Teaching+and+Learning

Teaching and Learning

1. Have a common language of inquiry so that understandings are transferable between students, teachers, parents, year levels. 2. Accountability - planning documentation, observation, collaborative planning and student work/action. 3. Thinking strategies program - learning to learn, learning to think, understanding themselves as learners (both teachers and students). 4. Collaborative planning with the PYP Coordinator. Planning is transparent and inquiry is embedded. 5. Use an inquiry approach as part of meetings and professional development.
 * Inquiry - making sure all teachers have a deep understanding are using it effectively with their students.**

1. How much differentiation should we plan for - when we have significant numbers of students who are one year below and two years ahead of chronological age? 2. What constitutes 'Gifted and Talented'? What can we expect from teachers to cater for this? Individual lines of inquiry for G&T students? 3. What is the school doing to support the teachers? 4. Does the admissions process only admit students you can adequately support?
 * Differentiation - Big issue in most schools**

**e-asTTle**
e-asTTle is an online assessment tool, developed to assess students’ achievement and progress in reading, mathematics and writing. The tool has been developed primarily for the assessment of students in years 5–10, but because it tests curriculum levels 2-6 it can be used for students in lower and higher year levels. http://e-asttle.tki.org.nz/

1. Student led conferences can be a powerful way for assessment and refection - need scaffolds and preparation for them to do this well. 2. Develop multiple ways to reflect so that it remains fresh and has meaning - individual, group, reflecting on a partner. 3. Good strategies, scaffolding, purposeful, varying, appealing to different learning styles.
 * Reflection - reflection - How do you increase the quality of reflection?**

WWW.curriculumpress.edu.au Recommended resource: Smart Thinking- developing reflection and metacognition, Wilson & Wing ISBN 9781863666787, Curriculum Corporation 2008
 * Resources**