TAI #8 and 9: Most important hypothesis and evidence I will collect

8 & 9: Explain the hypotheses about teaching that you decided were MOST woth testing and why. Explain how you will test it and what evidence would support (or refute) that hypothesis. 

 Learner Agency: 
I chose this hypothesis because I feel if learners are able to be agentic in their learning then they will be more entitled to drive their progress in literacy. I feel that when learners have a deep understanding of what they are learning and the appropriate tools to support the learning then they will be more successful. 

 How I will test this: 
I have taken some pre videos of my learners student voice and I plan to do the same in term 3 and term 4 to measure the progress of the learners understanding of their learning. 
During each reading and writing lesson, I will co-construct a success criteria with my learners and make sure that this is often referred back to throughout the learning. These success criteria will align with the Stonefield's learning process so learners are able to make connections to all learning that takes place. 










Reflections:
I have chosen this hypothesis because I believe it will go hand on hand with the development of learner agency. I believe it is important to allow learners opportunities to reflect on their learning themselves as well as receive feedback from their teachers and peers. 

 How I will test this: 
I have implemented a variety of reflection visual prompts to support learners to reflect on their learning. I want them to think about:
- What has gone well in that learning
- What they could do to improve or next steps 
I have created some sentence starters for the learners to reflect on which of the Stonefield's learner qualities has supported that learning. This will be tested by running workshops for learners to use these sentence starters to reflect on the learning that has taken place. 

I have created visual prompts to support learners to give and receive feedback from their peers. I feel these prompts with support the learners in evaluation their own learning as well as their peers. 

As mentioned above, the co-constructed success criteria will also enable learners to reflect independently on their learning.

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