Breaking Down the Writing Journey

Learning the letter sounds (phonetics) means  writing words means writing sentences means 5 year-olds sharing the thoughts in their head!

Box Four of The Fourth Box

To enhance engagement add student voice and student choice ...

Sharing the Learning

This is a quick and efficient way to share learning between home and school.

https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1HlgCNZLQt8MKCffi-vgDy5rJSaOZYaV0-2ryBCg8fVs/edit?usp=drivesdk

Flag the Bag

Eliminate Plastic Bags 

My moonshot for elimination is to be creative and not confined with the idea of a bag yet more a vessel e.g. Buckets, baskets, laundry basket, wheelbarrows.

My safe bet is keeping a variety of re-usable bags in my car, my handbag and my classroom. 

Teaching as Inquiry at Makauri School

What is the focus area?
Draft your Inquiry Question.
Link this to the Charter Strategic Goals.
Link to the Education Council's Standards for the Teaching Profession and your role in the school.











What do teachers and/or students know about and can do already in this focus area?
What are my beliefs and assumptions in relation to this focus area and my question?
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What is the evidence to support these beliefs and assumptions? Assessment Data, Observations, Conversations.
What sources of information can add to this evidence? Research, Literature, etc.

Do I need to review my inquiry question?
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What learning experiences can I design and implement to address my inquiry question?
What changes do I need to make to my practice? Tasks, Experiences, Teaching Actions?

You may go through several cycles of Plan, Act or Teach, and Review.

How has my practice changed as a result of my inquiry? What have I learnt that challenged my beliefs and assumptions? Challenges? Successes?
What is the impact of my changed practice for other teachers and school leaders?
How can I share outcomes with colleagues? (Staff Professional Learning and Development Session)

Throughout the year, I will be labelling my blog posts to reflect our Makauri 

Look! Think! Act! Share! model

and to the Education Council's Standards for the Teaching Profession

Te Tiriti o Waitangi partnership	Professional Learning	Professional Relationships	Learning-focused culture	Design for learning
Teaching	Look! Get it	Think! Sort it	Act! Use it	Share! Celebrate it