On a recent visit to Stonefields school in Auckland, I had the opportunity to discover new or alternative ways of teaching and learning and reflect on both my own and my teams own practices and pedagogy.
The trip reminded me of what I believe in with one of the most prominent things being learner agency. Back to last years inquiry! What is new to me about this is the term of Assessment Capable Students. This is not new but it reinvigorated my thinking that if the kids can lead their learning and assess their own learning then I feel very confident that we can get accelerated growth from all students.
So my inquiry is shifting slightly to trying to figure out how to create Assessment Capable students in literacy. How can I get my student to buy into this and provide evidence on their own to show what they can do? My dilemma is that teachers struggle to understand writing and all of its complexities, so how am I going to get students to do this as well?
Everything I have discovered this year has been fantastic and has helped shape organisation of learning and lessons as well as developing strong relationships with my target kids. However, the acceleration has not been enough.
So, how can I create assessment capable students? How will this impact on their learning in literacy?
