Ava, William, Kavish, Jiani & Stephan- iExperience Connected Challenge Learning Story

Learners:  Ava, William, Kavish, Jiani & Stephan Learning Coach: D Wilkes          Date: 5.2.16

Learning Area: iExperience - Connected Challenge   Key Competency: Relating to Others

Learning Observed

This term our focus is on how we can be connected citizens. In order to launch this the learners participated in a ‘Connected Challenge’ (see below).  In this challenge Ava, Kavish, William, Jiani and Stephan worked in a team and collaborated on various connected tasks.  They first had to look at the challenge and devise a plan- which tasks would they do first?!  It was great to see the group negotiate and discuss their options.  William, Ava and Kavish showed real leadership capabilities and offered a lot of support to Stephan, especially with learning how to sign his name in NZSL.  Jiani and Stephan showed their curiosity while asking questions during the logo challenge.  Some of the tasks they worked on included- the Curious challenge- learning to sign their names, the Connected challenge- writing an acrostic for the word connected and the Capable task of drawing the school logo with chalk.  There was some great role modeling, strategy and collaboration in this team- Ka Pai!

Evidence of learning

Connected Challenge: Activities

Next Learning Steps

While it is great to take the lead on tasks where we have strengths, remember to give others opportunities to develop their capabilities select challenges from all four areas share and discuss the challenges, maybe finish others, at home with your family

iExplore- Stained Glass Window Art

Self Portraits

Learner:  Jiani            Learning Coach: Luisa Maloni  Date: 25th March, 2015

Learning Area: iExperience: Self Portraits

Learning Observed

During iExperience, the learners have been involved in a rotation of visual arts, music, dance and drama. In the visual arts- learners had the opportunity to discover how other artists tell a story about who they are through their self-portraits. We looked at how we are the same and how we are different and how artists celebrate and accentuate what is special and different about themselves through their work. I observed that Jiani really took these ideas on board and took special care in drawing her features as they are e.g. her fringe and Jiani matched her own skin colour to our ‘People paint’ which provides a range of skin shades in paint.

Evidence of learning

Jiani shows confidence in drawing her 'likeness'.

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Jiani’s artwork shows that she has Capabilities in observational drawing and attention to ‘likeness’- drawing things in a realistic way. Jiani uses her Thinking skills to make decisions about pattern, composition and colour.

Next Learning Steps

Further develop her drawing skills through explicit practice of proportions Introduce dark and light elements to her painting of faces e.g. shading Identify an artist she likes and experiment with some of their techniques in Art.

Learner: Jiani  Chen   Learning Coach: Miriam Kamsteeg           Date: 11 March 2015

Learning Area: Literacy - Reading

Learning Observed

Today I read “I am a Painter” with Jiani. She read the cover “I am a…” Then looked at me to tell her what it was. I told her to look at the paint and said “painter”. We turned to the first part of the story. She read, “I am a…” Again I asked her to look at the picture. I said, “teacher”. She read, “I am a teacher”. She was able to read “I am a doctor”. Then the next page had a nurse on it. She said, “I am a…” I said, “n..n...n” She said, “Nurse”. Jiani was able to read the last page, “I am a driver”.

Evidence of learning

Jiani was able to read “I, am, a”. I wonder what other basic sight words Jiani knows?

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Jiani scored 3 years 8 months in her Oral Language Assessment and 53/54 on her Letter Identification Assessment. She is developing her Capabilities in Reading by learning many basic sight words. Jiani is looking at the pictures to help her work out what the words might mean (Thinking). She is starting to make meaning out of the text (Using Language, Symbols and Text).

Next Learning Steps

Basic Sight Word Assessment Build up her vocabulary, by listening to English conversation/ Learning Coach talk Complete a Sound to Letter Assessment