My Inquiry update - Term 3

DMIC Mentor Observation

Last week we had a DMIC mentor in our class. We started a bit nervous, 
but we followed the structure and we had a great session where everyone 
participated and shared their ideas. This is what we've done!

My Teaching Inquiry - Progress Notes

In the past weeks, we learned and practised how to solve subtraction problems using counting back, imaging, number line, chunking, or regrouping strategies. This helped students to build and refine their Maths vocabulary and learn strategies and how to justify the use of strategies when solving Maths problems. Here is some of our work:

Mosaic Art Movie

One of our students' Art projects was to create a beach image using the Mosaic technique. Enjoy!

My Teaching Inquiry

Inquiry Focus: What are the most effective differentiated strategies in teaching Maths that cover my focus group needs and interests in order to lift their achievement?

How am I going to achieve this?

Firstly, by getting to know my students - how they learn, what they are interested in, what are their needs, what do they need to work on in order to progress. Then, by formulating hypothesis of next steps in children’s learning. Another important step would be attending to professional development courses/seminars/workshops, observing and learning from my experienced colleagues, and studying independently in order to understand, learn and implement DMIC pedagogy. Lastly, by constantly monitoring my students' progress.