Creating Supportive Learning Environments to Raise Student Achievement:Hobsonville Point Primary School
1. Creating Supportive LearningCreating Supportive Learning
Environments to Raise StudentEnvironments to Raise Student
AchievementAchievement
Lisa Squire & Sharyn Afu
July 2013
It’s a Learner’s
World:Mapping a New
Landscape www.hobsonvillepoint.school.nz
2. ‘I don’t think I would get on very
well in my ideal school because I
am too used to being told what to
do.’ (Frances, fifteeen)
What is the point of
school?
Guy Claxton, What’s the point of school?
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4. Themes
• Relationships
• Authentic Learning
• Personalised Learning
• Modern Learning
Environments
‘The school I’d like would be one whose primary aim was to teach me
how to live...Today, academic knowledge has become the sole interest of
many schools, and few (teachers) are daring enough to abandon the
exam rat-race for the job of creating thinking, adult individuals (Christine,
sixteen years)
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7. Who are the special
people in your life that
you have learnt from?
9. ‘It is also true that our greatest source of pride in self generally
comes from achievements inspired from within and encouraged
and supported by others who expect and demand that we
would give our best.’
- Dr Julia Atkin
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11. Teaching Model
Learning AdvisorLearning AdvisorLearning AdvisorLearning Advisor Learning AdvisorLearning AdvisorLearning AdvisorLearning Advisor Learning AdvisorLearning AdvisorLearning AdvisorLearning Advisor
Group of studentsGroup of students
Multi Year LevelsMulti Year Levels
Group of studentsGroup of students
Multi Year LevelsMulti Year Levels
Learning Common
Group of studentsGroup of students
Multi Year LevelsMulti Year Levels
Group of studentsGroup of students
Multi Year LevelsMulti Year Levels
Group of studentsGroup of students
Multi Year LevelsMulti Year Levels
Group of studentsGroup of students
Multi Year LevelsMulti Year Levels
13. How Time is Wasted
33 hours per year
49 hours per year49 hours per year49 hours per year49 hours per year
If you spent 10 minutes each
day lining up =
If you spent 15 minutes each
day waiting for silence and
order in the classroom =
If you spent 20 minutes each
day taking the roll =
66 hours per year66 hours per year
17. • Enrol the family
• Key Learning Advisor for longer than a year.
Collaborative teaching team
• First names
• Not age grouped/multi levels
• Regular communication with parents
• Allow students to work in traditional teacher
spaces
• Humanist/restorative approach to discipline
• Reduce incentive based extrinsic reward
• Model risk-taking and resilience
18. Quality teaching is responsive to student learning
processes - Alton Lee
They:
Adopt a problem solving stance
•Anticipate, plan and improvise as required
•Have a complex perception of classrooms
•More adept at monitoring and providing relevant
feedback
•Test hypotheses about learning problems
•Have high respect for students
•Are passionate about learning and teaching
•Develop students’ self regulation and esteem
•Provide appropriate challenge
•Enhance deep learning
Role of the Teacher
25. Reflection
Recall a positive and
memorable experience
you had at school.
Recall a positive and
memorable experience
you had at school.
