Inquiry question: Can an integrated approach across the Arts and English raise achievement for Year 13 Māori male students? Timeline Actions: what will Desired What data will we collect How we will interpret Who is responsible? Costs (e.g. support from inquiry we do? outputs/outcomes and when? what the data means? expert, teacher release time, medium, long assessment/analysis …) term) Term Preparation One day release time each One teacher (x5). Relieving costs for 2017 Teachers will set A planned integrated Teacher meetings notes Teachers’ reflection Teachers 5.0 days = $1500 achievement tasks teaching approach across the subjects. across Arts and Standards and activities Students included English. produced. in planning. Baseline data collected Students’ credits Inquiry expertise 4 days over within month of tracked, submission of Lead Teacher the term =$4000 Inquiry will be term. work. Subject teachers track framed with Māori Student voice collected submission of work arts expert. within first two weeks of term. Term 2 Innovation 2017 Teachers Students have Focus of students’ Lead teacher will Teachers implement selected a person immersed learning Student learning plans. collaborative units. from their whānau, context collected and Lead teacher Students to select hapū, Iwi who will be shared by English Arts expertise will be focus of an inspiration/focus teacher. used in planning. arts/graphic and for their work. External arts expert context for English with teachers.
Inquiry question: Can an integrated approach across the Arts and English raise achievement for Year 13 Māori male students? Timeline Actions: what will we do? Desired outputs/outcomes medium, long term) What data will we collect and when? How we will interpret what the data means? Who is responsible? Costs (e.g. support from inquiry expert, teacher release time, assessment/analysis …) Term One 2017 Preparation Teachers will set achievement tasks across the subjects. Students included in planning. Inquiry will be framed with Māori arts expert. A planned integrated teaching approach across Arts and English. Teacher meetings notes Standards and activities produced. Baseline data collected within month of term. Student voice collected within first two weeks of term. Teachers’ reflection Students’ credits tracked, submission of work. Teachers Lead Teacher Subject teachers track submission of work One day release time each teacher (x5). Relieving costs for 5.0 days = $1500 Inquiry expertise 4 days over the term =$4000 Term 2 2017 Innovation Teachers implement collaborative units. Students to select focus of arts/graphic and context for English with teachers. Students have selected a person from their whānau, hapū, Iwi who will be an inspiration/focus for their work. Focus of students’ immersed learning context collected and shared by English teacher. Lead teacher will Student learning plans. Arts expertise will be used in planning. Teachers Lead teacher External arts expert