Karyn Gray

In what ways can we do this differently than in the past in order to more fully engage our learners and enrich their learning experiences?

Need to have a vision - when things aren't working, go back to the vision.  Create a vision for the class?

Make dispositional stuff the priority.  You must put this first in your assessment as well.  Learning muscles examples at TKAS.

Be responsive - planning changes.  Confirmation for me!

Provide and Plan for Collaboration for the children.  Feed this through to our staff meetings?

REFLECTION is so important.  Needs to be a set part of the day.  Introduce some learning muscles - teach - reflect on this in the play.  Publish on seesaw.

Look into solo taxonomy as a tool for feedback, reflection and obvs - personalising learning!

Use of Space and Display.  It's not an art museum. It is a place for children to access the resources for learning.

Key messages:  (As a leader you must do these things for your teachers)

• Give permission
• Create time and space
• Be responsive
• Face outwards
• It's exhausting....but rewarding

Reflection

• Look into First Order and Second Order change - Mark Osborne.
  First order change - extension of the past (manuals are often wanted by these tchrs).
  Second order change - more aspirational and unchartered territory.

Action

During Term 2, 2018 I have worked with Paul to begin establishing the charter and vision for Waipawa School.  Although my ideas around connect were not taken up, action became to 'root' word for the vision and the way it links through the different stages and phases is intuitive.  Bay Play has become a stalwart of established PLD that is a tangible 'get on board' point for teachers.

The above Key Messages for leaders have influenced the way I am rolling out the support for TAI and Learning through Play development in Term 3.  Team meetings are taken back to once a fortnight and these will alternate with TAI support meetings.  This will give permission and space but be responsive to the onslaught of needs that will arise.  There will be choice to jump on board a guided inquiry around learning through play/STEAM/hands-on learning, or to be supported on your current inquiry.