Effective Writing

Effective Teaching and Effective Writing

Throughout my writing inquiry changing things to suit the students has been something I have feel I have continued to develop this year. I have had many interruptions but when I have worked with these students, we had had lots of fun, students have been engaged and keen to learn.

I have reflected and changed my learning expectations and 'learning goals.' After listening to a teacher present her inquiry to the staff, it made us as a staff think about WALT's and what they do to students. How do these words change students opinions about learning? If we change these to 'I wonder ... 'what would happen?

Scaffolding and front loading students learning has made them become the expert. I noticed that students are surrounded by students that always attempting and then there are students that sit on the rim wanting to have a go but aren't quite sure. Having high expectations for these students were very important for them to succeed. In the past maybe students haven't had the chance to hold and communicate with the teacher/ have topics that interest them and develop learning goals that challenge them. Writing has to excite and writing needs a purpose. As Murray Gadd states 'effective teachers select writing topics carefully and strategically so as to engage, motivate and challenge students...."

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