RTC 5 - Show leadership that contributes to effective teaching and learning

15 November, 2016

Leadership within the class is a shared task.  I would see that both Chris and I are responsible for the leadership of the class.  However, when leading my tasks, there are a few things that I keep in mind:

• the tasks need to be fun for the kids.  When students like the work they do, they are more likely to do them
• look for the bits that the student can do.  The comment from the student, 'I can't do it' implies they can't do all of it.  There are parts that they can do.
• students want to be able to succeed and when they don't they aren't going to feel good about themselves.



During our recent 'poetry recital' the girls decided that they needed to have a bit more beard stroking, so they made them.

• look for opportunities to bundle tasks together.  Why have students do three different pieces of work when there might be the opportunity to do one piece of work and assess it in three different ways?
• did I keep that lesson at the right level for each of those children? If not, how do I need to do it differently next time?

Taking the students to the Western Zone Basketball champs.

21 August, 2015

Although I am out of the classroom on Fridays, I am generally in the classroom doing my work.  This practice isn't so I can keep an eye on the class, but to give the teachers in there an extra set of hands in case a student or students need some space.  Much of my time on Friday afternoons is spent leading restorative discussions with groups of students, something that is difficult when you are teaching in front of a class.

12 June, 2014

As a result of our discussions surrounding the recent workplace survey, I suggested that we shouldn't wait for the DP and Principal to initiate classroom visits.  We will agree on a schedule where I go into classrooms for observations.  Some of these may be more formal, but Krista has suggested that her observation might be less formal.

9 April, 2014, 1:1 Devices, Parent's Meeting

This meeting was the 'Rollout' to parents of the 1:1 device programme.  This meeting was the last step in a 6-10 month process of ensuring students have the most up to date technology and teaching tools in order to enhance student learning.
As the ICT Leader in school, I was required to lead this project which meant that I needed to:

• Liaise with teachers and parents about ICT
• Liaise and visit schools in the area
• Research examples of good practice in student mobile devices
• Be part of the Tech Think Tank, a group of parents driving this project
• Attend board meetings to discuss 1:1 devices.