GAINING OUR BASELINE MEASURE FOR VISIBLE LEARNING West Twyford Primary School
Relational Trust – this must come first! Strongly Mostly Some- Some- Mostly Strongly disagree disagree what what agree agree disagree agree Teachers in this school trust each 100% other. 77% 23% It’s okay in this school to discuss 100% feelings, worries and frustrations with other teachers. 40% 60% Teachers respect other teachers 12% 88% who take the lead in school improvement efforts. 47% 41% Teachers at the school respect 100% those colleagues who are expert at their craft. 47% 53% I feel respected by other teachers 6% 94% in this school. 53% 41%
WHAT DOES A GOOD LEARNER LOOK LIKE IN OUR SCHOOL? Y 4, 5, 6 Try your best with your work Walk silently Look smart Listening carefully to the teacher Neat handwriting Eye contact Don’t answer back Think hard if someone asks you a question Work independently – no help from teacher needed Keep the school tidy Wear right uniform Don’t give up – resilience Be kind Don’t talk while the teacher is talking Treat people nicely and they won’t be rude to you Y 2, 3 Good handwriting Practise a lot at home Read at home Read a lot of books Listen to the teacher
WHAT DO THE BEST LEARNERS DO DIFFERENTLY TO OTHER LEARNERS? Y 4, 5, 6 They have respect and are not rude Help others Don’t talk whilst the teacher is talking Listen Work hard Y 2, 3 They have very good writing Small letters and not so big Listen to the teacher a lot Read books a lot at school and home Follow school rules Don’t answer teacher back Reading very well Be kind Good at Maths
ARE THE BEST LEARNERS THE SAME AS THE CHILDREN WHO GET THE HIGHEST MARKS / GRADES? Y 4, 5 , 6 Yes and No High grades = probably good learner You can be a good learner without the highest grades. Eg RR listens and has neat handwriting but doesn’t get the highest grades Y 2, 3 Mainly yes They don’t doubt themselves -if they get an answer wrong they don’t say I can’t do this
DO YOU HELP EACH OTHER WITH YOUR LEARNING IN CLASS? HOW? Y 4, 5, 6 I didn’t just give the answer - if you know this- you should know this 9x4 – I told her if you know 8x4 just put 4 more on. With Teaching Assistant Y 2, 3 Writing and sticking pictures I wasn’t there when teacher told us so AR explained to me When we had finished CB helped me PP helped me
HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE LEARNING IN CLASS? HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN YOU’VE LEARNED IT? Y 4, 5, 6 By listening- looking at the board Teacher explains clearly Teacher gives examples Teacher speaks to us Practice makes perfect See if I can remember it/ or draw it Y 2, 3 We listen to the teacher Miss B always puts it on the board and we know what to do
MATHS / ENGLISH / SCIENCE AT THE MOMENT? HOW WILL YOU KNOW WHEN YOU’VE LEARNED IT? Y 4, 5, 6 4) Rainforest- different kind of animals and plants we’ll practise at home and they can test you 5) Firework Makers Daughter- read Chapter 6 Carry on reading and write the answers in our books 6) Converting Doing Division and finding % Learning how to convert fractions into decimals and % I would be able to do it independently I would notice and correct my mistakes I could help others who are struggling
HAVE YOU HAD ANY ASSESSMENT TASKS / TESTS RECENTLY? HOW DID YOU DO? DID YOUR TEACHER TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE RESULTS? DID THE ASSESSMENT HELP YOU WITH YOUR LEARNING? Y 4, 5, 6 Mental Maths/CLIC/Total Recall Y6 Arithmetic test and reasoning Find correct answers-she might show us on the board or those with 10/10 might help us if we got it wrong.
WHAT DO YOU DO IN CLASS WHEN YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND SOMETHING OR DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO? Y 4, 5, 6 Ask person next to you Ask teacher Ask table then teacher e.g if word- have a guess use dictionary check on whiteboard check back through previous work maybe similar one but a different method Y 2, 3 Teachers can help me Ask your partner Ask someone in your group Put your hand up and the teacher will answer you
DOES YOUR TEACHER HELP YOU LEARN STRATEGIES THAT YOU CAN USE TO HELP YOU LEARN? HOW? Y 4, 5, 6 Use different methods/head/use fingers Grid methods but now I use quicker way English – uplevelling in Big Writing Maths – counters/unifix Number Lines Rulers / protactors / compass
WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU MAKE A MISTAKE IN CLASS? Y 4, 5, 6 Ask teacher/work out again Practise You check again Teacher helps Break it down into steps Y 2, 3 “it’s proof you are trying” You won’t get into trouble but the teacher knows you’re trying You could cross out a mistake, and write what you were supposed to do Be kind Rub it out Mistakes are good- they show you’re trying. It’s just how you’re doing.
We have also analysed the feedback we are giving to our children
WE HAVE ASKED CHILDREN ABOUT THEIR CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE THROUGH INDIVIDUAL QUESTIONNAIRES. • Through individual questionnaires • The teacher knows me and makes me feel welcome in my class • The teacher supports me in my learning • The teacher teaches me in a way so that I can understand my work • The teacher gives clear instructions that are easy to follow • The teacher involves me in my learning.
. We have also just begun our work co- developing resources with Ian Warwick for Literacy. This is to engage everyone but also to extend the most able. We have started in Year 3 with George’s Marvellous Medicine
In January we will be team teaching with Ian to help to develop teacher confidence in challenging the most able whilst still using texts that are accessible to the whole class.
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