Monday, October 24, 2011

Woolf Fisher Research Centre

  • Design more effective instruction on writing
  • Culturally responsive pedagogy in writing
  • ‘Intertextual’ approaches to literacy teaching
  • Design of more effective instruction in writing
  • Based on local needs and local evidence
  • Use of school evidence and data

3 phrases

  • profiling (2011)
    • identify problem
    • design a plan
  • doing the work (2012)
  • is it working (2013)
    • measure shifts
    • sustain focus
    • plan next steps

Evidence

  • School-wide data
  • Writing samples - 6 students per class to be tracked every 2 months - independent writing 20 mins
  • Classroom observations (video of a lesson including student voice)
School-wide date
  • Use of AsTTle writing tool
  • Training to mark recount
  • Moderation of marking

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