Today was our final RPI session and what a awesome journey it has been. When I initially started RPI I felt overwhelmed after each day but the rewindable component allowed me to go back and revisit the resources etc at my own pace. Having three weeks in between each session made implementing our new learning realistic and achievable. Soo much new learning, ideas and resources that I will be going back over and gradually incorporating into my classroom.
One thing I am definitely still working on and will make a focus for next term is consistently timetabling in conferencing to follow up on responses to activities provided in my contracts. The hand it in sheet has been a big help and made it alot easier to track my students progress throughtout the week.
My reading responses/contracts are now much more meaningful and relevant to our WALT's. I was definitely guilty of sometimes keeping my students busy with unrelated follow up tasks so that I could work with my other groups. My follow up tasks are now all related to our WALT and build on from the learning we are doing in our guided reading sessions.
WALT 's and SC are something that our school has had a big focus on this year and it has been awesome that the RPI course focussed on this kaupapa as well. By providing a clear WALT, explaining the relevance of the learning to my students lives (the why) and having clear success criteria, the learning is no longer a mystery to my students and they can be active participants in their own learning.
The CREATE component of the Manaiakalani kaupapa has always been what excites me the most and I think this is the case for the majority of my students. My students are beginning to get more excited about the SHARE component and starting to realise that their learning is alot more meaningful and rewarding when they are able to share it and receive feedback from others.
Thank you to everyone involved in organising this P.D. It has definitely benifited me and my students and improved my overall teaching practice.
Kia ora Stacey
ReplyDeleteA huge congratulations on completing the RPI! What a fabulous achievement! As you say, despite being initially overwhelmed, you found ways to use the rewindable content to your advantage, and for the benefit of your learners.
It has been such a pleasure partnering with you across these three terms and having the privilege of following your professional learning journey. Your homework implementation for Day 8 is testament to the way you are extending learning opportunities for students from creative and higher order thinking design, anchored in core texts, with a provocation.
I really look forward to hearing how things went with your follow up reading-profile survey with your class. Do let me know if you have any questions or need support with this.
All the very best in continuing to draw from the ‘Pillars of Practice’ in your planning and reading programme delivery. We also wish you a well deserved, restful non-contact time over the break.
Nga mihi
Naomi R.
Literacy Facilitator - Manaialkalani Reading Practice Intensive