Teachers Inquire

Experiencing our world as '... whakataukihewakaekenoa.blogspot.com/2023/05/experi… We are daily surrounded by a material world that 'someone' had to create. We daily experience the results of the creativity of others, and much of th...

THANK YOU Manaiakalani and Tamaki College noelenedunn.blogspot.com/2023/05/thank-… Following on from my previous post about a learner who moved to the South Island and wished to continue her academics with me......she continued to engage w...

Cluster Connect bloggingmariak.blogspot.com/2023/05/cluste… Our Online Cluster of schools is trying a new way to connect. Each term we have a staff meeting for an hour based on one of theManaiakalani kaupapa words. This term is Create. In the past, we have ...

Inquiry 2023 - Baseline Testing bobthedog3.blogspot.com/2023/05/inquir… My Inquiry group this year are my Year 11 Design and Visual Communication class. The focus of my inquiry is reading. Today, I dis a baseline piece of reading and writing w...

Inquiry Focus Term 2 2023 pesklal.blogspot.com/2023/02/inquir… I have 17 students in my classroom. While the other students are entirely new to this kind of instruction, nine students have completed Tier 1, Weeks 1 through 10 of the BSLA. I was to...

Week 4 Term 2 - Totara Hous... albystevensonblog.blogspot.com/2023/05/week-4… Nothing is more important when building a structure than a strong foundation. Poor foundations make for unstable buildings Year 12 Totara House students leading assemb...

Meeting with Marc Milford …istinesteachingasinquiry.blogspot.com/2023/05/meetin… My learners working hard on the third internal Trigonometry (2.4), there are so many formulas to choose from. Mark Milfors, a literacy specialist help me to harnes...

Professional reading 1 …istinesteachingasinquiry.blogspot.com/2023/05/profes… This year my inquiry focus is Statistics. Engaging learners in statistics can be challenging, but with the right approach and techniques, you can hook them and make the ...

BSLA - T2 reflection scarternz.blogspot.com/2023/05/bsla-t… I have now got 5 reading groups in my class using the BSLA program. This includes all 20 children. There are 4 groups on Kakano and one group on Tupu . They read the same book for 4 days of the ...

Guided Reading & Comprehension - (Day 4 RPI 12/5/2... angedl.blogspot.com/2023/05/guided… This week we focussed on: Guided Reading (& Comprehension) Need-based grouping for explicit processing and strategic reading guidance; Disc...

BSLA Micro-credential debshirleyteaching.blogspot.com/2023/05/bsla-m… This week I received the news that I had successfully completed the University of Canterbury BSLA Micro-Credential. Today my lovely Principal gave me some beautiful flowers. What a...

Linking Writing to our BSLA... debshirleyteaching.blogspot.com/2023/05/linkin… This week I have began making explicit links between the Better Start Literacy Approach (BSLA) lessons which are structured around a sequence of phonemes a...

Running Record Data kparrantteaching.blogspot.com/2023/05/runnin… For the past few weeks I have been completing running records with my targetlearners to see where the gaps are in their knowledge and understanding. From these running records I have fou...

Parent Focus Group - listen... sfsanitaunka.blogspot.com/2023/05/parent… A positive and informative parent meeting. It was wonderful they took time out of their day to come along. The parents all gave some great suggestions for how we c...

First topic Term2 …istinesteachingasinquiry.blogspot.com/2023/05/first-… As9126159-Trigonomtry(3 credits, Internal) My learners have successfully completed two internals and this is the third internal and the first topic for term 2, worth 3 credits and...

2023 - Oral Language Focus trishhockly.blogspot.com/2023/05/2023-o… Speaking vs Talking This year I have decided to return my focus to oral language. (jt was my 2021 focus). This is due to the challenges faced by my students in both speech, and lan...

I am trialling this inquiry cycle robarrowsmith.blogspot.com/2023/04/i-am-t… cultural responsive inquiry process

Week 3 Term 2 - Teacher Pra... albystevensonblog.blogspot.com/2023/05/week-3… At the end of Term 1, I finalized my teacher inquiry goal for 2023. I wrote a reflection on this (see Alby Blog post entry - 02/04/23 ) My inquiry goal for...

Inquiry Profiling #2: Colle... apeluattc.blogspot.com/2023/05/inquir… I wanted to collect data on my Inquiry group, my year 12 Social Studies class and I needed to go back a year to when they were year 11. It is compulsory for all ...

3D Printed Cookie Cutters bobthedog3.blogspot.com/2023/05/3d-pri… My Year 7 class this tech rotation are having a go with Tinkercad to design and make some cookie cutters that we can use to make some sugar cookies in the kitchen. They are not my c...