Professional Reading Blog

Professional Reading Blog


As  I read articles or readings that are pertinent to teaching and my classroom, these will be put into my professional reading log. Follow the above link to see these readings.

Maths PD and Planning

At our staff meeting today we had PD on what we will do for our below children.  First of all we brainstormed all the activities that we could incorporate into our classroom programmes to help these children. We looked at effective pedagogy and chose three possible areas of focus.  As a team we decided on one to focus on - this was to be specific with our goals and relate these to everyday life. Here is our plan.

Incredible Years For Teachers

This year the New entrant teacher and myself are attending the Incredible Years for Teachers Programme which aims to support teachers to confidently manage the challenging behaviours some children exhibit in the classroom environment and to increase children’s social, emotional and academic skills. Mary Chudleigh is my group leader for the duration of the course and has visited me regularly.  

Teacher Inquiry

My Teacher Inquiry started as Maths for two boys but in Early March I found  that  a group of my boys were really struggling in Literacy and Maths so my focus changed  while still incorporating what I had learnt/instigated through Maths. During term 2 I saw the need to focus on the children’s behaviour as I felt it was necessary to focus on this so learning could occur so behaviour became another real focus.  This year I have been reflecting more than ever because of the nature of my class which has 15 boys and only 4 girls( 3 now).  Hence I decided to rename my inquiry as Motivating Students To Learn so as to encompass all  of the above areas .
To see my full Teacher Inquiry go to Cath's Teacher Inquiry 2014