Korimako 2024. Noticing and Investigating

 Noticing and Investigating is one of the key practices in the art of inquiry. True inquiry teachers see themselves as investigators of learners and their own teaching practice. During Noticing and Investigating teachers observe and listen to learners while they draw conclusions about what is going on for each learner and how their teaching practice impacts what their students are showing.

Once we have unpacked this information and reflected on it then share it in collaboration with other teachers we gain further insight and perspective.  In short, we bring an inquiry stance to our teaching.

Class of 2024 Observations - continually updated and reviewed

25 children - 8 girls 15 boys/ 8 girls 16 boys/ 9 girls 16 boys

• 1 child with glasses

• 1 child with x2 baha ( lost and not replaced term 2)

• 1 child diagnosed adhd

• 1 child strongly opposed to ‘learning’ and can articulate this

• 1 child who finds sitting still difficult

• 1 child with global learning delays

• Erratic attendance x 3

• Hand strength and then...

• Formation of letters a challenge for many in writing

• Home learning not a priority for many

• Home learning a priority for some

• 1 child with glasses new this year

• 1 child recent ACE ( adverse childhood experience)

• 1 child in previous 12 months ACE

• Children moving between homes ( + and -)

• Mum experiencing grief

• 4 children finding reading ( phonics/blending/segmenting) a challenge

• Relationship challenges within class child to child

• Relationship challenges within class TA / child

• Connected whanau who check in regulary

• Whanau who have not connected at all