Time flies when you are having fun

There is a saying, "Time flies when you are having fun"........ I am going to be bold and assume that my 12MAT class has had fun while learning this term as an analysis of their data is quite pleasing; thanks to the foresight of our Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and supportive staff who organised a "Catch Up" day for senior students. As a result of the"catch up" day, 90% of my 12MAT students have credits this term with 100% achievement for assessments sat.

We are ending the term strongly and with a sense of achievement which should hold us in good stead for a promising term 2. "Success breeds success" ......watch this space for term 2 updates.

12MAT Student voice - NCEA L2 Networks

My 12MAT students started the year with a clear focus on achievement. Once a CHEAT SHEET was shared and explained, students were super keen to get on with their learning journey. Feedback was given via a tracking sheet where students could work at their own pace, monitor their progress and then sit their assessment when they felt the confidence to do so. National data shows a success rate of 79%.  My 12MAT class has 100% achievement for the NCEA L2 Networks standard and below is some of the student voice from a survey done just before attempting a practice test

Something NEW9 responses

I learnt about nodes and traversability

nodes

What a network and nodes are.

Nodes,Shortest Route, Minimum Spanning Tree

Networks

Dijkstra and Krushals algorrithim

mimimum spanning tree

Traversability

everything

The strategy (ies) that I used for this standard were9 responses

Finding traversable circuits by finding 0 or 2 odd nodes

Shortest path, Traversability and Minimum spanning tree

Work at a pace that is suitable for me. Read the question properly. Take my time, but also getting all my work done. Be confident in my work and answers.

Shortest Route, Traversabilty,Minimum Spanning Tree

the zero or two odd node checking strategy

-

using low numbers

Kruskal's Algorithm

idk

What can your teacher do differently to assist you to become successful9 responses

Nothing

nothing shes is the best teacher

Nothing. My teacher has taught me perfectly.

She's a fantastic teacher :)

N/A

nothing to change

exactly as they are doing now

nothing

What can your whanau do differently to assist you to become successful9 responses

Nothing

nothing

nothing everything is fine

Nothing really. Maybe just to encourage me.

Nothing

N/A

not sure

What can your friends do differently to assist you to become successful9 responses

nothing

Nothing

working together

Doing their work and not be distracting.

N/A

not sure

What can YOU do differently to assist you to become successful9 responses

Focus more on the topic

nothing because i do the work

Find a way to concentrate better.

Work Hard

focus

concentrate

focus on the topic

Be more focused, gain more passion for Math

nothing

What support or encouragement has your teacher given you for this Achievement Standard9 responses

Shes encouraged me when i made mistakes

confidence

Let me work at my own pace.

Helping me and letting me understand better :)

detailed help and explanations when i am unsure of something

alot

telling me i can do it

That it is possible to achieve as long as you keep trying

idk

11MAT Student voice

As we near the end of a busy term, students are focusing on finishing standards and assessments and teachers are reflecting on the term that was.

Below is some student voice from my 11MAT class for their Linear Algebra standard worth 3 credits.

Something NEW (I learned...)-

Everything

How to automatically get the SUM of each question, how to group, how to read across the line,

how to remotely do algebra

how to use the laptop. and how to do algebra

Algebra

everything

how to work out the line graph

solving

how to form an equation

I learnt a faster way to calculate the equations

Value	Count
-	2
A friend taught me how to form an equat…	1
Nothing	1
how to graph my work	1
how to merge cells	1
i taught Sam how to merge cells and als…	1
nothing	1
nothing i did it by myself	1
to create a graph and properly format i…	1
use the computer	1

Something BLUE (I struggled with...)11 responses

-

Solving the equation

getting the SUM in the correct order according to the forming equation order

how to format a graph and not make mistakes

i struggled with the computer

naming the line graph

nothing really

ask for help

codes

nothing really

How to solve the equation

What STRATEGY/STRATEGIES helped you with this standard11 responses

chunking

Asking the teacher lol

grouping and using SUM to automatically get the answers for questions

chunking and reading on the line

chunking secret words

idk

Chunking

by understanding and focusing

by writing my work out than doing it

the chunking part

The solving equations part. =sum( )

By the end of this topic, my confidence level was11 responses

Value	Count
1	0
2	0
3	1
4	2
5	8

What can your teacher do differently to assist you to become successful?11 responses

-

feed me

encouraged us and helped when we were stuck.

keep on being an amazing teacher

im not sure

nothing keep doing what she's doing

shes a very good teacher, she does everything she can to help you even if shes busy. so shes already met my standard.

helpful and understanding

nothing

nothing

Nothing much really because she has already helped me

What can your whanau do differently to assist you to become successful?11 responses

-

nothing

feed me more

keep on encouraging me

give me money

Nothing

Give me 1million dollars

by doing my work

Nothing

What can your friends do differently to assist you to become successful?11 responses

stop being annoying

Not distract me

stop being annoying,

not distract me

not anoy me

Help me when asked

Help me when i ask for help.

advice and helping me

nothing

stop distracting me

Nothing

What can YOU do differently to assist you to become successful?11 responses

remove myself from any distractions

Stay on task, distance myself from my friends

focus a bit more, not lose any focus when people talk to me

be more concentrated

i an be smarter

Do as asked

change my attitude towards learning because i get distracted easily

focusing , work hard

stay on task

focus more

Come school daily

What support or encouragement has your teacher given you for this Standard?11 responses

EVERYTHING

Moral and mental support

everything

by giving me constructive feedback and helping me improve and stop making mistakes by teaching me to do it correctly

helped me

Everything.

she basically taught me everything

helping

asking me if im alright

a lot of support and encouragement

Helping me understand how to do this standard in a easier way