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Personalising Learning. Jude Hartstone & Karyn White Alfriston College. The Independent Learner Caring, Creative, Collaborative, Enterprising, Joyful, Persevering, Resilient, Thinking, Wise. Whanau Connected, [Of good] Character, Confident and Competent. English Learning Area Goals 2010
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Personalising Learning Jude Hartstone & Karyn White Alfriston College
The Independent Learner Caring, Creative, Collaborative, Enterprising, Joyful, Persevering, Resilient, Thinking, Wise Whanau Connected, [Of good] Character, Confident and Competent English Learning Area Goals 2010 100% achievement NCEA Level 1 Raising assessment completion rates at all levels Develop and employ literacy resources at Yr 9 and 10 Develop and employ differentiated learning strategies at all levels AC Strategic Goals NZC Managing Self, Participating and Contributing, Relating to Others, Thinking, Using Language, Symbols and Text.
We can personalise … Content, Process, Product to improve engagement and achievement.
Personalising Content Provide a variety of texts and learning activities based on learners’ interests, aspirations, their strengths and weaknesses. Year 9 2005 – 2010: Learner Driven X-Curricular Themes: Identity, Order and Chaos, Change, Equality 2011: Whanau 4C’s Year 10 Born and Bred in South Auckland Year 11 Born and Bred in New Zealand Year 12 Born and Bred in the Pacific Year 13 A Citizen of the World
You’ve got to know your learners … Surveys Questionnaires Self evaluations Analysis of assessment data
In English we offer choice of text … (predominantly New Zealand and Pacific - connections and prior knowledge)
We Facilitate Self-Managed Learning … Learners select activities, set targets, monitor checkpoints and completion dates.
Personalising the Learning Process • Through … • Making links to prior knowledge and learners’ real lives • Scaffolding • Using exemplars • Using moodle, wikis and • nings • Using thinking, planning and • drafting templates • Using reflections
Personalising Products Choice of method to demonstrate understanding written oral visual
Measuring Success • 2009 Year 11 Level 1 Literacy exceeded the National average. • Overall, results were satisfactory with 50% + pass rates in 5 out of 5 internal standards. • 91% of learners achieved the basic reading Unit Standard (an Increase of 2%) and 82% passed the Visual Response Journal (an increase of 10%.) • Maori achievement improved correspondingly. • These results (including Maori Achievement) are well above the National Average. • Yr 10 Completion rates improved from 2008. • Yr 9 Pass rates improved from 2008. • Maori achievement improved. • Pasifika achievement improved significantly. • Completion rates improved from 2008.
Contacts and Links Jude – Assistant Head of Learning Area English j.hartstone@alfristoncollege.school.nz Karyn - Whanau Leader k.white@alfristoncollege.school.nz Elinor – Head of Learning Area English e.davie@alfristoncollege.school.nz Sir Ken Robinson – Bring on the Learning Revolution (May 2010) http://www.ted.com/talks/sir_ken_robinson_bring_on_the_revolution.html National College for Leadership of Schools and Children’s Services (UK) http://www.nationalcollege.org.uk/index/leadershiplibrary/leadingschools/improving-outcomes-for-schools/personalisedlearning/key-components-of-personalised-learning-2.htm 13 Image Speak Wiki and Ning http://13ims.wikispaces.com/ http://grou.ps/13ims/home
