Day 3 RPI 31/3/23

On Friday 31st March I learned about choosing appropriate texts and what to keep in mind for example the Mirrors, Windows (and ‘sliding glass doors’).  I found the video of Rudine Sims Bishop interesting especially how she uses "Mirrors, Windows and Sliding Glass Doors" as an analogy to discuss the importance of diversity in books and the authors who write them. We need books in which children can see reflections of themselves - but also look through and see other worlds she says. 

I learned more about how to group learners and what to consider when doing so e.g Mixed ability AND levelled groups = flexible grouping.

I learned about how to select a range of appropriate and different texts and to have a balance e.g non fiction and fiction texts, poetry etc.

I could possibly share what I have learned about planning and compiling texts especially texts for a wider reading programme (shared, reading to, buddy/pair, Independent).

RPI Day 2 Reflecting on today’s learning

What did I learn that increased my understanding of the kaupapa and pedagogy of the Manaiakalani Reading Programme ?

I learned about the history of 'Learn, Create, Share and how it came about from teachers using Literacy circles.   I l also learned how podcasts can help to engage my students in reading and hook them in by showing them podcasts of  league/rugby players who created podcasts about their favourite books.
 

What did I learn that could improve my capability and confidence in teaching reading?

I learned about the benefits of using the Teacher workbook to help centralise all of the formative and summative assessments & reading data gathered throughout the year for my class.  It was also helpful to see how you can include your planning and next steps etc in the workbook too.

I found the learning and activities around LI's and SC's a helpful refresher.  The activity where we had to manipulate and match up AO's. LI's and SC's was a challenge.  Below is my attempt.

I also think having time to analyse our PAT Reading results and looking at the reason why some students may have chosen specific answers very beneficial.  Having discussions about which types of questions and reading strategies for next steps to focus on was useful.

What did I learn that could be used with my learners? 

How to use the Reading survey to help me with future planning e.g Readers interests in books.  

The Ground rules for talk helped my students with their communication and how to be more effective and self evaluative when working together during guided reading lessons.  

I  learned how digital taskboards can be used as a valuable reading resource for students and how you can make connections/links back to the data from the teacher workbook and PAT next steps.

What did I learn that could be shared within my wider community, with either colleagues, or whānau/aiga? 

I think the Reading survey would be helpful to share and could help teachers know their learners better and to know the different reading dispositions they have.   This information could also be used in future reading planning.

RPI Day 1

Today Friday 17/2/23 we had our first RPI session with a group of 19 teachers and facilitators from all over Aotearoa on Google meet.  Facilitators discussed different topics related to Reading with us.  Below we did an activity where we had to *List their attributes, skills or characteristics.

What is the profile of a good reader? 

1. Able to decode

2. Able to comprehend what they read.

3. Able to critically think about the text.

4. Able ask and answer questions

5. Able to discuss what they have read

6. Inference

7. Vocabulary

8. Actively making meaning: Making sense of the text, processing the system (decode text), structure of text

9. Use strategies e.g visualize

10. World knowledge + word knowledge

11. Grow in self-efficacy

12. Enjoy reading - to understand and gain knowledge & emotionally invested (empathy)

13. Engagement and motivation - students who read widely outside the classroom especially 

A Good reader…

“has the ability to understand and use those written language forms required by society and/or valued by the individual. Readers can construct meaning from texts in a variety of forms. They read to learn, to participate in communities of readers in school and everyday life, and for enjoyment.”

Progress in International Reading Literacy Studies (PIRLS), 2021

We had Dorothy Burt - Manaiakalani pedagogy speak.

Things to do:

• Recommend books to students to read.
• Get students to do the Reading survey.
• Try an idea from reading planning.
• Establish ground rules for talk to enable meaty discussion
• Graduate students to read longer texts

Resources:

What characterises a good reader?

RPI: Teacher as Reader (Cohort 2, 2023)

RPI 1.: Manaiakalani Kaupapa and Pedagogy

RPI 1: Reading Across the Curriculum (Cohort 2)

RPI Day 1: Success Criteria - Ground Rules for Talk (Cohort 2)

RPI 1: Discussion About Text (Cohort 2)

DFI edublogs Blogging Tips - Getting started

RPI 1: Pulling it All Together (Cohort 2)

Idea of Teachers as Readers.

Day 9 DFI - Last class

Agenda

Ubiquitous learning


The benefits of summer blogging
- Will combat the dropoff over the break in writing & reading.
- There are people who put together programmes for kids to do over the holiday break, so I could look into this for my keen bean students.

Google classrooms 
With Kerry.  We were shown how to make a google classroom & how to create a topic folder.



Google exam Level 1 in Room 17

Shared lunch

Final Reflection :)

• What did I learn that increased my understanding of Manaiakalani kaupapa and pedagogy? Today learning more about Ubiquitous - one of the 4 kaupapa words. That learning can take place: Anywhere, Anyplace, Anytime!
• What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow as a professional? I worked on creating more buttons for my class site and adding pages (3 clicks deep) with planning & videos (making a playlist on my google account & inserting videos onto the google slide made specifically for that group).
• What did I learn that could be used with my learners?  How to insert a YouTube video onto a presentation.
• What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow in my personal life? Learning more about creating pages that link e.g from Maths groups to their group's mahi.

