Shivin's Collaboration Leanring Story - July 2015

Learner: Shivin Learning Coach:   DWilkes       Date: 22-07-15

Learning Area: Key Competencies (Collaboration)

Learning Observed

On our first day back in Term 3 we had a super day of “Collaboration” immersion activities.  While the learners worked on the Collaboration Challenge in mixed ability, mixed year level groups they collaborated on a variety of tasks which encouraged discussion, problem solving, perseverance and teamwork.  It was great to observe Shivin as he was very engaged in the tasks, demonstrating patience, sharing and teaching others.  I noticed that Shivin took a lead during the first challenge using the Pic Collage App to record all of their challenges.  He also calmly demonstrated and explained the app to our new learner Martina.  Shivin said he really enjoyed doing the tasks and was happy to continue the activities in the afternoon.

Evidence of learning

Designing a kiwi habitat           Using Pic Collage to collect evidence    Using teamwork to master a challenge                 Designing a float

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Right from the start Shivin embraced the challenge demonstrating collaboration strategies such as asking questions and making decisions together.  This activity challenged Shivin and his team to develop their problem solving skills (Thinking).  He definitely related well to others and managed himself to maximise their collective learning.

Next Learning Steps

grow his capacity for collaboration by working with learners other than his close friends and practicing reflective listening use a new digital tool like Storybird to write a collaborative story focusing on the learning of the activity rather than racing to get it finished, he needs to take his time and be thorough when researching to answer

Shivin's Mathematics Narrative Assessment

Learner:  Shivin  (m)                                                 Date: June 2015

Learning Area: Maths                                         Learning Coach: John Dyer

Learning Observed

Shivin was recently working as part of a big group on a measurement task. He first applied his previous measurement learning experiences to this task and approximated sensibly. Shivin then collaborated when measuring a variety of wooden rods. These were used to measure the length and width of a room. Shivin was able to use his place value knowledge when converting centimetres to metres and then multiplication skills to see how many times each rod fitted across the room. It was good to see Shivin being both an active listener and offering ideas for how the problem could be solved.

Evidence of learning

Shivin ponders how to work out the length of the room using a variety of different shaped rods.

Key Competencies/Vision Principles being demonstrated

Thinking - Making sense of information, experiences and ideas. Using language, symbols, and texts - Making sense of words, numbers and images. Managing self - knowing when to lead, when to follow and when to act independently. Relating to others - Interacting effectively in a range of contexts. Participating and contributing - Being actively involved in school and the community Curious Collaborative Connected Capable

Next Learning Steps

Apply learning around measurement of length to other areas of measurement including weight and volume. Continue to develop basic facts knowledge. This will include instant recall of addition and subtraction facts to 20 and instant recall of multiplication facts for the 2, 5, 10 x tables. This will progress to the 3 and 4 x tables.