Imran's Literacy Learning Story - 31.3.15

Learner: Imran    Learning Coach: Tracey Dillner           Date: 31.3.15

Learning Area: Literacy

Learning Observed

Imran is a very keen participant during Literacy sessions and this particular lesson was no exception. He always shares his ideas with justified ideas and enthusiasm. During the previous week we had been looking at how we can 'stretch sentences' - making them longer and more complex by adding relevant details. For the task we were practising writing a summary of a short story with the purpose of encouraging other people to read it. After we had created one together as a group, Imran made a very logical point by saying "I we want other people to read it, the we shouldn't say what happens at the end". From this I issued him a challenge to craft a summary that hooked people in, but didn't give the plot away too much. He was very excited to go and try this independently. Below is a screenshot of his summary using the Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then template.

Evidence of learning

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

As mentioned above, Imran is a keen contributor to discussions during Literacy. He is often excited to participate and can connect content from a text to other experiences he has had or prior knowledge (Thinking and Participating & Contributing). Imran shows curiosity during these discussions by sharing 'Did you know...' type statements or asking questions to clarify his thinking about a particular aspect e.g. "Is it sort of like...?" or "So, what you mean is...?" (Relating to Others).

Next Learning Steps

Encourage others to share their ideas in a group situation - Imran can be very confident when he knows an answer and it would be good to see him build others up to do the same. Ensure his writing/reading responses have correct punctuation with out overuse of things like question marks.

Imran Learning Story - Te Manawa - February 2015

Learner:  Imran Mohammad Asif                              Date: February 2015

Learning Area: iExplore - Te Manawa                      Learning Coach: John Dyer

Learning Observed

Imran has a charismatic and positive nature. He enjoys sharing his learning and discussing  events that are going on in his life. The potential learning that goes on in iExplore suits Imran’s learning style and this was shown in a recent project. Imran was involved in characterising books in Te Manawa by genre and designing how to set up the books effectively. He developed clear understandings about different forms of fiction and non-fiction texts and put forward suggestions for new design ideas in the future. Imran worked as part of a team in this project and showed an ability to work collaboratively. At the conclusion of the project, Imran teamed up with Aryan as they looked at possible new storage solutions for Te Manawa. Ideas were planned and items sourced and priced accordingly. It will be good to see more of Imran’s abilities as we give focus on the development of our library in Term 2.

Evidence of learning

Here is Imran sorting out the furniture in Te Manawa. In the foreground, he had been categorising books into their genre.

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

It has been great to see Imran ‘relating well with others’ and ‘participating and contributing’ effectively in his learning during this project. He has demonstrated a ‘capability’ to see a project through to its conclusion by planning and ‘collaborating’ with others.

Next Learning Steps

Imran is encouraged to use his thoughtful and methodical approach when learning to identify areas that both hold his interest and serve a meaningful purpose.  When Te Manawa projects get going again, I would like to see Imran taking an active role and making a positive difference to an important part of our school.