Manaiakalani

Principals’ Wānanga

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Waipuna Hotel

27 October 2022

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Karakia

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Manaiakalani & Outreach Principals Wānanga 2022

Dr Rebecca Jesson

(University of Auckland)

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Georgie Hamilton

Kiri Kirkpatrick

Dr Naomi Rosedale

(Manaiakalani Research Team)

Research

Recommendations

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Why Are We Here?

Evaluative Organisational Thinking to Build Effective Reading Pedagogies

1. Interrogate evidence of strengths and needs
2. Identify strategies likely to work, based on research evidence
3. Close interrogation of implementation - so that strategies adjusted to learners’ strengths & needs
4. Refine and review

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“The most effective and efficient way to organize improvement efforts is through networked improvement communities (NICs).

A colleagueship of expertise that builds on the hard work and creativity of the collective.

NICS are intentionally designed social organizations, each with a distinct problem-solving focus. They maintain narratives that exemplify what they are about and why it is important to affiliate with them”.

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Why We Network

Connected l Rangitāmiro

2022 Research Programme

• Achievement Data �121 schools over 15 clusters�
• Observations �391 lessons observed�
• Questionnaires�11,029 learners, 1,787 whānau, 754 teachers, 233 leaders

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• Hardware: learners have their own devices
• Shared resourcing
• Blogging
• Teacher support
• PLD
• Teacher professional growth
• Career development
• Toolkits and exemplars
• Advocacy
• Data discussions and problem solving

The Story so Far: Self-organised Solutions

Cluster Improvement Strategies and Skills

Data analysis and discussions

Shared language and understandings

Shared expectations of change

Shared theory of change

Shared understanding of Pillars of Practice

Purposeful build of teacher Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK)

Building pedagogical dexterity - from routine expertise to adaptive expertise

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Case Study: Summer Learning Journey

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In reading SLJ participants’ scores increased by a term, while the control group’s scores increased by half a term.

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Case Study: Summer Learning Journey

In writing, the control group’s scores decreased by 4 terms (1 school year) over summer while the SLJ participants’ scores decreased by almost 2 terms (6 months).

Case Study: Summer Learning Journey

In writing SLJ participants halved the drop

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Cluster Discussion:

SLJ

How might we further capitalise on the strengths of the SLJ?

Writing Results - Gender

Writing Results - Ethnicity

The Story so Far: Writing Results

• Across the network, we continue to see accelerated progress in writing.
• When joining the organisation, learners see a quick shift in writing achievement, due to the affordances of digital technology alongside the change in pedagogy - Learn, Create, Share and authentic purpose and audiences
• As learners move closer to norm, accelerated progress decreases as it is harder to get the big gains
• Overall, Māori, Pasifika, female, male learners have all made a term’s extra progress in writing
• Throughout the Covid period, the network has maintained better than norm progress in writing. This is different to what can be seen in recent research elsewhere.

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Writing: Cluster Improvement Strategies and Skills

In writing SLJ participants halved the drop

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Cluster Discussion:

Writing

What is your cluster doing well?

What are the cluster areas to strengthen?

Reading Results - Gender

Reading Results - Ethnicity

The Story so Far: Reading Results

• Across the network, we have made expected progress between Term 1, 2021 and Term 1, 2022, which is a positive shift
• This has been an area of focus, with specific attention given to critical literacy, extended discussion and assessment capable learners, through PLD including middle leaders sessions, principal research reflections and toolkits
• Overall, Māori, Pasifika, female, male learners have all made expected progress in reading
• More acceleration can be seen in the first years of PAT (Year 4 and 5). This tapers off over time.

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Reading: Network Improvement Strategies and Skills

In writing SLJ participants halved the drop

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Assessment Capable Learners

In the Observations we looked for sharing of the reason for reading. In learning design and teacher action.

In Questionnaires we looked at the sharing of progress, learning intentions and success criteria.

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Extended Discussion

In the Observations we looked for evidence of extended discussion in the teacher action section.

In Questionnaires we asked if learners are taught to share opinions in discussion.

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Critical Literacy

In the Observations we looked for any elements of critical literacy in the thinking section.

In Questionnaires we asked if learners know the authors’ reason for writing the text.

Text Sets

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2021

2022

Cultural Representation - Māori

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Cultural Representation - Pasifika

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Reading: Cluster Improvement Strategies and Skills

In writing SLJ participants halved the drop

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Cluster Discussion:

Reading

What is your cluster doing well?

What are the cluster areas to strengthen?

