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Teachers and Teachers’ Aides Working Together is a professional development resource for schools. It has nine modules that teachers and teachers’ aides complete together.
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MODULE 5 PRESENTATION
Identifying students’ strengths
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Why this module?
» When we know what students can and love to do, we can use this to guide teaching and learning
» Narrative assessment and student profiles can support this.
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Identifying students’ strengths
» All students are active, capable and competent learners» We learn about students’ strengths and learning
preferences by:– talking to the student– observing the student– asking family/whānau– finding out the students’ strengths and skills outside of
school.
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Assessment
» Gather, analyse, interpret, and plan next learning steps
» Teachers are responsible for assessment for all students
» Teachers’ aides are responsible for supporting the teacher
» Teachers and teachers’ aides work together, gathering and sharing information.
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Using narrative assessment
» An effective alternative to show actual progress and plan next steps
» Narrative assessment uses learning stories.
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Learning stories
» Use information from a range of sources» Tell what and how the student is learning» Show the student’s interactions» Are analysed and linked to the New Zealand Curriculum.
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Using student profiles
» Capture and celebrate what students can and love to do
» A profile shows the student’s:– aspirations– interests– challenges.
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Using student profiles
» Profiles are a snapshot of the student» Family/whānau contribute:
– information– their views on how the information is shared.
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Next step?
Download the workbook for this module at: teachersandteachersaides.tki.org.nz/Our-students/Module-5
To find out more about Teachers and Teachers’ Aides Working Together and to access the other modules go to: teachersandteachersaides.tki.org.nz
MODULE 5: Identifying students’ strengths