personalising learning jude hartstone & karyn white alfriston college
TRANSCRIPT
Personalising Learning
Jude Hartstone & Karyn WhiteAlfriston College
The Independent Learner
Caring, Creative, Collaborative, Enterprising, Joyful, Persevering, Resilient,
Thinking, Wise
Whanau
Connected, [Of good] Character, Confident and Competent
NZCManaging Self, Participating and Contributing, Relating to Others,
Thinking, Using Language, Symbols and Text.
English Learning Area Goals 20101 100% achievement NCEA Level 12 Raising assessment completion
rates at all levels3 Develop and employ literacy
resources at Yr 9 and 104 Develop and employ differentiated
learning strategies at all levels
AC Strategic Goals
We can personalise …
Process,Product
Content,
to improve engagement and achievement.
Personalising ContentProvide a variety of texts and learning activities based on learners’ interests, aspirations, their strengths and weaknesses.Year 9 2005 – 2010: Learner Driven X-Curricular Themes: Identity, Order and Chaos, Change, Equality
2011: Whanau 4C’s
Year 10 Born and Bred in South Auckland
Year 11 Born and Bred in New Zealand
Year 12 Born and Bred in the Pacific
Year 13 A Citizen of the World
You’ve got to know your learners …
Surveys
Questionnaires
Self evaluations
Analysis of assessment data
In English we offer choice of text …
(predominantly New Zealand and Pacific - connections and prior knowledge)
Yr13 (Extended) Written Texts
2010 Choices
Yr 13 Image Speak 4
Choice of Learning Activities …
We Facilitate Self-Managed Learning …Learners select activities, set targets, monitor
checkpoints and completion dates.
Personalising the Learning Process
Through …• Making links to prior knowledge and learners’ real
lives
• Scaffolding
• Using exemplars
• Using moodle, wikis and nings
• Using thinking, planning and drafting templates
• Using reflections
Personalising ProductsChoice of method to demonstrate understanding
written
oral
visual
2009 Year 11 Level 1 Literacy exceeded the National average. Overall, results were satisfactory with 50% + pass rates in 5 out of 5
internal standards. 91% of learners achieved the basic reading Unit Standard (an Increase of 2%) and 82% passed the Visual Response Journal (an increase of 10%.) Maori achievement improved correspondingly. These results (including Maori Achievement) are well above the
National Average.
Yr 10 Completion rates improved from 2008.
Yr 9 Pass rates improved from 2008. Maori achievement improved.Pasifika achievement improved significantly.Completion rates improved from 2008.
Measuring Success
Jude – Assistant Head of Learning Area [email protected]
Karyn - Whanau [email protected]
Elinor – Head of Learning Area [email protected]
Sir Ken Robinson – Bring on the Learning Revolution (May 2010)http://www.ted.com/talks/sir_ken_robinson_bring_on_the_revolution.html
National College for Leadership of Schools and Children’s Services (UK)http://www.nationalcollege.org.uk/index/leadershiplibrary/leadingschools/improving-outcomes-for-schools/personalisedlearning/key-components-of-personalised-learning-2.htm
13 Image Speak Wiki and Ninghttp://13ims.wikispaces.com/http://grou.ps/13ims/home
Contacts and Links