Maths Results - Gender

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Maths Results - Ethnicity

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The Story so Far: Maths Results

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• Across the network, we have made expected progress between Term 1, 2021 and Term 1, 2022, which is similar to the normal pattern
• Throughout the Covid period, the network overall has maintained expected progress in Mathematics
• Overall, Māori, Pasifika, female, male learners have all made expected progress in maths
• Clusters have agreed that while maths has not been our shared focus, we will begin to explore the creation of shared Pillars of Practice in this area. Manaiakalani Education Trust is in the process of employing a Maths Facilitator to undertake this work in 2023.

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Maths: Cluster Improvement Strategies and Skills

In writing SLJ participants halved the drop

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Cluster Discussion:

Maths

What is your cluster doing well?

What are the cluster areas to strengthen?

Network Improvement: Strategies and Skills

Network: Data Analysis and Discussions

Manaiakalani Offerings:

• Termly Research Reflection sessions, facilitated by the Manaiakalani Team
• EdPotential as a platform
• School leaders sessions, led by your facilitator(s)
• Termly Secondary Connects and Secondary Department Discussions
• School staff meetings led by your facilitator(s)

Through these, we have begun to discuss our shared expectations of change

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Network: Shared Language and Understandings

• Manaiakalani pedagogy and kaupapa
• Learn Create Share
• Ubiquitous, connected, empowered, visible
• Designing Learning with the End in Mind
• Cybersmart
• Effective teaching, accelerated learning
• Living local, learning global
• Connected learners share
• Future focused learning and connected communities

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Network: Shared Theory of Change

• Cybersmart in class facilitation
• Devices
• Writing
• Summer Learning Journey
• Reading
• Maths

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Network: Shared Understanding of Pillars of Practice

• Reading Practice Intensive
• Writing - moderation of e-asTTLe
• Middle Leader PLD

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Network: Purposeful Building of Teacher PCK

• Middle leaders sessions
• Toolkits (English and Te Reo)
• Digital Fluency Intensive (English and Te Reo)
• Cybersmart - in class facilitation and cybersmart learning (English and Te Reo)
• Secondary connects and department discussions
• Department discussions (secondary)
• Staff meetings led by your facilitator(s)
• MIT
• Class on Air
• Literacy Exemplar site

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Upcoming in 2023

Reading Practice Intensive

Maths Practice Intensive

Network: Building Pedagogical Dexterity

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Morning Tea

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Manaiakalani Innovative Teachers 2022

11:00 First group of presentations from teachers in the MIT-22 programme

Deb Shirley Anna Beavis

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Dave Winter

Russell Burt

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Device & Finance Procurement for 2023

Manaiakalani Education Trust

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Chromebooks In the last Five years

Total

Learner owned devices

13862

Total�School owned

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8 Million dollars community investment

1.2 Million dollars school investment

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• Pricing - All of Govt
• Free shipping everything
• Commitment to equity
• Logistics - information
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Devices for Learning

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Devices for Learning

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• 9th Gen iPad 64Gb, 10.2”
• STM Case
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Manaiakalani Innovative Teachers 2022

11:30 Second group of presentations from teachers in the MIT-22 programme

Nick Gray Alida Maritz Pip Gorrie-Lawn

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MET Chair

Pat Snedden

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Crown - digital strategy approved by Cabinet - Minister David Clark

• No implementation mechanism identified
• We are that implementation mechanism

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The Manaiakalani Programme

• Scale to 440+ schools over 10 years, with 248 schools in the first 4 years. We are at 120+ schools now.

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EDOS (Equitable Digital Operating System) - device, connection, training

•  227,000 households without necessary requirements

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Te Whatu Ora - data shared between health and schools may be possible

• Manaiakalani Network as a test case for ‘data for wellness’

Manaiakalani Education Trust’s Dreams 2022

• The Digital Strategy for Aotearoa sets out a vision of “Aotearoa New Zealand’s people, communities, economy and environment are flourishing and prosperous in the digital era”.

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• This is built on three themes – Mahi Tika (Trust), Mahi Tahi (Inclusion) and Mahi Ake (Growth) – each of which has a goal and related measures that will steer our work ahead to realise the Strategy’s vision.

