1. Personalising Learning Jude Hartstone & Karyn White Alfriston College

2. English Learning Area Goals 2010 1100% achievement NCEA Level 1 2Raising assessment completion rates at all levels 3Develop and employ literacy resources at Yr 9 and 10 4Develop and employ differentiated learning strategies at all levels

3. We can personalise … Process, Product Content, to improve engagement and achievement.

4. Personalising Content Provide a variety of texts and learning activities based on learners’ interests, aspirations, their strengths and weaknesses. Year 92005 – 2010: Learner Driven X-Curricular Themes: Identity, Order and Chaos, Change, Equality 2011: Whanau 4C’s Year 10Born and Bred in South Auckland Year 11Born and Bred in New Zealand Year 12Born and Bred in the Pacific Year 13A Citizen of the World

5. You’ve got to know your learners … Surveys Questionnaires Self evaluations Analysis of assessment data

6. In English we offer choice of text … (predominantly New Zealand and Pacific - connections and prior knowledge)

7. Choice of Learning Activities …

8. We Facilitate Self-Managed Learning … Learners select activities, set targets, monitor checkpoints and completion dates.

9. Personalising the Learning Process Through … Making links to prior knowledge and learners’ real lives Scaffolding Using exemplars Using moodle, wikis and nings Using thinking, planning and drafting templates Using reflections

10. Personalising Products Choice of method to demonstrate understanding written oral visual

11. 2009 Year 11 Level 1 Literacy exceeded the National average. Overall, results were satisfactory with 50% + pass rates in 5 out of 5 internal standards. 91% of learners achieved the basic reading Unit Standard (an Increase of 2%) and 82% passed the Visual Response Journal (an increase of 10%.) Maori achievement improved correspondingly. These results (including Maori Achievement) are well above the National Average. Yr 10 Completion rates improved from 2008. Yr 9 Pass rates improved from 2008. Maori achievement improved. Pasifika achievement improved significantly. Completion rates improved from 2008. Measuring Success

12. Jude – Assistant Head of Learning Area English j.hartstone@alfristoncollege.school.nz Karyn - Whanau Leader k.white@alfristoncollege.school.nz Elinor – Head of Learning Area English e.davie@alfristoncollege.school.nz Sir Ken Robinson – Bring on the Learning Revolution (May 2010) http://www.ted.com/talks/sir_ken_robinson_bring_on_the_revolution.html National College for Leadership of Schools and Children’s Services (UK) http://www.nationalcollege.org.uk/index/leadershiplibrary/leadingschools/improving- outcomes-for-schools/personalisedlearning/key-components-of-personalised-learning- 2.htm 13 Image Speak Wiki and Ning http://13ims.wikispaces.com/ http://grou.ps/13ims/home Contacts and Links