Reflecting on Class Management

I spoke with the TWHA class regarding the Behaviour Management in last weeks classes and with their Mentor and fellow teacher Mark Stewart being away.  I felt their behaviour/ manners/ respect/ etc was through the roof and totally unacceptable.  Not only did the relievers struggle but I also found it difficult and stressful and for me it was just not good enough.  The make up of this class is totally beyond me as to how you can have 25 males and only 10 females.  Whoever does the makeup of classes needs to really look at the consequences that are before the teachers taking the class.  I find it really frustrating and stressful that I am continually dealing with behaviour issues and not concentrating on the learning in the classroom.  We actually went back to the basics of getting your bag, going outside, lining up, entering the classroom quietly, and taking a seat.  This is a really important way of starting a class and it HAS TO BE CONSISTENT.  The other class has a teacher aid as well and I believe we should look at getting a teacher aide especially for K / C and J; Still a journey to continue.

WOOLF FISHER RESEARCH CENTRE CLASS OBSERVATIONS

A researcher came into my class block one Wednesday 8 May. I requested for a summary of my observation and she gladly sent me a copy.  It was a lot of analysing but with my facilitation with Renee it made things much clearer.  She helped put the data by the explanation of the observation and it is an excellent way of giving evidence for my Teacher Appraisal observation.  It was set up really well where the researcher only had to enter Yes or No for the document.  I would like to set up a document something similar to do an observation on other teachers and make it more easier to undertake.  woolf research center class observation  Thanks again Renee for an amazing facilitation.

TWHA REFLECTION

Last week Mr Stewart was away sick and this group was his mentor group. This class was a real challenge and I felt that it was because of matua's absence.  This should be no excuse on my behalf I should have been able to cope regardless.The behaviour was difficult to manage and I was really aware that the reliever was also struggling.  have Usually there was about 6-7 students who have behaviour management difficulties but today I would say at least 20 were off task. It would have been helpful if there was a reliever who was use to collaborative teaching and actually knew most of the students. On reflecting back I would have looked carefully at timing some of the assessment at hand and then let them maybe have free time 5 -10 minutes and then get them to refocus back into the task at hand. I may talk to Mr Stewart about how to restructure / remanage our class.  Class routines are not set in concrete and it is quite irritable.  These challenges need to be addressed as soon as possible. 

SAMR MODEL AND SCREENSHOT

The process of learning a pātere in relation to SAMR is so real. From the words to the making of a papa kupu to understand meanings, then to a pictionary to see visually the meanings, learning the waiata, putting it into a slide presentation, having a question answer session to see if the meaning has been understood, and then present their slides to the class. The relationship to SOLO was also seen throughout the process and the link was very positive.

Trying to sort an app to do a screenshot etc was a challenge. It took such an effort but at the end of the day sooo worthwhile. Things don't always work the way you want it to be. It was a good wero. I explained that I was getting students to print out their folders/slideshows etc as evidence for their mahi. I was shown how to print so many slides from a slideshow on a page to save putea. I had a lesson to show them how it worked and I was so proud of myself that some of it worked for students and for some it didn't because of their devices. Overall the lesson was pumping and the students were enjoying seeing their finished docs being printed and they were really proud. Still ongoing but it was mutually a positive learning curve.

REFLECTION OF BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS

The photo album of TWHA students in our class worked well and for the first time today I was able to name each student.  It was a real relief to know that I was able to do this. The students appreciated me knowing their names. Correct pronunciation for some of the names need to be learned properly. The next step with the students names will be the alphabetical roll call in a circle - the quickness of finding out who is absent - huge help when they go on their ski trip - it will quickly identify who is missing from the group. Not having a reliever Block 2 today for TWHA was challenging but when we joined groups with the other class - it was more manageable - there were 3 teachers available for the big group. Managing student behaviour was also challenging with the students - there was a presentation made by the police to a student regarding her impact project - getting them to the gym and returning to our classroom in a orderly manner - better strategy required. TWHA had a team meeting to discuss use of classrooms (this will remain), assessments due for Year 7/8 and comments for reports due before 28/5 - VFT; reports are to be forwarded to mentors on Friday 31/5/