward. I also liked the "TURN IT IN BUTTON" that was share on someones site.

Although this is a primary focus of our Kaikohekohe cluster the other part of its Kaupapa is to enable students to know they are both successful and to know their next steps. Students in TeAwa are going great guns with their reading and with responding to text and also being able to discuss with others what they are learning, as well as discuss the learning they are focusing on. Students knowing they are successful goes hand in hand with the awareness of their learning intentions (or goals), however developing their awareness of knowing their next steps and where they are headed is the tricky bit for Awa learners now. - This is like the holy grail.

One section that was a highlight was the section on Read like a writer and write like a reader. Although I try to do this already, I am excited to trial a could of the examples with my class in the coming weeks.

Todays Takeaways and celebrations really * Class are developing into really independent and engaged readers/learners

* Students are engaging in multiple texts on topics.

* Reading Tumbles are working well and providing both support and structure as well as extension and choice.

* Students are now becoming more capable digital learners and are making suggestions on "other" ways to share their learning on topics.

TO DO:

1. Keep on keeping on...
2. Re-trial the use of a Mahi tracker for students in Awa
3. Trial the Great Beginnings Task with class.
4. Introduce, model and reflect on the LtR rubric as a class during Shared reading and then ...
5. Create a further activity for students in my class that enables students to insert recordings of themselves reading a specific passage of text and then have both teacher and students use the LtR rubric to reflect on their fluency. - This is a carry on of last RPI days mahi as I think there will be real value in this.