What are we doing with what we now know?🤔

How do you use your data?
When you have done all of your testing and your child is: 'AT LEVEL 2' or  'BEGINNING LEVEL 4', what does that actually mean?  Do you know?
The next question is:

What are we doing with what we now know? 

Are we asking ourselves: What is impeding their success? What can I do to extend their learning?What support am I receiving to maximise the opportunity for success?  Support not necessarily in the form of a teacher aide but more along the lines of teacher support...management support...whanau support. We all play a part in student achievement. Are we all being active members? (Those of you who participate in the DMIC program know what I am talking about)😊 #groupnorms 

What am I doing as an educator to bring them to where they need to be? 

Someone wise once said:

 "Before pointing the finger at others/outside factors, we must first be willing to point the finger at ourselves"

  How many different ways do we try to accelerate students learning before deciding... I need help!🤔

Things to think about 🤔:

Those of us who have students where attendance is a factor with their achievement, what are we doing to motivate them to come to school each day?

How much of their attendance is within our control?

How do our students learn? Are they visual learners, instructional learners, kinaesthetic learners (learn-by-doing). Do you vary your teaching to address each of those learners?


Reflecting like this is so important. It informs us of our next steps for our learners AND for our practice.  I've learned that sometimes the 'gaps' isn't just with our students learning, it can also be evident in our practice. When we regularly evaluate, analyse and reflect on how things are going for our students, as well as ourselves, we can make informed decisions of where to go next.

What are you doing with what you now know?