My Space and My Place

Based on the EMR Collaborative Project - Data Collection and Student Achievement, with two different Year 10 classes, my hypothesis is that collaborative projects accelerates student achievement in secondary school learning environments.  What are the examples, data, and research that supports this theory beyond the EMR Collaborative Project 2019, that is relevant to and connects with learners at Tamaki College?  What have or am I doing differently in my teaching practice to positively impact student achievement?

Participating in PD Opportunities
I have recently and am currently participating in PD opportunities about collaborative and integrated projects that have and are likely to involve Tamaki College learners.  These include:

• OMG Tech (integrated project with Junior Students at ASDAH Auckland Seventh-day Adventist High School.  Next Step - meet with the convenor Kawana Wallace, alongside Dot, Sheila and Russel for a project for TC
• National Enviroschools Secondary Hui - To attend with Dot.  Jacque Knight sharing an awesome, implementing cross curricular project based learning at the secondary level.

Collaborative Projects
The following are possible collaborative projects for the remainder of 2019 and beyond:

• CoLab Global Connections - Next Steps, make contact with schools in the US and Canada
• EMR Collaborative Project 2019 - Reflect on the collaborative process with staff
• Projecting ahead to 2020 - EMR Project

The valued learning outcomes I want to improve for my students in this inquiry is:

• accelerated student achievement, through engagement, experienced through collaborative projects across multiple learning areas.

The changes I am making to my teaching to improve these outcomes are:

• collaborative planning with colleagues
• actively participating in EOTC activities organised by other learning areas involved in the collaborative project, and
• sharing teaching time with another learning area whereby I taught the focus group of students during different subject lesson time eg. during Science lessons

The reasons why I think these changes in my teaching will be effective for learners are:

• Students will benefit from the changes, which support the learning process to enable integrated projects to be effectively implemented for the students