One of my Maori learners missed both assessment deadlines in term 1 worth a total of 6 credits. Our goal for term 2 was to complete the current standard before the deadline so that we could catch up on opportunities that were missed earlier in the year. In order to reach that goal, the learner realised that attending school on a regular basis was the way to go. A student voice survey revealed that she wanted whanau support in the form of making sure she comes to school every day.
I noticed that attendance at school improved slightly and on a particular day, the learner arrived at school at 1.20pm, just in time for maths. The end result was that the learner attempted and completed all her work with much confidence and achieved her goal of 4 MERIT credits.
She immediately reviewed content and expectations for her missed assessment from term 1 and a week later she felt confident enough to sit the assessment that she had missed earlier; she gained 3 MERIT credits. Within the space of a week, she successfully gained 7 credits all at MERIT level ......where there's a will, there's a way..............
W00T! What a cause for celebration Noelene.
ReplyDeleteYou wrote this teaser that has me wanting a whole lot more informations from you...
" ...the learner realised that attending school on a regular basis was the way to go. A student voice survey revealed that she wanted whanau support in the form of making sure she comes to school every day..."
What did you do? What was the practical trigger?
Dorothy
Thank you for asking, Dorothy. The part I played included:
ReplyDelete- rewriting achievement criteria in student speak to build learner confidence
- encouraging learners to set an achievement goal for each standard so that they had something to work towards
- gave learners access to a tracking/feedback sheet outlining their progress on a daily basis.