Breaking Breaking a cycle -a cycle -Our kids Our kids can do can do better better

and they and they will!will!

Norlane High School

Using evidence based Using evidence based research to inform our workresearch to inform our work

AIP and Staff AIP and Staff AccountabilityAccountability• Embedded Annual Implementation

Plan across the campus and all Performance and Development Plans (staffPD software).

• Curriculum development in teams (use of Wiki / Ultranet)

• Building staff capacity – strategically aligned Staff Development (eg: Differentiation focus).

Key features of our ‘change Key features of our ‘change process’process’

• All staff are literacy and numeracy teachers.

• Staff recruitment and formation of teams.• Re-allocation of resources and new

resources (National Partnerships funded staff).

• Timetable and program reformatting.• Meetings refocused – administrivia free!• Clear dialogue around ‘the work’ and this

as our number 1 priority.• Importance of sustainability in our efforts.• Sharing and owning the data – using it to

inform curriculum development and pedagogy.

The Literacy Coaching The Literacy Coaching focus:focus:• Precision – focus on ONE thing• Create an orderly learning

environment

Systems of Strategic Actions

Think about what may happen

next

Predict & Visualise

Analyse

Critique

Notice aspects of the writer’s craft

and text structure

Think critically about the text

VELS

Make pictures and tune into the 5

senses

Why reading?Why reading?• Network

Focus• Research

(Network PL opportunities, coaching PLTs, Bastow Institute)

• Our data

Fountas, Irene and Pinnell, Gay Su, Fountas and Pinnell Prompting Guide 1: A Tool for Literacy Teachers. (2009) Portsmouth, N.H. Heinemann

What does it look like?What does it look like?• Team teaching & planning• Independent Reading

Program• Quality learning tasks• Differentiation• Substantive

conversations, feedback andgoal setting

Raising the BarRaising the Bar

1. Showing students “this is what quality learning looks like”

There’s always room for improvement....There’s always room for improvement....

Northern Bay P-12 College – Cox Rd Campus

Curriculum Planner rowland.barry.j@edumail.vic.gov.au mcnamara.stephen.j@edumail.vic.gov.au winiecki.cornelia.h@edumail.vic.gov.au