Anita's Teaching as Inquiry Blog

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...

An observation of my writing lesson completed in September this year. Some insightful tips on setting learners up for success prompts to help gift language and build knowledge. Statements and comments show the scaffolding process to support learning.  Narrative notes Tawhiri-matea What words describe him? He is strong let's highlight  Power let’s highlight power yes it is a word that describes him He is forceful  Special a good one  Thrashes around the trees Thrashes was mis spelt  Give 2 mins sit with someone you don’t normally work with and take your buddy to find as many description words as possible Anita roved supported and timed  Did well in that two minutes great highlighting  What words really describe Tawhiri-matea?  Shared from pairs Clarity around vocabulary proud and pride word  What does he do with those 4 winds? Digging deeper than just the answer given   Special powers forceful etc affirming of all the contributions  Positive reinforcement of expectations and quic

Some of the key changes in my teaching has been to create the authenticity of my learning design. Grabbing the situation and making the most of it. Covid Hit, forced lockdown, created an authentic and rich learning experience for writing. Below are some of the learners written reflections about the lockdown. This is evidence to show shifts in learners language development, chose of emotive language. A small sample of Learners Writing... "I had many yellow moments because I was having fun doing my art work at home. The blue times were sad because I missed my dad. My purple time was special because I got to spend time with my family". * * * "My days were colourful like a rainbow because sometimes my sister and I would fight. It made me red. Yellow was when I was jumping on my bed. I was green I was watching movies. My black times were when my sister was mean to me.  My blue time was nice because I got to get some seaweed from the beach". * * * "I was d