Term 3 Reflection

Term 3 Reflection

FOCUS : - Empower Learners through Talks

This worked really well during maths as Talk Moves strategy was adopted and used. This has promoted discussion and sharing of ideas and understanding. This was particularly successful as learners talk using talking frame - this is sentence starters. Learners are gifted with language to be able to express their thinking. 

Feeling successful with it.

However, on the other hand, literacy did not go well. Lots of conversation but not much produced by learners. I have lots of hunches to why this is happening. 

Learning Among Teachers

Trip to Toki Pounamu Cluster in the West Coast was a very rewarding experience. Through listening, observation and conversation with the group, I build capacity to my knowledge and understanding of our Manaiakalani ways and pedagogy of teaching and learning. Visiting schools stirred a strong sense of appreciation of where we are and the work we do here in our schools.
Working in a small school has its pros and cons. I appreciate that St. Pius is not that small. It flashed back memories of how far I (St. Pius X School ) has grown in this digital era and using the Manaiakalani phyloso