Mindstorm

 https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-9AtYFtCuvvOwlFEQes0PMaTflYIdtC3?usp=sharing

As a curriculum innovator Carly has placed my name to do a Mindstorm session every week.
It was Wednesday lunch time but  Tuesday lunch  this term.
The link shows some pictures. 

Tōtara’s Collaborative Teaching Agreement

This is our collaborative teaching agreement. Not alot have changed for week 1 to 4 as Jessica and myself have been doing quite well. However due to new co teacher Jocelyn joining changes and adjustment has been made to continue our teaching professionalism. 

Team meeting minutes

Each week on Thursday during CRT we do this team meeting minutes to see how our week went.
During lockdown to have our consistency we did it on Thursday through google meets. 
Jocelyn has joined the team in week 5 due to Jessica going on maternity leave. 

Term 3 Week 6

Jessica and myself have created term 3 week 6 learning distance slides as we are still in Level 4 lockdown.
We wanted our distance learning to continue on our term 3 plans. Therefore, our reading which is just carry on with reading Matilda and doing a follow up activity. Maths carry on with Statistics. 
Due to my goal teaching digital technology I have found this cool resource that implements Te Reo Maori / Digital technology aspects to it. 

Examples of digital work from term 3 week 5.

 

Emma

Ruby

Hetvee

Abby

Students have used google drawing for these aspects.
This was week 5 digital tasks that the students have achieved. 

Term 3 Week 5 ( Distance learning)

Myself and Jessica  created a learning slides for the students to do during the lockdown. This was made during out team meeting. 
I have added digital technology aspects so that the students are doing them as part of my goal for this term.

Website purpose lesson

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Unfortunetely, the day I was going to teach this to the students we went on Lockdown.
Therefore I could not teach this lesson and my Mentor did not get the chance to observe my teaching and had feedback and feedforward.


This lesson can be done once the lock down when lock down is over. 

Studio newsletter

 Totara Newsletter Term 3

1. As a team we have created this newsletter.  This newsletter contains 
2. 
   * Quick Review of Term 2 - highlights, successes, breakthrough moments, photos, etc.

1. Curriculum areas - details of what exactly is being taught this term, how can parents support learning at home… seniors you can share the info about your Friday afternoon ‘options’.

2. Use of Mathletics each week new tasks set by teachers (Home learning). Reading each night is encouraged :)

3. Welcome new students and whānau

4. Rubbish free school - This term we are focusing on improving how we recycle  paper and food scraps - we are getting our school worm farms up and running this term.

5. Important dates for your studio - check Staff calendar is up to date :)

6. Reminders  - uniform, school start times , importance of being at school early, lunchtime activities, Replenish stationery,bring personal headphones? 

7. Request wetday games - if you want variety :)

8. Device use reminders - use at school, charging, storage, care, etc

9. Library sessions - how this works for your studio, etc

PCT Release Term 3 week 3

 Jessica was away therefore first block I was in class. 



Block 2 : 
There is a new student in my whanau I was going to test her today. However she is away therefore I will test her later.

Update my Professional growth doc.
Update blog. 




Block 3: 
Plan for next week 
Maths, 
Writing, 
Weblab - Coding


Only got to do weblab coding lesson ready.

Team meeting Term 3

We are updating this doc every Thursdays after school from 3:15 to 4pm.

This doc helps us to update anything that we are doing in the studio to make our teaching practice more effective and efficient.

Goals for term 3

BOT meeting

 

 Due to being a digital curriculum innovator I had to present to the board what I was doing for the school. This slides helped me to present what I need to be said. It states what I have been doing and my current goal for this role.

Due to maybe being  curriculum that is not so visible . The leaders (DP and Principal )of our school have suggested me to do more as it is very difficult for this subject to do more rather not having my accessible time.
I would do teach digital technology to students across the school because i am quite passionate doing this. However for this project to happen I would need support. For it for example not having my PCT day on Friday where senior students get to choose their options on Friday. I would like to do a on going project ( that I have stated on the slides) with those students but being told my PCT is on Friday It won't work.
Leadership: In able for me or other curriculum innovators to do their passion and be the leader innovator, they will need to make it work. Not just say I need to do more they need to allow me to do these passion project consistently. Not just talk the talk. Walk the talk.

