Emma's Teaching as Inquiry

 We were lucky to have Shawn Hawthorne come to our school to present his research on engaging reluctant writers! These were my takeaways:  Data:  97-2016 data showed:  Attitude to writing declines with age (2012)  Girls acheive higher than boys  Boys have a less positive attitude than girls Māori and Pacific Islanders achieve lower than Pākeha.  Engaging in Writing:  What do we mean by being engaged?  Behavioural engagement - we can see it  Cognitive engagement - how do they feel about writing?  Emotional engagement  **Some researchers added Agency as a 4th element.  Why do some children fail to engage?  They do not see themselves as 'doers' They do not see a need for it. It's too hard/risky.  Little respect for teacher Engagement is essential for other things to click Factors:  Interest/relevance choice/control Knowledge/skills  Belief about writing and self as a writer. What do they perceive writing t...

  Begin to collect evidence and data  and come to the next session ready to share your preliminary findings about the nature and extent of the student challenge i.e. using your baseline student data and evidence Learner voice It was pleasing to see that all except 1 learner said that they enjoyed writing and were able to share some topics that they like to write about.  It was interesting to see that all learners did not have clear goals in mind and do not know how to find out their next steps.  This made me think about feedback.  How can feedback be given regularly so that learners understand their next steps?  How are learners tracking their progress?  Another thing I found interesting was the question about why we learn about writing? They know they need to know how to write as an adult but writing does not appear to have any purpose to them right now.  How can I make writing more meaningful? So they are writing for a purpose.  Schooltalk ...