Student Voice

WHAT ARE WE LEARNING TO DO? - Take Two

Red =  incorrect WALT

Green = Correct WALT

Random sample:

Student 1 -

Reading: "Synthesis chart and get questions from the text  - right there, think and search, author and me, on my own"

Writing: "My favourite things, structure of paragraphs, topic sentences"

Maths: "Ratios - Decimals/Fractions/Percentages"

Student 2 -

Reading: "Helping me with my reading by reading a lot more. Not sure of WALT"

Writing: "Think outside the box. Creative writing"

Maths: "Fractions - Using strategies to solve problems" 

Students 3 -

Reading: "Think of questions to answer"

Writing: "Structure writing"

Maths: "Fractions - top and bottom numbers. Group of things put into a fraction"

WHAT DOES THIS TELL ME ABOUT MY TEACHING?

A great emphasis on what we are learning to do, why we are doing it and how we do it has ment that students are more in tune with what they are learning to do.

A more visual approach including wall displays, what, why, how cards, and displayed on all activity sheets and task cards has helped with this. 

HOW CAN I REMEDY THIS?

Continue with current strategies. Challenge students to take responsibility for what they are learning. Test them constantly - Do you know what you are learning to do?