NZCER PLD - Monitoring Progress and Shift with PATs

 When looking at end of year data using tools such as PAT ask - why have our internal data systems not shown us this earlier?  Why did we not already know this?  (or did we?)

Data results = teacher capabilities to move and shift students.

Using a Strength Based approach - using our data to find out "in what areas is the Problem Solving Based approach making an impact.

Scale Scores = Aka "The Curriculum"

Left hand vertical axis aligns broadly with the Curriculum.  This can be seen in the scale scores on the Scale Score Progress information sheets sent to us and printed.

Our data looking at the questions that they got correct overall shows that lots of our students get good information from visual images and they get more questions right when they have a visual.  This shows we should always begin with materials.

Biggest question for new pedagogy - How does this create a lower floor and a high ceiling for all students as currently the data is showing inequity.

Ask Diane: are you (we) really clear about the indicators of progress for the different levels of all the kids in the class.  Do we have this written down clearly so that we can notice and wonder.
Need to look at what the different kids at different levels of achievement are going to learn from each problem.

When looking at the school data the number in brackets is the expected progress, the number out of brackets is our progress.

When looking for data use ALL filters to get clean data to show only those students who sat the test at both time points for the year.

2021 Data:
YEAR 4 Students:

Data is showing that the students who are already quite good and confident (upper quartile kids) are doing VERY well with the problem based approach - making well above expected shift.

Students who sit within the lower quartile are not making much shift at all and much less than the progress that is required.

In Tuatara the Year 4 students in both upper and lower quartiles make above expected shift.

In most areas Maori students continue to make less progress shift than non-maori - even when they have still made expected levels of progress.

Look at individual target students progress.  Look at how these students scale scores differentiated from the mean scale scores in Term 1 and again in term 4.  Are the keeping even?  Losing ground or gaining ground?

How to hone in on a curriculum Level.

Aggregated reports

Choose a specific tests and year level.

You can now see which areas most students struggled and which areas the whole cohort are doing well in.

To find out what teaches are good at teaching 

Order by best to worst (correct to incorrect questions)

Look at uptake of strand and then types of questions - also how easy the question is  - which number in the test was it.  How many stanine points is it? (3rd or 4th column?)

Click thorough to see which kids answered what in each question.

Click through to the ARBS and the same typed of questions to practice for the students who need it.

SENCO Hui Online Zoom with Supporting Agencies

“Inclusive Education in Action" PLD for Thursday from 9am to 11am

Kezia NDHB

Historically quite a few referrals were being declined due to lack of information.
Kezia help to ensure there is enough information for these referrals to be sent on towards the paediatrician or anyone else who may need to be linked in for on referral. 

Possible Services:
OT - children's occupation is play.  Need to have issues around interactions with others. Can be home or school.

Physio - physical disability

Visiting Neuro = under 2 year old

Healthy Lifestyle = Whangarei based

If more than 2 years delayed in the School questionnaire they are then eligible for specialised assessment for cognitive delay.

Discussion with parents is around "We want to know where your child's best is so that we can match our expectations to their best". 

All information is seen by the family as becomes part of the record so you need to make sure that you are putting things down which you are happy for the whanau to see and hear.  Make sure you have discussed this with the whanau to make it easier for the referrers.

Should be getting another person to work alongside Kezia with this growing role.

If the family does not have concerns then the referral will not go ahead so they need to be on board.

Te Roopu Kimiora - Marie Helene

Child and Adolescent mental Health Service 5 - 18 years old.

Depression, anxiety - there is a long list of things they address.

4 services within a team of 14.

Marie Helene is a child psychologist from Canada.  Also has 2 other psychologists.
Works with the whole whanau and not just the child.
The more information they have the better.

SLT - Pearly Amante

Training that Pearly is hoping to run from the Hanen Centre.  This began with a parent programme which they (SLT) offer within the office.  This has expanded into a programme for children who have difficulty with communication and language.

They have lots of resources and guidebooks on their website that whanau and teachers can access.

Pearly will be running "Teacher Talk" which is for ECE educators but has also been run in the very Far North Schools.  It has been identified through this that it is also very good for NE teachers.
This is run over 3 whole day sessions;
Session 1 = Encouraging Language Development in ECE settings.
Session 2 = Letting Language Lead the Way to Literacy - links between oral language and reading and writing development.  Developing a positive attitude towards print.
Session 3: Fostering interactions (social skills) within the education setting.

A set of 3 Teacher Talk workbooks is provided with this training.

Jen Glover - Registered Music Therapist from Raukatauri Music Therapy Trust

Enabling those with more severe developmental disabilities to interact with others.
Also offer palliative care and dementia care.
Work in forensic mental health and Starship.
Children who have been impacted by trauma. 

Hearing is the last thing that leaves us before we pass - music therapy work across the lifespan from NICU to end of life care.

There is an American couple who are coming over and will be based in Kerikeri next year who will be able to extend this service to the Far North, hopefully by April 2022.
There are currently only 3 registered Maori Music Therapists in NZ.

Referrals can be made directly from the website

Most referrals come through whanau.  School programme referrals can also be made.

Counselling services are also offered.

Grants can be applied for and can use ORS and RTLB funding as well as funding though WINZ, OT, etc etc.  Contact them to find out how they can make something happen.  There are also subsidy programmes available where whanau can pay just $6 a session of they are a low income family.
The trust wants to work with schools and families to make things work for individuals who would benefit from this therapy.

Focus of sessions in schools in on social interactions and interpersonal skills.

Really helps with healing and emotional regulation.