Day 8 at Northland College, Kaikohe

Today's agenda

Tip
-Use the down arrow in google drive search bar to specify what I'm looking for e.g Google drawing I made between June 13-16.
- One tab: A chrome extension great for when you have loads of tabs and need to free up the computer's memory-RAM
- To remove one tab right click on the one tab icon and delete
- Hapara Support and How To’s

- Bookmarking in Google Chrome Kerry's cool tip for

- To make a gmail background picture go to gmail settings, Inbox, Change default to priority settings, apply changes, click arrow boxes for important emails, starred and everything else.  Then you should see your cool image.

-Go to  appname at google.com to find things, put it in the omni box (url box)

Empowered one of our 4 kaupapa words with Gerhard Vermeulen (gvermeulen@mayroad.school.nz)

Create with Hangouts

Time to reflect and share with colleagues
What did I learn that increased my understanding of Manaiakalani kaupapa and pedagogy?  

I learned about the importance of being Empowered in the Manaiakalani kaupapa.  Empowerment involves being visible, ubiquitous and connected.

What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow as a professional?

I learned bout managing my workflow through Gmail, Calendar and Google Hangouts.  Though I must admit I found google ha

What did I learn that could be used with my learners?  

Using google hangout to communicate with other students.  I could also use the calendar in class to show due dates for work due from my students.

What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow in my personal life?

I learned how to organise my gmail accounts better - both my personal and work accounts.  

Day 7 DFI Taipa School

Agenda

Clarelle Carruthers
Notes
Empowered learners are connected learners
Belonging
Connections are visible

Term 1 - Learn
Term 2 - Create
Term 3 - Share
Term 4 - Learn, Create, Share

Manaiakalani site is worth having a look at the other schools and connecting
Flick an email if you want to borrow, adapt, use resources from manaiakalani schools.  Good too share ideas when we want ideas e.g Explanation writing, what next?

Tuhi mai, Tuhi atu - Write to me, write to others
Quad blogging - For a year with your group
Building powerful connections
Thoughful, helpful blogging

Evaluating sites


Class sites with Clarelle

Tips 
3 clicks deep
Use Google sheets for timetable

Here's my tutu with my class site



Time to reflect and share with colleagues
What did I learn that increased my understanding of Manaiakalani kaupapa and pedagogy?
Today we learned about the importance of being connected.  Empowered learners are connected learners.  It gives student's a sense of belonging.  Connections help when made visible.


What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow as a professional?
A possible timetable for implementing the following in our classes:
Term 1 - Learn
Term 2 - Create
Term 3 - Share
Term 4 - Learn, Create, Share

What did I learn that could be used with my learners?  
Having a go at creating my class site and to make it engaging for my students.  Making buttons I was happy with for the curric. areas was very time consuming, but I was happy I eventually got it.  Having a go with making my groups in the main curric. areas is still a work in progress.

What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow in my personal life?
Learning how to copy paste text which should help me to keep the correct formatting (without the text going off the page).

Day 6 DFI Northland College

Agenda

Tips

- To log on to the network at Northland College you:
Click on the wifi symbol, Open network preferences, click on advanced, Click on northland college daily password, click on - then o.k.  Press apply changes.  Then go and log onto wifi daily password northland college and the number.

Guest Coach: Danni Stone Yr 7/8 teacher Pt England School, MDTA Alumni

Tuhi mai tuhi atu - A great way to buddy up with other classes from around NZ teachers connecting

- Put up a quick write and get kids to respond

-Take the leap and go for it re: Blogging. Build up traffic

Google class

+'s Will.i.am - Donating 100k to Manaiakalani, Wolf Fisher research -success in writng 
Sessions: Content

• Deep Dive -  Multimodal  DS
• Good idea - Create a sham article and the real article

My garden site

• Time to reflect and share with colleagues
  
  
  What did I learn that increased my understanding of Manaiakalani kaupapa and pedagogy? I learned about the importance of Visibility and how it can provide an opportunity for students to share what they have been learning & creating.
  
  What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow as a professional? Tuhi mai tuhi atu is a great way to buddy up with other classes from around
  
  NZ. It's about teachers in Manaiakalani connecting and sharing in the learning journey of teacher's
  
  and students. -Take the leap and go for it re: Blogging. Build up traffic
  
  - Learning how to make multi modal docs was so helpful.
  
  What did I learn that could be used with my learners? - Put up a quick write and get kids to respond to one another on their blogs
  
  - I learned how to create a Garden site and managed to: embed a slide, add a youtube video,
  
  include an image and audio clip, insert text boxes
  
  What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow in my personal life? I learned how to use images from google images that are allowed to be used.