A huge emphasis has been placed on student tracking over recent years. This year we have made students track their own achievement and in particular using a hard copy sheets. It is important for students to see their credits accumulating so they have a clear view of what they are achieving throughout the year. These sheets along with constant monitoring from Kaitohutohu (tutor) help students understand what they have achieved and gaps they have in their learning. If students are not tracking well, interventions are put in place to help students possibly achieve as many credits as possible.
Throughout my years of teaching I have constantly updated my teaching site to help cater to student needs. This site provides learning intentions and success criteria for students to refer to throughout the lesson to give them some direction. Also, I have provided links to all my slides that can be regularly updated if need be, so students can have access to all the necessary information. However, the most recent and important inclusion I have made to my site is scaffolding each assessment for students. An important part of our pedagogy at Papakura High school is providing literacy strategies to help improve student understanding and outcomes.
Engaging in professional conversations is important for building relationships with particular people that have a positive influence in the education sector. Videoing calling an expert from the ministry of education was important for me to help unpack data from the 'Me and My School Survey' that I conducted earlier in the year. Having clarification over certain data was important for me to understand what areas the school can work on to help improve student outcomes.