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Digital Strategy for Aotearoa

Manaiakalani Innovative Teachers 2022

12:15 Third group of presentations from teachers in the MIT-22 programme

Anusha Soupen Jonathan Nevalagi

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Lunch

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Cook Islands Summit 2022

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cisummit.manaiakalani.org

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Dr Rebecca Jesson

(University of Auckland)

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PROVOCATION

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• Allie Naden
• Angela Jones
• Annie Spratt
• Brenda Tompkinson
• Bev Kemp
• Kate Veale
• Marion Lumley
• Megan Bailey
• Megan Nelson-Latu
• Natasha Power
• Raewyn Richie
• Robyn Anderson
• Veronica Masters

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For completing the Manaiakalani Middle Leaders Programme to a very high standard.

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Congratulations to these people:

The Optimal Adaptability Corridor (OAC) by Bransford and Schwartz (2005)

What further support or resources would you like Manaiakalani to provide in order to accelerate the shift in reading progress going forward?

What further support or resources would you like Manaiakalani to provide in order to accelerate the shift in reading progress going forward?

Where to from here?

RPI-Pilot

Feedback

It would be so great if this was like DFI and that everyone could do it - thank you!

The pilot programme will be completed on 18th November. Registrations for teachers and school-based mentors (nominated by principals) are open. Toolkit sessions for mentors will be held in Term 4, 2022 (and Term 1, 2023).

The first RPI cohorts will commence on Tuesday and Friday in Term 1, 2023.

As a beginning teacher, I found it really useful to learn how to create a Guided Reading programme

I really like the Teacher Workbook - will help us to have more school wide consistency.

I got excited knowing that I can use the information (and what I learned today) in my planning next week!

Working on the transcript is such a great opportunity to reflect on practice.

Teacher Sign up

Mentor Sign up

Our acknowledgement and special thanks to these contributors and their schools.

RPI-Advisory Group

Convenors Reference Group

Russell Burt

Dr Rebecca Jesson

Kataraina Nock

Dorothy Burt

Sheree Campbell

Rachel King

Jane Lindsay

Maine Curtis

Jo Earl

Jackie Osborne

Mandy O’Sullivan

Gary Roberts

Robin Sutton

Perrie Topia

Susanne Simmons-Kopa

Moira Campbell

The Challenge:

- Maintaining gains in writing

Blogging, human purpose, dialogic, extensive practice, assistive technologies, focused teaching

- Nailing reading

Text sets, text choices, dialogic, extensive practice, focussed teaching

- Preparing for maths

Blogging/ Text sets

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Practice

Dialogue

Thinking

Motivation

Authentic purpose

Knowledge

Educational identity

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Relationships

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Identity

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Theories of Transfer

1. Use (what we know)
2. Know (it well enough to use it across different contexts)
3. Adapt (to fit context)
4. Improve (and Check)

Curriculum Literacy Skills

Literacy within curriculum areas

Literacy (SLRWVP) ‘dos’- practices

• Thinking conceptually
• Researching in social sciences
• Exploring values and perspectives
• Taking social action
• Thinking critically about the past and how it is interpreted
• Critically analysing
• Connecting through storytelling
• Reading for pleasure
• Comprehending and creating texts

Pedagogical Dexterity

Pedagogical Dexterity

Assessment capable

Planned

Routines upon which to innovate

Dialogic + Focussed teaching + purposeful practices

Build knowledge through literate practices (dos)

Maintenance - and new learning

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Goal Setting for 2023

Thinking differently:

Transferrable improvement processes at our place?

• Quick, substantial gains in Writing
• Change processes transferred to Reading
• Stubborn persistent resistant to change
• Traction - ‘data resilience’ to covid
• Processes that seem to be working - SLJ / DFI / RPI - next stop Maths
• Don’t take the foot off the accelerator just before the top of the hill

Existing Resources and Support

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Links to Resources

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• Class on Air reading examples
• Teacher case studies (2017)
• Literacy exemplars website
• T-shaped literacy information
• T-shaped literacy teacher info videos
• T-shaped literacy for year 1-3
• T-shaped literacy exemplars spreadsheet
• Developing critical thinking presentation
• Toolkits archive - searchable
• Secondary Support
• Secondary Connects
• MIT inquiries
• Facilitation team
• Cybersmart site
• Sunshine online - free for Manaiakalani

Learning from each other - successful 2022 PLD

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• Cluster Teacher Only Days
• Cluster PLGs
• Cluster PLD
• Cluster Staff meetings
• T3 nationwide staff meeting
• School leader meetings
• Literacy leader meetings
• Education tours (to visit other clusters)

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Resourcing for Thinking Aloud in Reading

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• Inferencing Matrix
• Synthesis Matrix
• Evaluation Matrix
• Critical Literacy Matrix

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Cluster Discussions

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Take Homes

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Ka kite

Safe travels

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Conviviality for those not in a rush

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