Theory for Improvement Document
As part of my role for Accelerating Literacy and Mathematics across the Eastern Kahui Ako, I have been working with my colleagues to create a mandate for the 5 schools and their staff to improve the learning for their children. This attached document is approximately 50 days work after our discussions with teachers, principals, and unpacking the data that we know so far.
My reflections on this journey so far
As part of my role for Accelerating Literacy and Mathematics across the Eastern Kahui Ako, I have been working with my colleagues to create a mandate for the 5 schools and their staff to improve the learning for their children. This attached document is approximately 50 days work after our discussions with teachers, principals, and unpacking the data that we know so far.
My reflections on this journey so far
- Initially it was very unsettling as there wasn't any scaffolding of what our COL would look like.
- Feeling of excitement to create something new for our Community that could bind us more together - create a community.
- Having a clearer 'big' picture of the schools by unpacking the relationships between the 5 principals and their staff - has been key to our approach to the individual schools.
- Understanding the individual school's cultures has assisted in the data - both with the response to our questions and the results within the data and the range.
- Amazement - that there are still teachers who are teaching who are more worried about the workload as apposed to the children's progress and what it takes to improve their learning.
- Sense of pride - of what we have achieved in a small amount of time especially with this document.
- Science - and how you teach it and how it underpins all - reading, writing and mathematics. It is what has been missing in our curriculum but with this Theory of Improvement document there is a way ahead, especially with the approach.
- Grateful for the opportunities as I have been able to work with other passionate teachers who are willing to make changes in their pedagogical approach and that of others.
- Keen - to make change in my community, school and my class to improve the learning.
Where to next?
- Get PACT into the other schools so that they can be passionate about teaching.
- Make the most of my time in the role.
- Create a start point for the future for our schools.
- Be more present for the other schools, principals, DPs and their teachers.
