Teaching

and
Teaching inquiry
Learning: Ako
Utilise assessment as an ongoing and diagnostic tool to
understand how to make instruction more responsive to

learners needs (Tomlinson, 1999).
Allow students more choice based on their interests
(Tomlinson, 1999)
Extend all learners a bit beyond their current level to ensure
maximum learning (Vygotsky, 1962).
Learning Inquiry:
Use a feedback strategy my peers mentor told her Whats
working well, What are we ready for? What are your next Some students already had a good understanding of
steps? Macbeth so I was covering off information they already
knew. Some students even knew direct quotes from the
play. I didnt expect this prior knowledge and nor did my
Is there something I need to change?
mentor.
Need to have a better understanding of
Those who didnt know the story well were able to grasp
prior knowledge and interest and utilise this
and understanding very quickly with the help of their peers.
to extend those students who have more
I didnt check for everyones understanding however.
knowledge.
Didnt have time to teach about the characters so need to
Give students more ownership of their
do this next time.
learning by allowing them to pick their
Students enjoyed the task (different scenes with different
scenes. I just gave them out at random and
plot points) and gave useful feedback to their peers during
didnt consider student choice here.
performances.
Check individual students understanding to
Focusing Inquiry:
I want students to have a clear understanding of
Macbeth so they are able to understand their scene
for assessment in context of the play. I feel like a
large majority of the class do have this
understanding, but need to measure this somehow. Next steps for learning:
I also need to extend this knowledge for all students Teach about the characters.
and challenge them to bring this understanding into Teach ways of using their bodies to show characters. They
their performances. How do I do this?
are being assessed on their use of body, voice and space.
Give all students the opportunity to extend their knowledge
with more challenging tasks.