Inquiry question: In what ways can teachers implement student-led learning in their classrooms to raise engagement and achievement in Years 6-8? Timeline Actions: what will we do? Desired outputs/outcomes (short, medium, long term) What data will we collect and when? How we will interpret what the data means? Who is responsible? Costs (e.g. support from inquiry expert, teacher release time, assessment/analysis …) Term Two 2017 Preparation Gather data on students’ interests. A bank of student inquiry topics. Student survey No 1 (student interests ) completed : Week 3. Teachers will analyse their own class’s data. Teachers. Three hour release time each teacher (x5) for reading, analysis and reporting to rest of team. Relieving costs for 3.0 days = $900 Discuss with colleagues the opportunities that students currently have to exercise choice in their learning. An overview of current and student- directed teaching practices within the inquiry team. Teachers review own teaching plans. Prepare table identifying proportion of lessons that provide for student choice. Teachers Readings (supplied by expert) read by teachers. Greater understanding of student choice and implications for their own practice. Expert to provide key readings.
Identify priority learners (Those who are the least engaged) Priority learners identified and included in future planning Teachers Term 3 2017 Innovation Teachers continue to investigate student led inquiry/learning. Meeting 1-3 pm on Teacher only day. Expert’s costs costs=$1000 ( for work with teachers and for the meeting) Teachers each observe in a colleague’s classroom, to identify opportunities for student choice to share with others. Greater teacher awareness of ways to provide more student choice in a chosen curriculum area. Teachers keep notes on the choices they gave students and anecdotal evidence on student responses to these changes. Group discussion and sharing of ideas on Teacher only day. Each teacher.
on the learnings from 2017. Teachers plan and teach term 1 & 2 student inquiry based on feedback. Whānau hui – present last inquiry and interests; gather feedback. Teaching approaches demonstrate student-led practice. Students will choose inquiry and plan process. Lift achievement of priority students. Student interests and choice in planning. Teacher observations. Student survey. Student inquiries will be completed Lead teachers and teachers analyse together. Teachers analyse own data. Priority student data collected T1 and end of T2. Teachers. Teachers. Teacher release for Teacher observations = $500 Term 3 2018 Evaluate Teachers will evaluate student inquiry in T1 and 2. Teachers are using student-led practices. Teacher reflections, observations. Teachers analyse together; lead teacher collates Teachers and expert.
NZCER Analysis of Me and my School survey $350 Expert = $1000 Analyse priority student data and overall student engagement data. Priority students’ outcomes improved. Students overall report higher engagement. Priority student data; interviews with students and whānau. Teachers analyse with expert. Me and My school, NZCER analysis. Prepare report. Lead teacher writes draft report using a range of evidence collected during the project. All team members review final report. Expert peer reviews final report.
Share the learning Within the CoL Outside the CoL Contribute to CoL hui on the different approaches to student engagement. Respond to requests from other schools for information. Teachers, project leader. Funded by the CoL Publish summary of key learnings and implications Expert and project leader write summary. Up to two days for expert and project leader. $2,600.
Term 4 2017 Monitoring and revising practice Adapt practice based on the evidence collected. Shifts in teacher practice will be discussed by teachers. Teachers will revise practice. Teachers’ reflections and 2018 planning documents. Teacher discussion recorded and used to inform 2018 planning Teachers will gather reflections over period of implementation and to planning meeting. Recording planning meeting with expert. Teachers Expertise for reflection and forward planning Teachers Teachers will plan 2018 integrated programme based on feedback from data. Students and whānau from previous term will be used to inform 2018 action plan. Student and whānau voice to be used from last term hui. used to inform planning – will be analysed by teachers. Lead teachers and expertise
Cost of cultural/arts expert to attend hui =$450 Planning time for teachers 1 day per teacher per term= $1500 $1500 Expertise 2 days (1 analysis with lead teacher – 1 with staff planning forward)= $2000 Milestone reporting lead teacher and project management one day =$350 Expert support with data analysis and milestone reporting 2 days= $2000 Analysis end of year data to look for impact on student outcomes. Final report writing. Students will achieve set standards. All of project data. End of year data collected. Lead teacher and expert to collate. Teachers analyse own data. Priority students’ analysis by lead teacher. Data for end of year report – teacher reflections, observations, meeting notes, whānau and student voice Leader teacher to track priority student success Lead teacher and expert
Expertise (as indicated in plan) 2 days for each school @ $1000 per day $16000 2017 Cycle 1 end - Data Checkpoint December 2016 Evaluate Cycle 1 Monitor shifts in teacher practice Monitor outcomes for students Reponses to PLD Teacher Inquiry results Results from target students Analysed into 8 school case inquiry stories Kaiako checkpoint, review, report writing and preparation for Cycle 2 inquiry 1 day kaiako release $2800 $1200 2018 Begin inquiry Cycle 2 Wānanga kaiako from each school Set 2 Inquiry Plan Plan cycle two inquiry based on outcome of cycle one. School baseline data (etap) Teacher feedback from school School case inquiry story Baseline for Cycle 2 Inquiry Results will be analysed by school in school cycle 2 inquiry plan Hui - review and set cycle Expertise $2800 $1200 Term 2 2018 Interventions in Professional learning by identified expertise (staff meeting, coaching, mentoring, visit to other schools) All schools will have professional learning and expertise as identified in their cycle 2 plan Feedback from PL Teacher feedback and commentary on how applied in practice School PL feedback form to be submitted to lead team Across school PLD - shared where possible. Lead Kaiako admin/mentor release day Kaiako release days for inquiry to work with expertise across schools Expertise as identified in cycle 2 plan (To each school) budgeted at $1000 per day 3 days each school + travel provision $4000 (north island expertise) Accommodation/meals $200 per night 5 nights $2800 $8400 $24000 $4000 $1000 Data Collection and Analysis Across Schools To understand impact of cycle 2 inquiry and professional learning Lead Kaiako Data Collection Student outcome Teacher inquiry and reflection Teacher observations with lead June - July 2017 Expertise Analysis Data collection across cluster 1 day – data tools Whānau/student interviews (kaiako time) $2800 $2800
teachers Policy changes Student feedback Expertise across cluster data analysis, assistance for lead kaiako Managing data & data display $3600 $750 Whānau hui – held at each school To results of two cycles of inquiry and collect feedback from whānau for next step 8 Whānau hui Catering for hui $150 per school Expert attendance 8 whānau hui 2 days (2 hrs per hui) $1200 $2400 July 2018 Final Report Writing and analysis To complete the final report Collating data across the schools and inquiry – incorporating student, whānau feedback Analysis will be school inquiry – and a cluster impact (analysis of data across the cluster) Expertise to support cross cluster analysis Lead teachers release for report writing $2800 $1200 Video diaries and digital storying of whole of project Record a digital story to capture the inquiry across the 8 schools Capturing and editing content into digital story across the cycles $1000