26. Immersion into ‘The world we don’t know, we don’tImmersion into ‘The world we don’t know, we don’t
know’know’
Immersion into ‘The world we don’t know, we don’tImmersion into ‘The world we don’t know, we don’t
know’know’
Multi-literaciesMulti-literacies
- Inventive Thinking- Inventive Thinking
- Digital Age Literacies- Digital Age Literacies
- Effective Communication- Effective Communication
(NCREL Research)(NCREL Research)
Multi-literaciesMulti-literacies
- Inventive Thinking- Inventive Thinking
- Digital Age Literacies- Digital Age Literacies
- Effective Communication- Effective Communication
(NCREL Research)(NCREL Research)
Personalised LearningPersonalised LearningPersonalised LearningPersonalised Learning
Inter-disiplinary approach toInter-disiplinary approach to
the learning areasthe learning areas
Inter-disiplinary approach toInter-disiplinary approach to
the learning areasthe learning areas
Core CompentenciesCore Compentencies
Reading, writing & MathematicsReading, writing & Mathematics
Core CompentenciesCore Compentencies
Reading, writing & MathematicsReading, writing & Mathematics
Dispositions (Theoretical, thinking, organisational, interpersonal self)Dispositions (Theoretical, thinking, organisational, interpersonal self)Dispositions (Theoretical, thinking, organisational, interpersonal self)Dispositions (Theoretical, thinking, organisational, interpersonal self)
27. learning through different contexts a
similar concept allows for deeper
understanding
learning through different contexts a
similar concept allows for deeper
understanding
Digital Age Literacies- social sciences, the arts
Inventive Thinking- technology, science, the arts
Effective Communication- health, the arts, languages
Literacy and Numeracy flow through these multi-literacies
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32. Reggio Influence
The Reggio Emilia philosophy is based upon the following set of
principles:
•Children must have some control over the direction of their learning;
•Children must be able to learn through experiences of touching,
moving, listening, seeing, and hearing;
•Children have a relationship with other children and with material
items in the world that children must be allowed to explore and
•Children must have endless ways and opportunities to express
themselves.
The Reggio Emilia approach to teaching young children puts the
natural development of children as well as the close relationships
that they share with their environment at the center of its philosophy.
43. Q & A (15 mins)
Links
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Notes de l'éditeur
Lead into HPP model Fantastic question to start asking yourself...lead into explaining what Sharyn & I have been doing in starting up a new school
Background on Hobsonville Point Schools & intro us New schools, writing a curriculum that is relevant and purposeful Heart is the values - not just paying lip service but living it Key is relationships.
Themes to explore Talk briefly about the HPP curriculum Driven by KC’s/learner dispositions Not a subject silo, blended learning yet still a focus on developing key competencies
What skills, qualities, dispositions and expertise must students have to enable them to participate in today’s world?
Student Voice The Learner Profile captures progress of the KC’s/dispositions Assessment - main goal is to capture the development of the indivdual (whole self) x4 Individual Education meetings a year Set goals for reading, writing and mathematics however goals are interlinked Assessment data from standardised tests support Philosophy - no surprises for the parents
Relationships Note down up to three special people in your life who have had a positive influence on you Teachers can be coaches, family members, mentors, Dad’s boss etc
Relationships Identify the key characteristics of what made that relationship special e.g. trust, high expectations of you, belief in you Share within a table and feedback
Relationships - tell story of official opening. Individual expression. See ourselves as critical friends/coach. Encourage and challenge Use various strategies to breakdown the barriers. Use first names, allow for an optional uniform. Goal is to create a special relationship and foster that with the family. Also to develop intrinsic motivation. The journey is celebrated not just the end product. We openly discuss our processes and learnings. Share Eduignite story. Think about what we reinforce in schools. Tell story of ‘racecar’ and ‘can spell at home but not at school.’ Extrinsic motivation work for mundane short term goals but not long term. read Daniel Pink’s Drive.
Think about the freedoms that you can create in your environment Create an environment where mistakes are not punished, where you don’t have winners and losers. We know that students develop at different rates then why do we group them according to age? Think about needs based groupings across the years.
Collaboration in teaching teams - requires a lot of communication - deprivatisation of practice which leads to improved performance - role of lead teacher, supporting teacher and observer (flexibility) - share planning with students and families online
How does the organisation of the help to facilitate learning? How the the clock impede learning and what can you do about it
If you think about the amount of time you waste then why do it? Where is the educational value in these things? What if kids were self managing? Work smart
When applying new learning or changing expect a dip. Key be patient. Tell story - supported, self managing, self directed model. Talk about senior students and inability to think for themselves at the beginning of the year. How they now come in a plan . Allow opportunity for ‘failure’
Developing a common language across the school & having that model helps to support students in their learning
Relationships Involve all stakeholders. Involve the family from the start. Talk about enrolment process. Initial IEM.
