TL21 Teaching and Learning in the 21 st Century Rachel O’ Connor Ramsgrange Community School

What is TL21? A Professional Development Programme run in 4 Ed. Centres in conjunction with NUI Maynooth CPD opportunity not based on in-service but access to a developmental process over 2 academic years Facilitated and co-ordinated by Tommy Lannigan An Action Research based project with University Accreditation options

Why did RCS take part? Opportunity for an interested group of Teachers to form a working group (with ongoing outside supports in the form of linked workshops) Opportunity to identify learning goals and placing them in the wider school context Opportunity to promote new initiatives in RCS Opportunity to exchange & share feedback and ideas with 3 other schools An ‘umbrella’ initiative that covers a multitude!

The Multitude……….to name but a few! School Self-Evaluation ▫Literacy Initiatives ▫Numeracy Initiative ▫School Improvement Plan The National Strategy to improve Literacy and Numeracy School Development Planning The Inspectorate – Whole-School/ Subject/Dept New Junior Cycle

How are we using TL21? We choose a topic that addresses many of the initiatives already mentioned We have been engaging in a project called ▫‘Improving Literacy in Project Maths’ A robust Action Research Project involving 2 out of 3 First Year Maths Classes Numeracy targets set in 2012/13 are being addressed Literacy is being addressed Whole-school SSE taking place

Action Research TL21 Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Identify an issue or challenge Plan a change Observe the process & consequences Reflect on process

What does it look like? Identify issue/ challenge Collection and analysis of baseline data ▫Quantitative: Entrance Assessments, CAT3, WRAT4 & NGRT, Christmas Test (specific questions set) ▫Qualitative: Student and Parent attitudinal survey, Student engagement survey Workshops***** Evaluate progress made Reflect on process

Current Stage: Workshop 3 Principal & Deputy Principal Working with 25 project maths keywords as identified by Maths Dept. 5 workshops with 2 classes over 5 weeks Progress and feedback given to Maths Teachers each week.

Workshop Based on ‘Think, Pair, Share’ group work model Each Student has a different role e.g. Reporter, Recorder etc. Emphasis on Group work and Active Participation Different activities each week Progression and harder tasks each week Word Definition 1Estimate Ato make less complex or complicated; make plainer or easier 2Evaluate Ba series of numbers or quantities to be added up. 3Simplify Ca variable, function, or some combination of constants, 4Solve Dto separate into parts, to divide one number into another 5Show ETo find out the numerical value of somethingnumerical value 6Graph Fthe total amount; sum; aggregate: 7Sum Gshutting out all others from a part or share, not included 8Total Han approximate judgment or calculation, 9Divide Ia series of points, discrete in forming a curve or surface 10Over Ja circle dividing a sphere or other surface into two equal parts 11Exclusive Kto subject to a test,, to determine quality, amount, 12Calculate Lto explain or make clear; make known: 13Equator MTo take one number away from another 14Expression N including; also taking into account: 15Equal Oto work out the answer or solution to solution 16Prove PTo divide one number by another 17Investigate Qto perform the process of multiplication, to grow in numbersmultiplication 18Inclusive Restimate; evaluate; gauge, compute 19Multiply S To perform the process of multiplication 20Times Tto inquire into something thoroughly; to find out something 21Explain Ua rate or proportion per hundred. 22Express Vto draw (a figure) fulfilling certain given conditions. 23Construct Wto make clear the cause or reason of; account forreason 24Percentages Xto represent by a symbol, character, figure, or formula 25Difference yevenly proportioned or balanced:

Workshop 2 Word Definition & Example 1Estimate A Def: To work out or get the approximate amount for something e.g. If x = 2, Estimate the value of y in the following equation: 2x + y = 6 2Simplify C 3Solve D 4Total H 5Equator M 6Prove P 7Investigate Q 8Multiply S 9Times T 10Explain U 11Percentages X

Group Work

Growth of Whole School Initiative Principal (1) TL21 Team (4) TL21 Working Group incl. HSCL, NBSS & SCP (8) Maths Department (5) English Department (4) Whole Staff (32)

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