ARD visit

Last week we hosted a number of regional staff to our school. I have included some great feedback from our ARD Helen McCullough that we received for the school and some of the next steps:

Thank you also for warmly welcoming Kylie Smith (Regional Director) and Suzanne Currin (ARD) who were co-visiting as part of Suzanne’s transition and induction. Please thank all teachers, students and leaders for a positive and comprehensive visit at Bowen SS.

 Thank you also for the opportunity of talking with staff about the walks and talks and the collegial engagement framework to support clear line of sight to classrooms at all levels. A shout out to the teachers and leaders who also were able to share their thinking and experience on the walkthroughs that we did today – their voice was much appreciated.

Prep – “Learning wall in place. Discussed with teacher how she uses the wall and how children make meaning from the C-A of the task. Bump it up structure with clear alignment to the GTMJ and success criteria. Next steps identified was continuation of committing student work samples and explaining strong samples to students. Students identifying and writing their examples of verbs and their preference examples. On the student work there is a clear alignment to the learning intention (lesson level) and the success criteria – allowing for students to reflect and conferencing with teachers of the elements of the success criteria evident in the student written response.”

Walkthroughs

This week we engaged in walkthroughs through each classroom. The focus has been the use of the “learning walls” and the expectations around “book work”. We have an agreed framework with look for’s and staff receive feedback on evidence of effective practices and direction for the next steps. This is an important part of What makes Bowen State Great as we know the high yield research-based practices support the best learning environments and outcomes for our students.

Looking forward to sharing more great stories around the teaching and learning this term. Until next fortnight have a great couple of weeks.

Christien Payne
Principal

I believe in: Hard Work Honesty Transparency