Email to Principal

 Hi,

I'm just sharing you this link where I have been taking photos of Mindstorm sessions.
Feel free to use these photos in our Newsletter.

Reflection Term 2: 11 students have been attending mindstorm sessions 10 students year 5 and 1 student year 7.

Due to limited kit one group is using Junior mindstorm kit and two other groups are using the Education Mindstorm kit. I have emailed Pam about the Mindstorm education kit. Currently there are 4 mindstorm kits. However only 2 are able to use.  Teacher who have used it last year used two other kits but there is nothing inside to use everything is mixed from other legos pieces. I have searched in our staff room and asked Jill and Pam aswell but nothing solved. Other two kits are totally new and not used therefore we are using it with total care. I'm checking it every session that its goes back appropriately so that next year it's still usable as the kits are very expensive. I think the teacher that used it last year have been missed used therefore other two Education Mindstorm kits are just gone. Happy to discuss further if needed.

The students are enjoying Mindstorm session and totally engaged. We have started doing unit tasks for the students to do. Term 3 we will continue with the Mindstorm unit tasks.

Kind Regards
Samuel

This email was to just send an email what I have been doing and some help from what I need to do.
However no reply back. But from the meeting front of other innovator that I need to do more and not doing enough.

I feel like no communication was there and just got picked on. 

PCT release week 9

 Learning block one: I have to complete my learning goals for my students report.

Learning block two: I will update my teaching professional goals blog. Update all the learning aspect that connects to the standard and code upload them with a statement. Also  

Learning block three : Planning for term 3 week 1 activities. Its the Olympic season . Therefore making a choice board for the students to do will help us settle into the term. 
The website NZ olympic has many resources to teach about. 

Term 2 Week 9 ( Matariki )

 We have planned our Matariki week. 

We have planned this file collaboratively.  



We made it easy for the students to access this page. 


 

Term 2 PCT observation and feedback and feed forward

Evaluations/reflections
Thank you for observing my lesson. Overall I think the lesson went well as the student had a great knowledge about what it was and experienced it from our Powhiri. Kieran was off during my lesson and I tried to make Kieran get involved in a manner where it won’t distract other students. Next time I will get the timer ready when I said that I will give you 10 minutes. I would use the timer to let the students and myself know. When the early finish students sat down I forgot about the further extension that the student could do.
They came to the mat too early and practiced their Pepeha and sat down for a long period of time.
Next time they will continue doing their extension work and when the time is up I will  get all the students on the mat and practice their Pepeha in pairs. Then choose 5 random students to present their pepeha to the class.
Jesscia (mentor - Thank you for your precise feedback and feedforward.)

Collaborative report writing

As a team we have written our report. By writing our report in this doc helps us to see if our report was consistent. Also because we both know the students we could make our judgement easier to write.

PCT Term 2 Week 9 (Due to not having PCT Release on Friday Week 8)

 Today I will be writing reports.

I still need to do write the learning disposition and student reflections.
I will start by writing the students reflections and try to get it done by today 

Today was a good day to spend my report writing.  I got to finish student reflection today during my PCT release.

Te Reo Maori lesson

PCT Release Term 2 Week 7

 Learning block 1 - I have printed and got myself ready for teaching for my observation.
- Talked to Sophie's mum Sandy about learning and how she could improve her learning. (She was helping out in the library)
- Talked to Carly about Eric coming into the class - 
marked my Writing Easttle.

Learning block 2 
- Taught Te Reo Maori to my Whanau and Jessica (Mentor) Observing my teaching. 
- Carried on marking E asttle writing.

Learning block 3 
- Reading through the sample report to see how the report is looking. 
- Carried on marking Easttle writing.

-Easttle writing marking is time consuming process.
I had a look at Jessica's Easttle. 
to see our marking is consistant. 
I do have to go over the marking as structure and language of the writing is narrative not descriptive therefore many students will have this part low. 


Next PCT release 
Write Report. / Update my blog and Professional growth mind-set. 
Test Students below level 24 to see their progress.