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THE AUCKLAND PROJECT

THE AUCKLAND PROJECT. WHERE ARE WE UP TO ? 21 ST FEBRUARY 2011. Two meetings with the Auckland team and other schools involved in the project Presentation of the project to staff ( 2010). Identification of shared goal to - IMPROVE READING/COMPREHENSION

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THE AUCKLAND PROJECT

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  1. THE AUCKLAND PROJECT WHERE ARE WE UP TO ? 21ST FEBRUARY 2011

  2. Two meetings with the Auckland team and other schools involved in the project • Presentation of the project to staff ( 2010)

  3. Identification of shared goal to - IMPROVE READING/COMPREHENSION • Staff development days devoted to developing/discussing/researching/ narrowing hypotheses 3. Marisa Zadro, Teaching Educator, to support the school.

  4. Outlining of shared goals for St. Andrews (co-construction)

  5. Professional reading: task focus activity

  6. Phase 1: develop clusters • develop hypotheses • developing an • ACTION RESEARCH • and • CYCLE OF INQUIRY • to interrogate data

  7. EVIDENCE INFORMED DISCUSSIONS:THE ROLE OF PEDAGOGICAL CONTENT KNOWLEDGE ( PCK ) • Use of Relevant Data The importance of collecting and using evidence to improve teaching practice and raising student achievement ( how does this relate to us?) • Partnerships of Respect: The importance of Professional Learning Communities (The Auckland Project), The Cycle of Inquiry ( our process) PCK ( building teacher capacity) • Building an inquiry habit of mind around evidence of informed discussions.

  8. DEVELOPING ACTION RESEARCH • Our top hypotheses from 2010 • Low entry level literacy ability • Lack of school wide reading program • Low literacy level of parents/involvement • Low socio-economic background of students • Competing media • Lack of formal language skills • High number of ESL/NESB students • Students are reluctant readers • Students not motivated to read • Students do not know how to read for meaning • Other ……………………..

  9. The Challenge is . . . • A call to engage so as to improve Reading Comprehension • To unpack the hypotheses to find the why? • Find data to determine the hypotheses

  10. Where we are today We are now in Phase1 developing our hypotheses and participating in Action Research (acknowledging the teacher’s voice)

  11. Next Professional Learning Community • Date: Monday Week 8 • Each person: • to bring at least one (1) piece of collected evidence/data from our school • one piece of research theory that supports or challenges your hypothesis

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