Students were put in groups of 3. Each student had 1 of 3 roles - recorder, reporter & supervisor. Having the different roles made sure the students worked together. Only the recorder was to do any writing so the others had to use equipment and explain their thinking. Then it was important that the reporter could articulate the group's thinking.
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I also took part in a JK cycle looking into Flipped Learning. For the JK cycle this worked well. I am unsure how I can integrate this into my everyday classroom practice yet.
Today I gave the students a print out with their comprehension summary on it. They had to work out the percentage for each subcategory. They then identified next steps and signed up for workshops. These workshops will be taught to the students who need them.
I've now been using Lexia for 9 weeks and Reading Plus of 6 weeks. Now that I have some class data, this webinar was able to focus on unpacking what the data was telling me. Now I can respond to the data. Reading PlusCertificates will display on home page once they are earned. Certificates are awarded for completing a level. To complete a level you need to achieve a set number (often 7) combos. A combo is when you get 80% or higher twice in a row in a SeeReader. If you complete 3 combos in a row you are awarded with a POWER. This is essentially a get out of jail free card (to use once if you get under 80%). A typical year's progress with a student's reading rate is 12 words per year. Students are invited to increase their guided reading rate when they achieve over 80% in comprehension. As the teacher, I need to keep an eye on students who aren't pushing themselves. I have a number of students in my class who prefer to take the safe way out to ensure they get it right. I am able to adjust the guided rates for these students. The table above shows groups of students with similar needs. Using the skill summary I am able to see any trends for the class. This tool allows me to identify the specific comprehension strategy that needs more work - both as a group and for individuals. Once specific next steps have been identified, all you need to do is to go to skillscoach.readingplus.com and click on the comprehension skill. (See below for samples). The tutorials have the same skill modelled at two different levels - basic & intermediate. Another report available is the assignment completion summary. At a glance you can see what students are reading, how long it is taking, their reading rate & comprehension. Reading Plus also has a link learn.readingplus.com/teaching-tools to a range of teaching tools. LexiaWhen students login for the first time they complete a series of tasks. The programme identifies their level by testing their decoding/phonics and comprehension/whole language. When you log in your dashboard shows a summary of what targets are being met. Lexia will alert me when there are students that are struggling with a particular concept. There are a few ways that the lesson can be delivered. You can... click on the link and follow the detailed lesson plan; enter demo mode and work through examples with the student; or teach your own lesson. Lexia provides graphs to show progress with each skill. If the graph begins to plateau, a lesson is needed.
To help make maths engaging this year, I have enrolled with Banqer. This has been authentic learning as they are learning about - money, Kiwi Saver, saving, loans, debt, mortgages, etc. In term 4 we will be retiring! Students will have to survive on their savings until the end of the year.
Fold it Cut it lesson. - During this lesson I only managed to get through the introduction where I cut a shape on a folded piece of paper and they had to predict what it would look like opened up. We worked on:
Today the focus was to predict and communicate the results of translations, reflections, and rotations on plane shapes.
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