RUSSELL STREET SCHOOL PLD SUMMARY 2016

NUMERACY WITH ADVISERS PLUS

The Numeracy PLD undertaken by Russell Street School in conjunction with Advisers Plus is
planned at the end of one school year for delivery the following year. The planning is a
combined result of discussions between school maths leaders along with Dinah Harvey. The
PLD direction is specific to this school and entirely responsive to needs identified from both
parties. (For student achievement, for building teacher knowledge and capability and in
response to current world-wide research.)
For details of the original plan/intent refer to the proposal (12 th November 2015 for the 2016
year). The actual delivery varies from the original proposal or letter as new/differing needs
arise during the development.

Date

PLD

27th Jan 16

Teacher Only
Day

22nd & 23rd

March

12th & 13th

April

11th May

Teaching through engaging

starters
Traditional vs rich tasks
7 ways to make tasks richer
Integrated planning
Moderation using rubrics
Passports for knowledge, strategy
and application
4 x demonstration lessons for
division including word problems
with bar models
4 x team planning sessions
making concept maps for
teaching division
Staff meeting Links between
Number and Algebra
4 x demonstration lessons of rich
tasks
Connected learning fewer tasks,
more depth
4 x planning sessions with teams
for Number and strand
Staff meeting orchestrating
discussion to maximise learning
from mixed groups and rich tasks
Meeting with one parent and
Suzanne
Lead team next steps
4 demonstration lessons for
student use of rubrics
o Teacher planning by
anticipating all possible
responses
o Progressions of learning to
scaffold student learning
o Ready student selfidentification of next
learning steps
o Raising expectations by

Action/response

Trial newer versions of passports

with a focus on assessment of the
application
Assess rich tasks with rubrics
Shared planning with integration
where possible
Dinah to re-model with division
Finalise division concept maps
Team plan to integrate Number
into Algebra
Pre-read Orchestrating
discussion for next session
Continue work to develop rich
tasks and passports
Continue shared planning and
passport developments
Adjust long term plans to better
meet student needs
Ensure strand topic planning has
knowledge, strategy and
application coverage.

Teams preparation of one further

task with a rubric
Optional further reading of 5
practices for Orchestrating
Mathematical Discussion

Dinah & Don Harvey, Advisers Plus Limited, P.O. Box 12-079, Ahuriri, Napier, 4144
d.harvey@advisersplus.co.nz
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NUMERACY WITH ADVISERS PLUS

8th & 9th June

21st July
23rd & 24th
August

setting step 4 as a high

benchmark
o Modelling Orchestrating
Discussion(from
March/April)
Staff meeting mixed levels of
teachers writing rubrics for rich
tasks
o Building teacher knowledge
through intense discussion
4 x team sessions
Co teaching (2 per session)
Using responsive questioning
Launching tasks effectively
Staff meeting
Measurement focus key
attributes of all measurement
tasks
Revisiting 7 ways to make tasks
rich(er)
Revisiting effective short
starters as part of maintenance
4 x planning sessions for teams
Discussions around JK and rubric
trials
Comprehensive planning for
strand topics based on the BIG
mathematical ideas, incorporating
starters, rich tasks and number
concepts
Lead Team (see notes)
Feedback from sessions
Planning for TOD
Planning for parent/student
evening
TOD - postponed
8 x co-teaching sessions
Orchestrating discussion to
maximise the learning for all
students from a task
Launching complex tasks
questions to consider when
planning
Staff meeting
Statistical Literacy
Changes in approach for
statistical investigations
Connections for graph making
4 x planning sessions for teams
Key content for upcoming units
BIG ideas within each strand

Work on richer tasks and teaching,

rather than super tasks
Continue shared planning (face to
face or via google docs)
Elly to order Diagnostic tasks for
Fractions book

Scaffold discussion so all have a

voice
Consider a wider range of
questions when planning to launch
a substantial rich task
Use the PPDAC model for statistics
investigations
Continue shared planning to
challenge student thinking
Purchase Bev Dunbar 2D Shape
book
Elly to investigate ALIM for 2017
New timetable for September due
to NZEI meeting

Dinah & Don Harvey, Advisers Plus Limited, P.O. Box 12-079, Ahuriri, Napier, 4144
d.harvey@advisersplus.co.nz
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NUMERACY WITH ADVISERS PLUS

14th
September

11th October

Lead team (Elly and Ebony)

2017 sustainability - draft ideas
Teacher pedagogy identification
of next needs
Planning for September
4 x planning sessions for teams
Statistics experiences without
graph making data use and
analysis from rich experiences
Planning hands on statistics
experiences for parent/student
evening
(NZEI meeting) Planning with 3
teachers for year 2-3 Algebra

Focus on purposeful statistical

investigations and data use,
incorporating increased literacy
and oral discussion, and reduce
the emphasis on presentation
solely in graph form
Organisation for Bangers and
Maths

4 x team sessions
Dinah modelling the process from
task selection to anticipation to
implementation with students to
reflection and next teaching steps
Brief lead team session to discuss
possible 2017 development
focuses

Sausages and Statistics hands on

activities for parents and students

(Comprehensive notes from Mel)

17th
November

Review day.(David, James, Elly,

Ebony, Mel, Nic)
Deep analysis of PAT data
potential uses with full staff
Strategies for difficult to move
students
Actions to start 2017

Aim to work with larger groups and

more mixed abilities when
possible.
Continue with planning for rich
tasks using the Anticipation
model, so teachers are mentally
prepared to teach to a wide range
of responses and differing needs
within the same task as they arise.
Maintain high levels of challenge
within each task and provide
steps for students to work
towards achievement

Dinah & Don Harvey, Advisers Plus Limited, P.O. Box 12-079, Ahuriri, Napier, 4144
d.harvey@advisersplus.co.nz
12/12/2016