Inquiry Development Update

Kia ora,

Just an update from me regarding the development of our Inquiry model and its subsequent implementation throughout our school. Pleasing recent developments include:
1) visual wall displays of Poroutawhao Inquiry Intersection model now in most classrooms. After discussions, these will be used with the children in a consistent way across the school,
2) presentation of Inquiry model guidelines which explain what each dimension of our model actually looks like in our class, ie what you may see when any of these areas becomes an Inquiry focus
3) progress has been made with revising the assessment matrix so that it more accurately represents the Inquiry work we are doing,
4) Further progress in the use of SOLO taxonomy as wa way that we can see what our lerarning looks like and what we can do to improve.

Reinforcement from our ICT cluster facilitator once again assures Fiona and myself that we are leading the school in the right direction. I am satisfied that everyone is also fully behind the direction we are taking. Our teachers are continuing to be challenged and in general, they are responding. Sometimes we just have to be patient and wait for them but they are in general, on board.

I once again acknowledge the lead teacher work that Fiona Mitchell is taking. She is very much a cutting edge teacher now and we are all learning from her.

Don't forget to blog often. It is a record of this professional development.

Kia ora

Neil Hirini
Principal