Best gem of all

A follow-on from my previous post about digging deep to find gems, well.......I have saved the best.
for last.

This 4 credit Statistics standard worth 4 literacy/numeracy credits shows that 85% of my students attained a MERIT grade compared to 27% nationally and 17% across Decile 1 schools. This standard is NOT commonly taught at all schools to all students as it is deemed as too academic for some.


Possible reasons for this impressive result could be a combination of:

Teacher belief in the student's ability
Goal setting
The deliberate use of Literacy strategies
Teacher-created teaching and learning strategies
Contextual Teaching and learning
Easy access to all online resources via Google Calendar/Sites
Use of Tracking sheets to "manage self" and monitor progress