Step | Action | Link (how-to-video) |
1 | Configure your settings to teach Mana to write like you. |
Teach Mana to write like you. |
2 | Mark your Key Children (who you’re responsible for in terms of planning). |
Which children do you document for at this time? |
3 | Set an individual planning focus for each child to begin a Journey (Cycle of Planning) based on current interests/needs/ discussions with families. |
Use your insights and collaborate with families and colleagues to come up with a focus/goal for each child. |
4 | Jot family discussions that can help support planning towards the child’s focus. |
What did you learn by talking to the family that can you help you plan? |
5 | Write an individual learning story under “Observe & Assess” to observe & analyse their current learning. |
What did you observe that stood out to you and what is the assessment? What else are you seeing/hearing/noticing? |
6 | Create a follow up plan/s from the learning story for each key child to support them towards their goal. This will appear under the “Plan” stage. |
Which intentional teaching strategies and planned experiences will you use to support the child towards the focus/goal? |
7 | Implement plans within the room (set up your environments/ experiences/ group times based on the plans). |
Use the intentional strategies and planned experience in practice. |
8 | Gather jottings/daily diaries/learning stories/letters/photos of plans in action under the “Implement” Stage. | How are the plans and strategies working? What’s your evidence? (e.g, obs, notes, reflections, in-action photos, creative works, children's voices, family voices, reflections with children). |
9 | Evaluate and critically reflect with Coach Sue under the stage “Evaluate/Reflect”. |
What worked? What didn’t? What did you learn that can help future planning? Will you extend this cycle or adjust it or complete the cycle and start a new one? |
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