Standard 6

Teaching Teach and respond to learners in a knowledgeable and adaptive way to progress their learning at an appropriate depth and pace.	Teach in ways that ensure all learners are making su cient progress, and monitor the extent and pace of learning, focusing on equity and excellence for all. Speci cally support the educational aspirations for Māori learners, taking shared responsibility for these learners to achieve educational success as Māori. Use an increasing repertoire of teaching strategies, approaches, learning activities, technologies and assessment for learning strategies and modify these in response to the needs of individuals and groups of learners. Provide opportunities and support for learners to engage with, practise and apply learning to di erent contexts and make connections with prior learning. Teach in ways that enable learners to learn from one another, to collaborate, to self-regulate and to develop agency over their learning. Ensure learners receive ongoing feedback and assessment information and support them to use this information to guide further learning.

Junior School Camp 2016

July 2013

Creating a mural to depict our school as a Taonga

We were challenged to come up with an activity for the children that would be creative and foster resilience and problem solving. Our creation activity. We stood back and let the children work out their ideas and solve problems. We gave no assistance and provided no modelling. 

create something day from andrea des forges on Vimeo.

Using Google slides as a modelling platform for reading 2015

Language Experiences are important for encouraging children to take part, problem solve and develop independence and confidence.  Also great for providing shared experiences that provide language within a context that can be referred back to. And at the end of the day, they are great fun! Here's one we did this year. Our class bear was turning 21 so we decided to throw him a birthday party. The children organised the party  - food, games, invitations, card and decorations. As you can imagine, our bear was very happy! 

Elliot's Birthday from andrea des forges on Vimeo.


July 2016  
A music lesson focusing on tempo and dynamics. The children get to be conductors.

2017

Making Butter and Toast - Blog post