St. Georges Rd. Primary School, Shepparton
Numeracy Intervention
Cross Sectoral Forum – Monday, November 22nd
First things First –
Structures & Processes
• Timetable – dedicated time for Numeracy
• ‘Connected’ leadership model – numeracy
leaders identified in each section of the school
• Structured meeting schedules
• Strengthened curriculum leadership roles and
responsibilities
• Aligned & personalised the Performance &
Development , Annual Implementation Plan &
Professional Learning plans.
Building Leadership Capacity
Strategic planning with the curriculum leadership team –
L-R Assistant Principal, Literacy Coordinator, Principal, Numeracy Coach &
Regional Literacy Coach.
National Partnerships Improvement
Projects
Building Leadership Capacity
Numeracy Coach EFT 1.0
• Coaches classroom teachers
• Supports ES staff to implement Number Fluency
Activities
• Leads Numeracy PLT’s
• Attends Coaching Development
• Supports Numeracy Intervention program
• Works alongside colleagues for neighbouring schools
& regional staff
• Developing our Numeracy leadership capacity
Building Leadership Capacity –
Ros working with the Grade 5 teachers in their Numeracy PLT.
Planning weekly differentiated learning tasks with the term planning framework
Building Leadership Capacity –
Across our Neighbourhood
Neighbourhood Numeracy Leaders
Senior student s from across the
neighbourhood
Neighbourhood Numeracy Leaders working
collaboratively on a Lesson study
National Partnerships Improvement
Projects
Building Teacher Capacity
Professional Learning
• Numeracy Coaching –Formal & Informal
• Fortnightly numeracy PLTs built into weekly program
• Whole staff Professional Learning sessions
• Numeracy Intervention Program
• Training Education Support Staff
• Neighbourhood Collegiate work
Resources
• Neighbourhood Curriculum Framework
• Term planning sessions
• Central resource library
Building Teacher Capacity
Term Forward planning with the 3/4 team using the
Numeracy Neighbourhood Curriculum
Building Teacher Capacity – Professional Learning
with Professor John Munro
Professional Learning - developing mathematical
comprehension
Building Teacher Capacity
Numeracy Intervention ....
According to John Hattie the “art is to provide the right form of feedback at, or just
above the level where the student is working.” Visible Learning, 2009.
Building Teacher Capacity
CALD Prep Group
Differentiated Number
Fluency Activities
Prep ESL program – developing language and
mathematical concepts
Building Teacher Capacity
Numeracy Resource Centre
National Partnerships Improvement
Projects
Student Centred Interventions
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Case Study Model
Differentiated learning
Developing language & Mathematical meta-cognition
Application of Assoc. Professor John Munro’s High
Reliability Literacy Teaching Procedures in Mathematics.
• Extensive exposure to hands on learning
Student Centred Interventions
Case Study Students
Differentiated & personalised learning– Monitoring Case Study student progress
Student Centred Interventions
Developing the language of maths and articulating mathematical thoughts and ideas
Student Centred Interventions
Differentiated & collaborative learning – making predictions and testing hypotheses
Student Centred Interventions
Hands on Experiences - and higher level questioning skills to support learning.
National Partnerships Improvement
Projects
Effective Use of Data
Classroom teacher administering the Mathematics Online Interview and Number Fluency
Assessments
Student Centred Interventions
Collaborative & meaningful learning experiences -
National Partnerships Improvement
Projects
Family & Community Engagement
• 3 Family Liaison Officers – Arabic,
Afghani & Koori
• Building connections between home
and school
• Developing common understandings
Effective Use of Data
OnDemand Adaptive – Number Results
VELS Growth 2009-2010
St Georges Road
State Growth
0.49
0.42
0.40
0.37
0.35
0.34
0.35
0.29
0.25
0.20
0.21
0.22
0.21
0.22
0.22
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Grade 3
2009
Grade 3
2010
Grade 4
2009
Grade 4
2010
Grade 5
2009
Grade 5
2010
Grade 6
2009
Grade 6
2010
0.21
St. Georges Rd. Primary School, Shepparton
Numeracy Intervention
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