My Space and My Place: March 2019

Student Achievement - Curriculum Levels

In 2019, I am teaching 2 x Year 10 classes in each semester. This semester the two classes that I am teaching are 10KRo and 10PSd. The achievement objective that students have been assessed against this semester is Brief Development.

10KRo are undertaking a DigiTech Project with the context of 'Entertainment'. 10PSd are undertaking a DigiTech Project with the context of 'Experiencing Marine Reserves', which is also being taught in Science, and aspects of the context are being touched on in Social Studies. As a part of the Experiencing Marine Reserves Project, 10PSd has also participated in two EOTC sessions, which is a Theory Presentation delivered by Lorna Doogan, and also a Land and Pool session delivered by both EMR and Tamaki College Staff. 10PSd will also participate in a third EOTC session which includes Snorkelling at Goat Island.

The following are the comparison of 2018 data and 2019 data for each class for Brief Development. Whilst Brief Development has been the focus of assessment, the reality is that a wide range of technology terms is taught and applied throughout the project. The level of achievement within the Technology curriculum, gives an indication of the knowledge and understanding of Technology terms that the Year 10 students will take into NCEA Level 1 next year.

The data shows that 10PSd shows the greatest shifts in achievement, with 15/18 students (83%) showing positive shifts varying between one curriculum level and five curriculum levels between 2018 and 2019. Whereas 10KRo shows 7/13 (54%) students with positive shifts varying between one and two curriculum levels.

Student Achievement - AsTTLe Data

I'm interested in seeing whether both classes will show shifts in their AsTTle scores from their first AsTTle results at the beginning of 2019, and at the conclusion of this unit of project. I'll be seeking Marc Milford's advice on the best way to undertake this process.

Student Voice

I'm also interested to gain student voice and feedback from students in 10PSd who have participated in the Collaborative Project and Integrated Unit focussed around the Experiencing Marine Reserves context. I have noticed a high level of energy, enthusiasm and engagement from 10PSd with regards to their DigiTech Project this semester. I believe this is also reflected in the students shifts in achievement for Brief Development.

Next Steps

I am in the pipelines of setting up another collaborative project involving one of two more Year 10 classes that I will teach. I'm going to attempt to retain as many similarities as possible with regards to the context that is delivered to both classes. The main difference is that I will undertake a collaborative project across at least one other learning area for one Year 10 class, and not collaborate with other learning areas for the other Year 10 class, but deliver the same context to both.