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  • Kate Dare
    Kate Dare published a blog post E-learning, Inquiry, Collaboration and the Nature of Science
    This term our Senior Team have been focusing on integrating ICTs and the 'Nature of Science' effectively into our science teaching and the inquiry process. With this inquiry we are really wanted to embed the inquiry process so that children could...
  • Kate Dare
    Kate Dare published a blog post Student Voice
    The need for the use of more student voice was identified as an area for development in last year's Mantar Cluster student survey. At the end of last year, St James' teachers asked their students what they would like to learn about. The popular...
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    • Tony Greer
      Tony Greer

      The use of authentic student voice and choice is also an area of development at Somerset. Student voice is currently used throughout the school to varying degrees. The Junior Discovery Programme allows high levels of choice for students in terms of activities they take part in and middle/senior teams are encouraging more student voice, particularly through Inquiry Learning focuses. Recent PD with Kath Murdoch highlighted the importance for regular and authentic opportunities for this to really stand out in an inquiry environement. All teams, upon follow up discussions re Kath PD, identified the need to promote this more within student learning. An initial guide has been created to assist teachers to implement strong student voice for next term's inquiry focuses. Moving away from the teacher initiated inquiry, hopefully this will not only allow for more student voice during learning but also allow the student voice to directly guide and develop the planning and topics that are investigated.

      Inquiry student voice ideas.docx

  • Kate Dare
    Kate Dare published a blog post National Goal 1 Reflective Summary 2012
    The following is a summary of National Goal 1 for 2012 for the Mantar Cluster (Milestone 5). National Goal: Students to become successful digital citizens. Cluster Goal: Students empower with the skills to learn in a way that enables them to...
  • Mary Rivers
    Mary Rivers published a blog post National Goal 1 Reflective Summary 2011
    The following is a summary of National Goal 1 for 2011 for the Mantar Cluster (Milestone 4). Cluster: Year 2 of Cluster Programme - Primary Cluster Years 0-8 Cluster Type: ICT PD Context: The Cluster has developed five key areas of...
  • Maria
    Maria published a blog post Following a Passion Inquiry Unit
    Our Inquiry focus has been developed over the past 4-5 years.  Over this time we have seen the evolution of what we do as teachers as well as the change in our students.  We developed our own Inquiry Process based on Kath Murdoch's model....
  • Maria
    Maria published a blog post Practicing the Skills Needed for a New Experience
    Our senior class recently had an excursion to Capital E in Wellington.  Prior to the trip the students practiced their interviewing skills in preparation.  They wrote questions, they got into character and worked together as a team....
  • Maria
    Maria published a blog post Year 1&2 Can Animate!!
    The first thing our Room 4 teacher, Lisa, did was showing actual animations that were on Youtube.  She then showed the class "Monster's Bad Day", which was an animation Lisa and two other staff member made during some animation P.D. with Lyn...
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