Apiti School Annual Action Plans for 2011
(including Teacher/school enquiry, report on this to the BoT and school targets report to MoE)
Mathematics
Evidence
Goal / Targets
Programme
Teacher enquiry
Evidence of success
(report to BOT)
Targets report to MOE
Through testing we have 1. Quicker at basic
found students are not facts and
as quick as we would
combinations.
expect at
Diagnostic testing own Seek different ways
goals identified.
to motivate basic
Practice timetabled
facts learning.
into programme.
Progress documented
on wiki e-portfolio.
Diagnostics testing.
Evidence on the wiki eportfolio.
Through teacher
observation we find
many students have not
got the skills to solve
problems
Continue and develop
problem solving
challenges and use
variety to aid
motivation.
Reflect on strategies
used . Teach skills and
strategies as required.
Written or videoed
Choose 2 students one
reflection on strategies used above and one just below.
in problem solving.
Brief report on each
Examples of problem solving student's problem solving
in e-portfolio showing
with evidence. Sample of
progress overtime.
student reflection .
2,a) Tackle problem
solving willingly and
become better
problem solvers
b) Recognise and
develop their own
problem solving
strategies
Teacher observation
3 Transfer maths into
Students are unable to authentic contexts.
deliberately transfer
their maths learning and
verbalise maths in their
authentic contexts
Extend resources
used especially
interactive sites.
Maths adviser and
visits to other schools
to help.
Gather evidence of
success.
Teacher enquiry
result (appraisal)
Show accelerated progress Teacher to reflect
on a graph.
on the evidence of
Individual and schoolwide. which ways
motivated student
Teacher parents and
learning.
students observe students
Appraisal interview
have improved speed, recall
will reflect on
and accuracy.
increased evidence
for individual
students
Identify maths
Make the potential for Students identify the maths Report to BOT.
learning used. Reflect maths explicit in
learning used. They can
on the use made of
authentic context
report it to the community
maths learning through plans and reflect on
on blogspot and to the BOT
authentic contexts
this throughout the
in the report to student
unit.
achievement
Teacher to reflect
on evidence of
effective teaching
strategies.
Report on evidence
using more explicit
use of maths
learning in
authentic contexts
Reading
Evidence
Goal / Target
Teacher Enquiry
Changes to teaching
What will they be better - Learning for teacher programme
at:-
Observation during
Explaining the meaning
reading and running
of what they have read.
records(Informal prose
inventory) shows some
students performed below
expectation on deeper
comprehension.
Seek different ways
to teach students
comprehension
strategies.
Diagnostic testing using
running records
- Own goals identified
- Integrate different
comprehension practice
into literacy and unit
teaching.
- Progress documented on
e-portfolio
Evidence of Success
Targets
- Report to MOE
- Diagnostic testing
Show accelerated progress
- Evidence on e-portfolio of graphically for targeted
improved use of
students.
comprehension strategies.
Teacher Enquiry
Result
- Appraisal
Reflect on evidence
of improved
comprehension for
individual students.
Other Curriculum Goals. Student engagement and motivation to learn.
Apiti School Curriculum requires the use of authentic learning experiences for students such as:
 Bush remnant restoration project
 ‘Bon Apiti’ cooking group responsibility
 Hydroponics project and native plant growing
on the grounds that learning in authentic contexts like this:
 increase student engagement and motivation
 provide excellent opportunities to learn key competencies such as self-management and working cooperatively
 develop the whanau group culture valued by the school
 provide opportunity for students to develop resilience and leadership capabilities.
However staff have observed that students show varying motivation in different contexts so we wish to set a target and enquire into this
further. This should enable staff to tailor contexts, or present introductions to contexts to appeal more to students who are not immediately
engaged.
Evidence
Goal
Change to
programme
Teacher learning
needed
Evidence of
success
(Report to BoT)
Some students
motivated/not
motivated by
different learning
contexts
Increase student
engagement by
tailoring and
introducing
authentic
contexts
Assess all
students’
engagement in
various contexts
and plan activities,
especially
introductory
activities to take
these assessments
into account.
How to assess
engagement and
probe reasons for
individual
responses.
(Trial self and
peer assessment
and interviews
and reflection)
Changes to
teachers’
practice that
proved
motivating to
targeted
students.
Target
Teacher enquiry
(for report to MoE result
(part of
appraisal
process)
Two target
Reflective
students selected. summary of
Changes in their
changes to
engagement are
teaching
described in new approaches that
contexts or
have succeeded
existing contexts
or failed with
in which their
discussion of
engagement has
possible reasons
been lower that
for these results.
expected.