We explored how to make teacher judgements today using the PaCT tool. Reviewing what we have already covered reminded us that we need to remember to look at what we are taking away from each lesson.
Take aways:
It is important to view the illustrations provided to get a really good idea of what the big ideas really mean for each set/ signpost.
If you think a student(s) is displaying evidence at one signpost then read the descriptions above and below to double check the level of sophistication fits.
The illustrations are also really great ideas for teaching a big idea.
You don’t need to review each student for each set. You would group students to think about where they are to decide your deliberate acts of teaching for the next steps, one aspect at a time.
We will rotate our specific focus each term on reading this year as we familiarise ourselves with these learning progressions. It would be impossible to be thinking about all the aspects for R, W and M constantly!
As always we would use OTJ from a number of evidence sources to decide where students are.
The focus should be less about where students are in terms of giving them a ‘level’ and more about “What do I need to teach, and them to learn next”.
We took a sample of students work and then looked at each aspect and used the blurb and the illustrations to help us place a student on a sign post.
A good discussion happened at the end of the hui regarding E-asttle v's PACT tool for end of year assessments. Below are some of the things we took away from this lesson.
We have noticed ...
...with practice I will get faster at this and more confident with making judgements
…need to change year levels of some students, classes have been set up with names to use now, look at notifications
… writing LPF is good to use. Want to use instead of asstle this year as doubling up. Maybe can for yr1-2??
...… would be really valuable to go to experts on staff to moderate with my tricky judgements
… PaCT tool - taken lots away. Talking with others about what our kids are doing at different levels, useful to collaborate
… Feel confident with it and I want to finish putting them in
… just get it in! You know more than you think you do with your first sense. Calm the farm a bit - you can’t teach it all
… after so long thinking about it, procrastinating and not doing it. Getting stuff in has been beneficial. SO many opportunities to double check and triple check, so it’s robust and thorough.
