be more dog! be more dog! click link…. the not-so-distant future
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Motivation
Be More Dog! Click link…
PFD 2015The not-so-distant future
Our successes in 2014
100% of students have achieved the benchmarks set in the PDSS Assessment Schedule
English, Mathematics and Science end of semester results in all year levels show: %As were greater than %Ds %As plus %Bs were greater than %Cs %Es = ZERO
Our successes in 2014
100% of students having clear learning goals related to: Assessment Schedule, and Australian Curriculum (C2C)
100% of parents have been involved in a discussion about their child's learning goals PTI, phone call, communication book, email,
blog, etc.
Our successes in 2014
Student attendance is at 95% with ZERO unexplained absences
Positive Behaviours recorded are greater than 5.00 per day
Behaviour Incidents recorded are less than 1.00 per day
Our successes in 2014
100% of teaching staff assess themselves as being “highly accomplished” in: Explicit Teaching, and Consolidations
100% of students agree that they are getting a good education at school
100% of parents/caregivers agree that their child is getting a good education at school
100% of parents/caregivers agree that this is a good school
IT WAS A GREAT YEAR!How did we do it?
This is how!
Our Mantras
Every Day Counts Every Student
Matters Every Student Can
Achieve We make the
difference
Our Essential Components
Know the minimum level benchmarks Remove the tail The As greater than Ds rule Monitoring student achievement every 25
days
Our Values
Teacher accountable learning Explicit instruction Moving student knowledge from short
term to long term memory Effective relationships between teachers
and students
Our Imperatives for Engagement
Students trust and respect teachers Students work at their level Students have friends at school
Our Givens
Relationships make the difference High Expectations for all Presentation and Handwriting matters Correction and Feedback is vital Display provides direction Classroom tone promotes success
Our emphasis on time on task
Student Working noise Listening skills Focused learning Group work
Teacher Explicit Instruction
Our Pedagogy
Explicit Instruction Lesson Intention Success Criteria Consolidation I Do We Do You Do Plough Back
Check for understanding
ALL THAT IS GREAT
but…
What were the “things” we did to make it all happen?
We used the student results from 2013 to direct our teaching at the start of 2014
We selected strategies that supported students to achieve the benchmark and extended those students who were ready
We front-ended our assessment and ensured that every lesson, activity, game, consolidation etc. supported student to succeed in that assessment
We used the support provided by our HOC to SIFT, SORT and PRIORITISE to remove the clutter and focus our teaching
We used the support provided by our ST:L&N and SWD teacher to plan for Differentiation and use Individual Education Plans to individualise learning
We moderated work samples with our colleagues in Week 8 of term so that we knew our personal expectations matched our HIGH professional expectations
We met with our Principal every FIVE Weeks to discuss student progress towards the benchmarks, to set short term goals, to brainstorm ideas, to request resources, to identify professional development needs We called this a FIVE WEEK FOCUS
We used OneSchool to record and track student results
We developed amazing consolidations We followed the explicit teaching model We actively sort feedback from the
leadership team and our peers about our “CRAFT” using the Consolidation and Explicit Teaching; Flow Charts, Continuums, and Observation
Templates We did this at least ONCE per term
We created incentives for students to come to school – Every Day
We contacted parents if students were away that day
We had a system to ensure that students who were away were “caught-up”
We made sure that every student knew that they mattered and that they were liked
We recorded ONE positive behaviour in OneSchool every day
We made First Contact with parents if a behaviour incident occurred
We followed through with students We fully engaged with SWPBs in our
classrooms AND…
We had fun doing it!!
Now take a breath!!!!!!!!
Yes, in 2014We did all off thisAND…
WE DID IT TOGETHER!2014 was…
and is… going to be a great year!
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