Session+5

5.30 -7.30pm
 * Session Five facilitated by Lorraine Wilson **

Meet and greet – finger food and drinks provided

(Apology from Pippa)

Sharing of progress of __Action Research -__ Around the table, group-share to provide information about the research project to date: Marina (Prep) - Deb (Prep) - Pre-reader developmental stages and text levels Rosemary (Year 1/2) - Passion for Writing - Scaffolding descriptive recounts (in conjunction with Literacy Coach) Glenda (Year 3/4) - Process of Poetry writing Rosemary (Year 5/6) Reading, Research and writing Kirsty (Year 2) - Spelling Strategies Sapna (Year 2) - Spelling Strategies Julie (Prep) - Kon (Year 2) - Personalised Spelling Alison (Year 5/6) - Reading Comprehension Strategies Belinda (Year 1) - Creative ways to engage ESL students in reading (eg Reader's Theatre)

Research Projects - Key understandings shared and discussed by teachers: 20 August 2009 increased student learning outcomes at the end of the lesson enhances learning outcomes children to learn from one another of the research focus area, because in turn the kids focus on the same area achieved; know they must not be over-ambitious or they will be unable to implement effectively students for own learning the start of a lesson practices - use of PMI finding out what kids read, using the texts they write scaffolding one another's learning their learning.
 * More targeted focus on research area eg spelling leads to
 * Time for teachers and students to reflect on learning together
 * Teachers are realising that they are facilitators who help
 * Teachers notice the leaps in learning of the children in terms
 * Teachers realise they need to be realistic about what can be
 * Teachers noticing increased ownership and responsibility by
 * Teachers realise the need to make the lesson focus explicit at
 * Have a heightened awareness of blockers
 * Evaluation of teachers implementation of 'new' teaching
 * Building on students' own literacy experiences and practices ie
 * Value of students working in groups, to help one another,
 * Importance of helping students to be brave, to take risks with