Relationships Expand on points Everybody is a learner & teacher including teachers and parents Students can teach each other younger to older etc
Relationships Link each bullet point to practices at HPP
Relationships Collaboration - living the values Collaboration happens across groups of students e.g. seniors & juniors working togethers, working on shared projects, connecting with experts, secondary teachers working with students Also in our teaching model
Building relationships -tell story of Develop self-esteem Share expertise Everybody can be a learner
Deprivatisation of spaces leads to greater collaboration/increased ownership Use of google sites, wiki and blogs to share planning, organisation facebook - inform parents, share celebrations, involve stakeholders twitter - share links to educational readings LC blog to communicate with parents regular emails home
See students in the staffroom, in traditional ‘teacher’ spaces Kids feel like they own the space If you want student autonomy/self-managers allow them to make choices about where they work, who they sit with
Build experiences run workshops on developing life skills ‘ How to pitch a tent’ Grow a herb Negotiate a better price Construct an email
Mobile library, devices, open access, no front of room, no interactive whotboards, mobile apple TVs Research shows that even with systems in place the same amount of books go missing regardless/easy access High trust - Maraki for ipads, push out apps and trace through GPS
Authentic Learning Lead into personalisation. Talk to a neighbour, share...discuss common elements e.g. hands on, real life learning, visual, ‘informal’ learning, doing what you love, discovering something new, technology
Big Picture of curriculum School wide planning informs personalised planning - talk about world the kids don’t know they don’t yet know. Create new learning experiences. What to do with kids to broaden horizons. Work across Allows us to collaborate and be clever about how we use our time
Multi-literacies are not an inquiry model, stages they help to put a focus on specific learning areas to allow for deeper understanding & explicit teaching
Research enGuage 21st century Skills The enGauge 21st Century Skills were developed through a process that included literature reviews, research on emerging characteristics of the Net Generation, a review of current reports on workforce trends from business and industry, analysis of nationally recognized skill sets, input from educators, data from educator surveys, and reactions from constituent groups. Many of these important works, in particular the nationally recognized skill sets, are cross-matched to the enGauge 21st Century Skills.
Research Showing the skills being broken down into sub-skills and dispositions Reflects the move from content to
Behind personalisation are a set of structures where kids are not just learning what they want and when they want - deliberate experiences being planned for to provoke interest and exposure to new learning
Personalisation In the junior area of the school
Sharyn to expand on this. Mention notes available.
How the juniors track personalisation
Example of Year 3 student
Authentic Learning Plan experiences that allow development of the learning dispositions that we wish to develop and are fun. Homework is a natural flow on from the day. not compulsory. Set goals during IEMs such as ‘learn to touch type’ Focus is on developing deep and powerful learning experiences. John Holt’s World
Authentic Learning/Personalisation Tell story of students passion. Online. Available for parents. Conference with 3 L.A’s Individual Learning Pathway Every student has one - group according to natural links across projects Conference with learning advisiors/negotiate learning Often dispositions don’t happen in schools as we don’t provide opportunities real opportunities for our kids to develop them. Sometimes we need to create artificial situations however ideally they should be happening as a natural part of the day.
Kids arrive to school and plan their day - supported, self managing & self directed Deprivatised - can do at home, with parents - transparent Must Do’s Can Do’s Mention see this work with large numbers of students in Aussie at Silverton etc
Example of collaborative planning Lead Tch but can have supporting roles, observer etc Available to parents and students in real-time as updated
Use of technology like google cal so students can access anytime, anywhere Invite students to workshops, use gmail chat, email Some students still paper and pen Some need extra support to plan others arrive and start working
Initial snapshot Daily reflections on learning emailed to L.S’s and parents beginning to be copied in Increases self awareness/measuring development of key competencies
Development of quality of reflection. opportunity for L.A to give specific feedback.