1. Your Name Job Title Directorate NSW Department of Education & Training NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way www.det.nsw.edu.au

2. NSW Department of Education & Training NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way www.det.nsw.edu.au Reflection and Feedback Lesson study feedback utilising a structured discussion model at table groups Transference of learning into classroom practice – prioritised reflection sheet

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5. NSW Department of Education & Training NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way www.det.nsw.edu.au Future planning Determine teaching criteria -Reading: analysis of reading data and student reading records -Writing : common criteria from continuum Set goals for student success against syllabus criteria

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7. NSW Department of Education & Training NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way www.det.nsw.edu.au Stage 1 Reading Explicit, Systematic, Balanced and Integrated – focus on comprehension Quiz 4 Literary Resources – focus on comprehension Guided reading

8. NSW Department of Education & Training NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way www.det.nsw.edu.au Guided Reading What is guided reading? Involves students in supported reading of a text The purpose of the guided reading session is to enable students to practice effective strategies which have been taught in modelled reading sessions. During guided reading the teacher scaffolds the students,, providing support as they use their knowledge and strategies to work out the text The teacher reminds the students of strategies that were introduced in modelled reading, and shows how these strategies can be applied to a new text. Through the use of prompts students draw on and integrate their: -semantic knowledge -grammatical knowledge -graphological/phonological knowledge To construct meaning from the text

9. NSW Department of Education & Training NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way www.det.nsw.edu.au Guided Reading Key elements of a Guided reading session

10. NSW Department of Education & Training NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way www.det.nsw.edu.au Guided Reading Outside your Guided Reading As a table group participants brainstorm what literacy activities they provide for students outside the guided reading group. Each table group swaps their butcher paper with another table group and that group must circle the 5 activities that they as a group determine to be ‘meaningful’ literacy activities Present some examplars of literary tasks to ensure a common understanding of what is required

11. NSW Department of Education & Training NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way www.det.nsw.edu.au Guided Reading Teaching focus during Guided Reading How do teachers determine the teaching focus for each guided reading group or for each individual student Flexible grouping – Best Start Tracking sheet based on assessment?????

12. NSW Department of Education & Training NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way www.det.nsw.edu.au Guided Reading Accommodations and Adjustments G&Ts – Helen????

13. NSW Department of Education & Training NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way www.det.nsw.edu.au Stage 2 Reading Explicit, Systematic, Balanced and Integrated – focus on comprehension 4 Literary Resources – focus on comprehension Guided reading

14. NSW Department of Education & Training NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way www.det.nsw.edu.au Guided Reading Key elements of a Guided reading session

15. NSW Department of Education & Training NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way www.det.nsw.edu.au Guided Reading Outside your Guided Reading As a table group participants brainstorm what literacy activities they provide for students outside the guided reading group. Each table group swaps their butcher paper with another table group and that group must circle the 5 activities that they as a group determine to be ‘meaningful’ literacy activities Present some examplars of literary tasks to ensure a common understanding of what is required

16. NSW Department of Education & Training NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way www.det.nsw.edu.au Guided Reading Teaching focus during Guided Reading How do teachers determine the teaching focus for each guided reading group or for each individual student Tracking sheet based on assessment?????

17. NSW Department of Education & Training NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way www.det.nsw.edu.au Guided Reading Accommodations and Adjustments G&Ts – Helen????

18. NSW Department of Education & Training NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way www.det.nsw.edu.au Lingering Misconceptions about QT –a quiz 1.HOT is synonymous with IQ 2.HE is about student behaviour 3.ML means using the specialist language of a discipline 4.The three dimensions of QT are equally important 5.SIG is most important for Aboriginal students 6.DK is not possible when a syllabus requires huge amounts of content to be covered 7.EQC is achieved by developing a matrix of requirements at different levels of achievement (e.g., A-E) 8.PK is not appropriate for young students 9.QT is most applicable for GATS students 10.QT can improve student outcomes

19. NSW Department of Education & Training NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way www.det.nsw.edu.au Quality Teaching Framework

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21. NSW Department of Education & Training NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way www.det.nsw.edu.au Assessment Reflection Partner Activity – 5 minutes Share with the person next to you an authentic & time efficient assessment you used. Complete a PMI on the two tasks. Whole Group – 10 minutes Share PMI with whole group.

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23. NSW Department of Education & Training NSW Public Schools – Leading the Way www.det.nsw.edu.au In between session tasks Goal setting – what is realistic while still having high expectations? Prioritise reflection sheet Writing task Tracking and monitoring student achievements in between sessions