Anita's Teaching as Inquiry Blog

  "Although we are already in an undulating teaching and learning phase. I believe that keeping in communication with our whānau is going to continue to strengthen partnerships between home and school".  Anita Unka 2022 My area of focus is to strengthen whānau engagement so that parents and teachers have a shared responsibility to help their children learn and meet educational goals.  Last year was an interrupted year for our all teachers and learners.  It was a disruption of routine, emotions and our teaching and learning momentium. Connecting with whānau has moved from face to face to virtual connecting. The nature of the connecting has being more of an emphasis on the child's wellbeing, verses student achievement.  I don't want to loose momentium with my writing flexi connects this year. As I felt we were able to connect with families to share their child's progress of their writing. The conversation have been student led with the support of the teacher....

In less than a weeks time I will be launching into my reflections at Burst and Bubbles to talk about.  A sneak preview of my Burst and Bubbles for 2020. How I am using Learning intentions and Success Criteria The power of using  Teacher-created resources, including multi model texts  designed to support student reading and writing activities Ensuring the learning is visible and fluid through School Talk I will talk more in-depth about the images you see here at...

Combi Tool Gathering Data This tool developed by Jannie van Hees looks at the factors contributing to talk. Here are results from my five target learners.  1 - Yes                  2 - Sometimes                        3 - No Summary Mainly our Maori learners find it difficult to share their ideas in a meaningful way. Having the language is barrier for these learners. The learners who find it easier share many ideas, and show overall confidence  Summary This data tells us that these learners find it difficult to respond clearly. Understanding of the teacher can always be a barrier. Therefore important for our learners to have visuals when explaining things. Summary There is a real range in this area. This requires our learners to be creative and innovative in their learning and thinking. Where learners apply their understanding....