Collaboration and Maths - Learning Story -September 2015

Learner: Aaron                                                                  Learning Coach: D Wilkes

Learning Area: Collaboration & Maths                           Date: Term 3

Learning Observed

This term our overarching theme has been collaboration and Aaron has had plenty of opportunities to show how collaborative he is and to grow his collaboration capability.  To kick the term off Shaun was on a team of learners who had to collaborate to complete various challenges.  Shaun demonstrated excellent listening and turn taking.  He is very calm and a real team player.  Recently, during a maths investigation where he had to determine if he was a square, as Leonardo hypothesised many years ago, he worked collaboratively with Shaun.  They had to identify different strategies for checking their guess and make estimates of their height and arm span using correct units. They then had to measure their arm span and height to determine if they were a square.

Evidence of learning

Aaron & Shaun’s collaboration in maths.

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Aaron has shown a real tendency to collaborate with his classmates and listens actively.  He relates well with others and participates and contributes frequently.  His is growing his measuring capabilities using the correct units.  His curiosity feeds his investigation and need to collaborate.  He is adept at making connections to his prior learning as well.

Next Learning Steps

although a good listener Aaron needs to develop his confidence at speaking up to share his awesome ideas check on measuring tools that they are using the correct side eg. cm not inches and recognise when a measurement looks incorrect do his e-ako pathway at home continue to practice his measurement maths with Mathletics finish an investigation by writing the analysis and conclusion persevere and try a new strategy when he gets frustrated